Tarkovsky completed the film in 1983, and it was presented at the Cannes Film Festival where it won the FIPRESCI prize and the Prize of the Ecumenical Jury.
tɑːɹkˈɑːvski kəmplˈiːɾᵻd ðə fˈɪlm ɪn nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd ˈeɪɾi θɹˈiː, ænd ɪt wʌz pɹɪzˈɛntᵻd æt ðə kˈænz fˈɪlm fˈɛstɪvəl wˌɛɹ ɪt wˈʌn ðə fɪpɹˈɛskaɪ pɹˈaɪz ænd ðə pɹˈaɪz ʌvðɪ ˌɛkjuːmˈɛnɪkəl dʒˈʊɹɹi.