What words would best describe a Tarkovsky film? One might argue that the answer has to do with his commitment to pure cinema. None of Tarkovsky's works can truly exist outside the medium, with all its emotional and experiential power.

The video essay Poetic Harmony identifies the cinematic qualities of Tarkovsky's films. It’s difficult to place a genre on his work, but if there is one thing that connects his oeuvre, it’s his sense of poetry.

Text by Line Pillet