Dead Man's Letters

[77] the inspiration lopushanksy draws from tarkovsky is abrasively apparent when watching. the apocalyptic setting, the philosophical dialogue, and the desolate production design are all trademark aspects from stalker — the film lopushansky worked on — that are executed competently, yet admittedly lackluster in comparison. where lopushansky manages to differentiate himself is the way he delivers a certain mood and tone within his jarring editing, whereas tarkovsky will typically play the themes a lot more straight-faced. multiple editing segments have emotional power behind it that... read more