Widely considered one of the greatest and most influential directors in cinema history, Tarkovsky's films explore spiritual and metaphysical themes, and are noted for their slow pacing and long takes, dreamlike visual imagery, and preoccupation with nature and memory.
wˈaɪdli kənsˈɪdɚd wˈʌn ʌvðə ɡɹˈeɪɾɪst ænd mˈoʊst ˌɪnfluːˈɛnʃəl dᵻɹˈɛktɚz ɪn sˈɪnəmə hˈɪstɚɹi, tɑːɹkˈɑːvskiz fˈɪlmz ɛksplˈoːɹ spˈɪɹɪtʃˌuːəl ænd mˌɛɾəfˈɪzɪkəl θˈiːmz, ænd ɑːɹ nˈoʊɾᵻd fɔːɹ ðɛɹ slˈoʊ pˈeɪsɪŋ ænd lˈɔŋ tˈeɪks, dɹˈiːmlaɪk vˈɪʒuːəl ˈɪmɪdʒɹi, ænd pɹɪˌɑːkjʊpˈeɪʃən wɪð nˈeɪtʃɚ ænd mˈɛmɚɹi.