An important influence on Tarkovsky was the film director Grigory Chukhray, who was teaching at the VGIK.
ɐn ɪmpˈoːɹtənt ˈɪnfluːəns ˌɔn tɑːɹkˈɑːvski wʌzðə fˈɪlm dᵻɹˈɛktɚ ɡɹˈɪɡɚɹi tʃˈʌkhɹeɪ, hˌuː wʌz tˈiːtʃɪŋ æt ðə vˈiːdʒˈɪk.