I recommend three films by Andrei Tarkovsky: 1) Solaris 2) Stalker 3) The Sacrifice. I believe these three films meet the criteria you are seeking -- and in my opinion, are far better and more interesting than any of the films on your list. ****** SOLARIS Release Year: 1972 Production Company: Mosfilm Country: USSR Synopsis: Science fiction: some scientists in a space observation laboratory, above the planet Solaris, discover that the ocean contains some power which forces them to materialise their obsessions in solid form. A new arrival calls up the physical simulation of his wife, a long-dead suicide. References : Film Comment.v26.n4.Jul/Aug 1990 p.57-60,62 lang.ENG.illus - Analysis of the film. Premiere.v3.n10.June 1990 p.38,42 lang.ENG.illus - Article about Andrei Tarkovsky's SOLARIS Listener.v121.n3097.19 Jan 1989 p.59 lang.ENG - Review T‚l‚rama.n1846.29 May 1985 p.24 lang.FRE - Review Cinefantastique.v6.n1.Summer 1977 p.Summer 15 lang.ENG - Review Hollywood Reporter.v243.n7.10 Sep 1976 p.3,18 lang.ENG - Review Positif.n162.October 1974 p.35-44 lang.FRE - Review CinemaTV Today.n10037.23 Jun 1973 p.34 lang.ENG - Review Monthly Film Bulletin.v40.n473.June 1973 p.130 lang.ENG - Review Hollywood Reporter.v223.n30.26 Oct 1972 p.14 lang.ENG - Review Variety.24 May 1972 p.19 lang.ENG - Review Soviet Film.n4.1972 p.22 lang.ENG.illus - Review Hollywood Reporter.v219.n28.10 Jan 1972 p.3 lang.ENG - Review Cine Cubano.v3.n14/15.1963 p.140-152 lang.SPA - Review ***** STALKER Other Titles: The WISH MACHINE Release Year: 1979 Production Company: Mosfilm Country: USSR Synopsis: The Stalker guides illegal visitors through the overgrown labyrinth of the Zone, an area of alien traps and treasures, containing a room where wishes may come true... References : Avant-Sc?ne du Cin‚ma.n427.December 1993 p.[whole issue] lang.FRE.illus Article, detailed credits, script(in French), plus reviews in the French press. Kino.v26.n7.July 1992 p.27-29 lang.POL.illus "Theorist in the cinema: problems of adaptations - STALKER An examination of the differences between the book and the film. Film Quarterly.v43.n2.Winter 1989/90 p.28-34 lang.ENG Article looking at the dream imagery in Andrei Tarkovsky's films, particularly ZERKALO and STALKER. Time Out.n890.9 Sep 1987 p.8 lang.ENG The Strugatsky brothers, who wrote the novel on which the film was based, and the screenplay for the film{ comment on rkovsky's treatment of their script. T‚l‚rama.n1846.29 May 1985 p.25 lang.FRE Review Sight and Sound.v54.n1.Winter 1984/85 p.Winter 50-54 lang.ENG Discussion of STALKER and NOSTALGHIA, and Tarkovsky's search for 'home'. cran Fantastique.n23.1982 p.19 lang.FRE Review Cahiers du Cin‚ma.n330.December 1981 p.41-42 lang.FRE Review Positif.n247.October 1981 p.16-22 lang.FRE Article on film. Positif.n247.October 1981 p.23-26 lang.FRE Interview with director. Cin‚matographe.n72.November 1981 p.60-61 lang.FRE Review Cineforum.n203.April 1981 p.46-54 lang.ITA Review Listener.v105.n2699.12 Feb 1981 p.224 lang.ENG Review by gavin Millar. Monthly Film Bulletin.v48.n564.January 1981 p.10-11 lang.ENG Review Sight and Sound.v50.n1.Winter 1980/81 p.Winter 8-9,63-64 lang.ENG Review Sight and Sound.v49.n4.Autumn 1980 p.Autumn 240-241 lang.ENG Stills. Soviet Film.n10.1980 p.33-35 lang.ENG Review Skrien.n97.May/Jun 1980 p.18-23 lang.DUT Review Variety.19 Sep 1979 p.19 lang.ENG Review T‚l‚rama.n1535.13 