In 1979, Tarkovsky began production of the film The First Day (Russian: Первый День Pervyj Dyen), based on a script by his friend and long-term collaborator Andrei Konchalovsky.
ɪn nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd sˈɛvənti nˈaɪn, tɑːɹkˈɑːvski bɪɡˈæn pɹədˈʌkʃən ʌvðə fˈɪlm ðə fˈɜːst dˈeɪ ɹˈʌʃən: pˈɛː jˈɛː ˈɛr vˈɛː jˈɛɹu ˌɪkrˈætkɔji dˈɛː jˈɛː ˈɛn jˈeɹi pˈɜːvɪdʒ dˈaɪn, bˈeɪst ˌɔn ɐ skɹˈɪpt baɪ hɪz fɹˈɛnd ænd lˈɔŋtˈɜːm kəlˈæboːɹˌeɪɾɚɹ ˈændɹeɪ kˌɑːntʃɐlˈʌvski.