Soviet authorities lobbied to prevent the film from winning the Palme d'Or, a fact that hardened Tarkovsky's resolve to never work in the Soviet Union again.
sˈoʊviət ɐθˈɔːɹɪɾiz lˈɑːbɪd tə pɹɪvˈɛnt ðə fˈɪlm fɹʌm wˈɪnɪŋ ðə pˈɑːmi dˈɔːɹ, ɐ fˈækt ðæt hˈɑːɹdənd tɑːɹkˈɑːvskiz ɹᵻzˈɑːlv tə nˈɛvɚ wˈɜːk ɪnðə sˈoʊviət jˈuːniən ɐɡˈɛn.