Comments on: Penetrating the ZONE: Andrei Tarkovsky’s Stalker

By: Rohow

Rohow — Tue, 17 Jul 2012 15:11:15 +0000

@bilk

This is a couple of years late in reply but whatever, the novel and the film share very little in terms of plot, story and even characterisation.

Both are really interesting but very different in terms of meaning. Also compare the computer game S.T.A.L.K.E.R., which is another different and completely valid interpretation of the themes and ideas.

By: Brecht

Brecht — Sat, 11 Apr 2009 10:18:03 +0000

Oh, absolutely — terrific writers, as was Stanislaw Lem, whose Solaris Tarkovsky adapted into one of his great films. I have limited space, much to discuss, and unless I’m mistaken — for it’s been a long time since I’ve read the Strugatskys — spirituality is a relatively subtle element (if there at all) in their work, and that was my main theme. But I might omit mentioning Prosper Merimee in discussing Bizet’s Carmen. It’s a matter of the work at hand. Thanks for bringing them up tho — I wanted to myself.

By: bilk

bilk — Fri, 10 Apr 2009 21:55:35 +0000

oops, I forgot to mention the co-author of “Roadside Picnic,” his brother Boris:

Arkady Strugatsky (1925-1991) and Boris Strugatsky (b.1931).

By: bilk

bilk — Fri, 10 Apr 2009 21:47:29 +0000

umm, some of the credit should go to Arkady Strugatsky,

the author of the novel which “Stalker” was derived from, no?

His novel was published in English translation with the title, “Roadside Picnic.”