it closer to the lip of the bell with each swing. A pan across the assembly reveals the white-robed Durochka, leading a horse and preceded by a child which is, presumably, hers, as she walks through the crowd. At the critical moment the bell rings perfectly, and she smiles. After the ceremony, Andrei finds Boriska collapsed on the ground, sobbing. He admits his father never actually told him his bell-casting secret. Andrei, impressed by the effect the successful ringing has had on the rejoicing crowd, realizes the joy that his own art might bring. He comforts Boriska, breaking his vow of silence and telling the boy that they should carry on their work together: “You’ll cast bells. I’ll paint icons.” Andrei then sees Durochka, the boy and the horse walk off across a muddy field in the distance. The eighth part of the film ends with this scene and it is followed by an epilogue. Epilogue The epilogue is the only part of the film in color and shows time-aged, but still vibrant, details of several of Andrei Rublev's actual icons. The icons are shown in the following order: Enthroned Christ, Twelve Apostles, The Annunciation, Twelve Apostles, Jesus entering Jerusalem, Birth of Christ, Enthroned Christ, Transfiguration of Jesus, Resurrection of Lazarus, The Annunciation, Resurrection of Lazarus, Birth of Christ, Trinity, Archangel Michael, Paul the Apostle, The Redeemer. The final scene crossfades from the icons and shows four horses standing by a river in thunder and rain. Cast Anatoly Solonitsyn – Andrei Rublev Ivan Lapikov – Kirill Nikolai Grinko – Daniil Chyorny Nikolai Sergeyev – Theophanes the Greek Irma Raush – Durochka (the holy fool girl) Nikolai Burlyayev – Boriska Yuriy Nazarov – Prince Yury of Zvenigorod/Grand Duke Vasily I of Moscow Yuri Nikulin – Patrikei the messenger Rolan Bykov – the Skomorokh Mikhail Kononov – Foma Nikolai Grabbe – sotnik Stepan Dmitry Orlovsky – old master (voiced by Ivan Ryzhov) Nikolay Glazkov – Yefim Nelly Snegina – Marfa Bolot Beyshenaliyev – Edigu, Khan of the Nogai Horde Igor Donskoy – Jesus in the Passion Play Irina Miroshnichenko – Mary Magdalene in the Passion Play The voices of the Grand Duke's children were provided by Klara Rumyanova. Production In 1961, while working on his first feature film Ivan's Childhood, Tarkovsky made a proposal to Mosfilm for a film on the life of Russia's greatest icon painter, Andrei Rublev. The contract was