Jun 1979 p.85-87 lang.FRE Interview. Soviet Film.n4.1977 p.20-21 lang.ENG Review ***** THE SACRIFICE OFFRET Other Titles: SACRIFICIO OPFER UPPOFFRINGEN OFFRET-SACRIFICATIO SACRIFICE Release Year: 1986 Production Company: Swedish Film Institute Sveriges Television Sveriges Television TV2 Sandrews. French Ministry of Culture Josephson & Nykvist Hb, Argos Films Channel Four Country: France, Sweden Synopsis: A TV celebrity has achieved everything in life that he has dreamed of, when he learns that nuclear war has broken out. He prays to God, and promises to give up everything if the war can be stopped. It does..... References : Kino.v26.n10.October 1992 p.4-6 lang.POL.illus "Secrets of Andrei Tarkovski" Lejla Alexander, Tarkovski's assistant and intrepreter remembers the director and her work with him during the production of OFFRET (Sscrifice) Cinema Papers.n63.May 1987 p.10-12 lang.ENG Review Sight and Sound.v56.n2.Spring 1987 p.spring 111-118 lang.ENG Analysis. Listener.v117.n2996.29 Jan 1987 p.16 lang.ENG Summary of the documentary about making of SACRIFICIO. Listener.v117.n2994.15 Jan 1987 p.29 lang.ENG Review City Limits.n275.8 Jan 1987 p.25 lang.ENG Review Time Out.n855.7 Jan 1987 p.30 lang.ENG Review Monthly Film Bulletin.v54.n636.January 1987 p.7-8 lang.ENG Review Filmfaust.n56/57.Jan/Feb 1987 p.34-35 lang.GER Review Film (BFFS).v3.n1.January 1987 p.4 lang.ENG Review Time Out.n854.31 Dec 1986 p.20-22 lang.ENG Article, with comments from actor Erland Josephson and producer Anna- -Lena Wibom. Sight and Sound.v55.n4.Autumn 1986 p.Autumn 284-285 lang.ENG Review Films and Filming.n384.September 1986 p.43 lang.ENG Review Jeune Cin‚ma.n175.July 1986 p.37-39 lang.FRE Review Cahiers du Cin‚ma.n386.Jul/Aug 1986 p.12-13 lang.FRE Review. Cahiers du Cin‚ma.n386.Jul/Aug 1986 p.14-15 lang.FRE Series of stills from the central sequence of the film. Cin‚matographe.n120.June 1986 p.68 lang.FRE Review Positif.n304.June 1986 p.24-26 lang.FRE Review Cahiers du Cin‚ma.n385.June 1986 p.14-17 lang.FRE Review Chaplin.n204.June 1986 p.150-153 lang.SWE Review Film Fran?ais.n2089.16 May 1986 p.10 lang.FRE Credits and synopsis. Variety.14 May 1986 p.14 lang.ENG Review Scandinavian Film News.v6.n1.May 1986 p.1-2 lang.ENG Excerpt from a diary written during shooting. Positif.n303.May 1986 p.3-12 lang.FRE Background. T‚l‚rama.n1864.2 Oct 1985 p.22-25 lang.FRE Production report with comments from Tarkovsky. Hollywood Reporter.v288.n14.13 Aug 1985 p.41 lang.ENG Credits. Kino-Information.v12.n16.8 Aug 1985 p.3 lang.GER Production notes. Screen International.n481.26 Jan 1985 p.8 lang.ENG Details. Scandinavian Film News.v4.n4.December 1984 p.3 lang.ENG Location note. Film-Echo/Filmwoche.n48.31 Aug 1984 lang.GER Review ilm-Echo/Filmwoche.n48.31 Aug 1984 p.13 lang.GER Details. Time Out.n729.9 Aug 1984 p.22 lang.ENG Note. Screen International.n450.16 Jun 1984 p.10 lang.ENG Review Film-Echo/Filmwoche.n14.9 Mar 1984 lang.GER Review Film-Echo/Filmwoche.n14.9 Mar 1984 p.10 lang.GER Note. Film og Kino.n4.1966 p.9-10 lang.NOR Review ***** THE SACRIFICE will be showing as part of a special film festival at the Sweetwater Center for the Arts 200 Broad Street Sewickley, PA 15143 phone: 412.741.4405 The link is .... http://www.artsnet.org/sweetwater/indexB.html Good luck! __XW ---- Online resources for film/TV studies may be found at ScreenSite http://www.tcf.ua.edu/ScreenSite