This allowed Tarkovsky to see films of the Italian neorealists, French New Wave, and of directors such as Kurosawa, Buñuel, Bergman, Bresson, Wajda (whose film Ashes and Diamonds influenced Tarkovsky) and Mizoguchi.
ðɪs ɐlˈaʊd tɑːɹkˈɑːvski tə sˈiː fˈɪlmz ʌvðɪ ɪtˈæliən nˈiːoʊɹˌiːəlɪsts, fɹˈɛntʃ nˈuː wˈeɪv, ænd ʌv dᵻɹˈɛktɚz sˈʌtʃ ɐz kjˌʊɹɹəsˈɑːwə, bjˈuːnjjuːl, bˈɜːɡmən, bɹˈɛsən, wˈædʒdə hˌuːz fˈɪlm ˈæʃᵻz ænd dˈaɪəməndz ˈɪnfluːənst tɑːɹkˈɑːvski ænd mˌɪzəɡˈʌtʃi.