I’m hard-pressed to enjoy post-apocalyptic stories but leave it to Tarkovsky – in my first experience with his work (better late than never, I suppose) – to live up to the legend and make this one of my favorite films.

Directed by Andrei Tarkovsky from a script by Arkady and Boris Strugatsky. Starring Alisa Freindlick, Alexander Kaidanovsky, Anatoly Solonitsyn, and Nikolai Grinko. Released 25 May 1979.