The Polish filmmaker Krzysztof Kieślowski commented that: "Andrei Tarkovsky was one of the greatest directors of recent years," and regarded Tarkovsky's film Ivan's Childhood as an influence on his own work.
ðə pˈoʊlɪʃ fˈɪlmeɪkɚ kɹɪstˈɔf kiːslˈoʊski kˈɑːmɛntᵻd ðˈæt: "ˈændɹeɪ tɑːɹkˈɑːvski wʌz wˈʌn ʌvðə ɡɹˈeɪɾɪst dᵻɹˈɛktɚz ʌv ɹˈiːsənt jˈɪɹz," ænd ɹᵻɡˈɑːɹdᵻd tɑːɹkˈɑːvskiz fˈɪlm ˈaɪvənz tʃˈaɪldhʊd æz ɐn ˈɪnfluːəns ˌɔn hɪz ˈoʊn wˈɜːk.