After years of creative conflict with state film authorities, Tarkovsky left the country in 1979 and made his final two films abroad; Nostalghia (1983) and The Sacrifice (1986) were produced in Italy and Sweden respectively.
ˈæftɚ jˈɪɹz ʌv kɹiːˈeɪɾɪv kˈɑːnflɪkt wɪð stˈeɪt fˈɪlm ɐθˈɔːɹɪɾiz, tɑːɹkˈɑːvski lˈɛft ðə kˈʌntɹi ɪn nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd sˈɛvənti nˈaɪn ænd mˌeɪd hɪz fˈaɪnəl tˈuː fˈɪlmz ɐbɹˈɔːd; nəstˈælɡiə nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd ˈeɪɾi θɹˈiː ænd ðə sˈækɹᵻfˌaɪs nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd ˈeɪɾi sˈɪks wɜː pɹədˈuːst ɪn ˈɪɾəli ænd swˈiːdən ɹᵻspˈɛktɪvli.