"Johnson and Petrie have produced an admirable book. Anyone who wants to make sense of Tarkovsky s films a very difficult task in any case must read it." The Russian Review

"This book is a model of contextual and textual analysis.... the Tarkovsky myth is stripped of many of its shibboleths and the thematic structure and coherence of his work is revealed in a fresh and stimulating manner." Europe-Asia Studies

" This book, ] with its wealth of new research and critical insight, has set the standard and should certainly inspire other writers to keep on trying to collectively...