The Sacrifice

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:film
gptkbp:art_style Symbolic imagery
Long takes
gptkbp:audience Cult following
gptkbp:award gptkb:Best_Foreign_Language_Film
Best Director at Cannes
gptkbp:awards Best Director at Cannes
gptkbp:box_office $1 million
Limited release
gptkbp:character gptkb:Maria
gptkb:The_Doctor
gptkb:The_Boy
gptkb:The_Priest
gptkbp:character_arc Alexander's transformation
gptkbp:character_development Complex characters
gptkbp:character_motivation Desire to protect family
gptkbp:character_relationships gptkb:friendship
Father and son
Husband and wife
Man and God
gptkbp:cinematography gptkb:Sven_Nykvist
gptkb:Svetlana_Malyshkina
gptkbp:country gptkb:Sweden
gptkbp:critical_reception Positive
Acclaimed by critics
gptkbp:cultural_impact Influenced filmmakers
Studied in film schools
Cited in discussions of spirituality
gptkbp:cultural_references Artistic expression
Existential philosophy
Religious symbolism
gptkbp:directed_by gptkb:Andrei_Tarkovsky
gptkbp:director gptkb:Andrei_Tarkovsky
gptkbp:distributor Tarkovsky Film
gptkbp:dlc gptkb:Left_4_Dead_2
gptkbp:editing gptkb:Andrei_Tarkovsky
gptkbp:editor gptkb:Lyudmila_Zaitseva
gptkbp:film_festival gptkb:Cannes_Film_Festival
gptkbp:film_score Orchestral
gptkbp:film_technique Non-linear narrative
Art-house
Symbolic motifs
Long takes
Minimal dialogue
Symbolic framing
gptkbp:filming_location gptkb:Gotland
gptkbp:genre gptkb:drama
gptkbp:home_media_release gptkb:DVD
gptkb:Blu-ray
gptkb:1987
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label The Sacrifice
gptkbp:influenced gptkb:The_Tree_of_Life
gptkb:The_Seventh_Seal
gptkb:Melancholia
gptkbp:influenced_by gptkb:Nietzsche
gptkb:Fellini
gptkb:Camus
gptkb:Christianity
gptkb:Bergman
gptkb:Dostoevsky
gptkb:Kurosawa
gptkb:Christian_theology
gptkb:philosophy
gptkb:film
Russian literature
gptkbp:influences gptkb:art
gptkb:Nietzsche
gptkb:The_Bible
gptkb:Bergman
gptkb:Dostoevsky
gptkb:philosophy
gptkbp:inspiration gptkb:The_Book_of_Job
gptkb:Dostoevsky
gptkb:Kierkegaard
gptkbp:language gptkb:Swedish
gptkbp:legacy Considered a masterpiece.
gptkbp:main_character gptkb:Alexander
gptkbp:music gptkb:Johann_Sebastian_Bach
gptkb:Georgy_Sviridov
gptkbp:narrative Non-linear
gptkbp:notable_awards Best Director at Cannes Film Festival
gptkbp:notable_quote " The world is a place of suffering."
" Faith is a choice."
" I will sacrifice everything for my family."
" The end is the beginning."
gptkbp:notable_scene The dream sequence
The final monologue
The sacrifice scene
gptkbp:notable_themes gptkb:existentialism
gptkb:sacrifice
faith
gptkbp:philosophy Human existence
Meaning of life
Nature of faith
Is faith enough?
What is the meaning of sacrifice?
What is the value of life?
gptkbp:plot A man makes a pact with God to save his family.
gptkbp:production_company Tarkovsky Film
Tarkovsky Film Company
gptkbp:release_date 1986-09-01
gptkbp:release_year gptkb:1986
gptkbp:remake gptkb:The_Sacrifice_(2019)
gptkbp:remastered gptkb:2015
gptkb:Yes
gptkbp:runtime 149 minutes
gptkbp:screenplay gptkb:Andrei_Tarkovsky
gptkbp:setting Post-apocalyptic world
gptkbp:soundtrack gptkb:1986
Available on CD
gptkbp:symbolism gptkb:Nature
gptkb:Fire
gptkb:Destruction
the house
the tree
gptkbp:thematic_element gptkb:Hope
gptkb:Isolation
gptkb:Despair
gptkbp:theme gptkb:existentialism
gptkb:sacrifice
faith
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Andrei_Tarkovsky
gptkb:The_Rite_of_Spring
gptkb:Jean-Luc_Godard
gptkb:George_Herbert
gptkb:Joyce_Carol_Oates
gptkb:Ingmar_Bergman
gptkb:Warframe
gptkbp:bfsLayer 4