Tarkovsky returned to Italy in 1982 to start shooting Nostalghia, but Mosfilm then withdrew from the project, so he sought and received financial backing from the Italian RAI.
tɑːɹkˈɑːvski ɹᵻtˈɜːnd tʊ ˈɪɾəli ɪn nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd ˈeɪɾi tˈuː tə stˈɑːɹt ʃˈuːɾɪŋ nəstˈælɡiə, bˌʌt mˈɑːsfɪlm ðˈɛn wɪθdɹˈuː fɹʌmðə pɹˈɑːdʒɛkt, sˌoʊ hiː sˈɔːt ænd ɹᵻsˈiːvd faɪnˈænʃəl bˈækɪŋ fɹʌmðɪ ɪtˈæliən ˌɑːɹɹˌeɪˈaɪ.