Watch a master light a master lighting a masterpiece. Meta doesn't get more luminous.
A documentary on Sven Nykvist lighting the movie-set during the shooting of Andrei Tarkovsky's film "The Sacrifice."
Cinematography
Nykvist's hands adjusting a single bulb like conducting a symphony.
Direction
Eriksdotter knows when to shut up and let light speak.
Production
Glimpses of Tarkovsky's legendary patience... and impatience.
Director
Kerstin Eriksdotter
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Nykvist shot every Bergman film from Persona onward; Tarkovsky specifically requested him, breaking his usual Soviet crew loyalty.
This is one of the few documents of Tarkovsky working — he famously banned cameras on his sets, making Eriksdotter's access nearly unprecedented.
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