The Zone
E747517
The Zone is a mysterious, forbidden area in Andrei Tarkovsky’s film "Stalker," rumored to grant a person’s deepest desires while embodying profound psychological and philosophical uncertainty.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| The Zone (Stalker) | 0 |
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
fictional location
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plot element ⓘ symbolic space ⓘ |
| accessMethod | guided by a Stalker ⓘ |
| accessRestrictedBy | government ⓘ |
| aestheticTreatment |
long takes
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naturalistic soundscape ⓘ slow pacing ⓘ |
| appearsInWork | Stalker (1979 film) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedCharacter |
Professor (Stalker)
NERFINISHED
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Stalker (character) NERFINISHED ⓘ Writer (Stalker) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOriginOfWork | Soviet Union NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| creator | Andrei Tarkovsky NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genreContext |
philosophical film
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science fiction ⓘ |
| hasPart | Room (Stalker) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| influenceOnCulture |
influenced later depictions of exclusion zones in fiction
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inspired S.T.A.L.K.E.R. video game series ⓘ |
| inspiredBy | Arkady and Boris Strugatsky’s novel "Roadside Picnic" NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedInFiction | unnamed region near an industrial town ⓘ |
| medium | film ⓘ |
| narrativeFunction |
central setting
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site of quest ⓘ source of conflict ⓘ |
| perceivedAs |
forbidden area
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militarized exclusion zone ⓘ |
| philosophicalDimension |
embodies unknowability of reality
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interrogates relationship between wish and responsibility ⓘ questions authenticity of desire ⓘ |
| rulesWithinFiction |
path must not be walked directly
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space is unpredictably dangerous ⓘ |
| rumoredProperty |
fulfills innermost wishes
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grants deepest desires ⓘ |
| symbolizes |
existential uncertainty
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faith ⓘ human desire ⓘ moral ambiguity ⓘ spiritual journey ⓘ unconscious mind ⓘ |
| thematicAssociation |
faith versus rationalism
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fear and temptation ⓘ hope and despair ⓘ limits of knowledge ⓘ nature versus technology ⓘ |
| visualCharacteristics |
abandoned industrial structures
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overgrown landscape ⓘ ruins and debris ⓘ |
Referenced by (3)
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