Disc 1. The Film:
From famed Russian director Andrei Tarkovsky comes The Sacrifice, a haunting vision of a world threatened with nuclear annihilation.
As a wealthy Swedish family celebrates the birthday of their patriarch, Alexander (Erland Josephson), their mood of celebration turns horrific when news of the outbreak of World War III reaches their remote Baltic island. With his arresting palette of luminous grays washing over the bleak landscape -- captured on film by Ingmar Bergman´s longtime collaborator Sven Nykvist -- Tarkovsky conveys the family´s psychological devestation as they enter into a waking nightmare.
Faced with certain extinction, Alexander performs the ultimate sacrifice, entering into a Faustian bargain with God to save his loved ones from the "sickening, animal fear" which grips them. The director´s final film, made as he was dying of cancer, The Sacrifice is a profoundly moving personal masterpiece, a redemptive tragedy steeped in unforgettable imagery and heart-wrenching emotion..
Disc 2. Extras:
- Directed by Andrei Tarkovsky
- Tarkovski Remember
Disc 3. Los Extras:
- Sätta Ljus
Bygga Bilder- Interview with Erland Josephson