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"Stalker"
1979
Directed by Andrei Tarkovsky

A fallen meteorite produces the Zone, a blistered wasteland that's only penetrated by special guides called "Stalkers", in this eerie, hypnotic and highly symbolic work.  Shot in painterly images that seamlessly move from black and white to color,  the film is a powerful, extraordinary cinematic experience that anticipates the dread of Chernobyl. Two men, known only as the Writer and the Professor, are led by a Stalker through the the Zone, in search of "The Room", a place of phenomenon, where one's wishes can be granted. Partly filmed near Chernobyl.  With Alexander Kaidanovsky, Nikolai Grinko, and Anatoli Solonitsin. Russian with English subtitles.  160 minutes.