“The allotted function of art is not, as is often assumed, to put  across ideas, to propagate thoughts, to serve as example. The aim of art  is to prepare a person for death, to plough and harrow his soul,  rendering it capable of turning to good.”       —        Andrei Tarkovskii

“The allotted function of art is not, as is often assumed, to put across ideas, to propagate thoughts, to serve as example. The aim of art is to prepare a person for death, to plough and harrow his soul, rendering it capable of turning to good.”
— Andrei Tarkovskii

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