Sure, cinephiles, but most people in the US haven't heard of Tarkovsky. Even fairly educated people I've suggested a Tarkovsky film to will give me a blank expression and say "who?"
I was introduced to Tarkovsky by a Russian co-worker in the late 90s. She said that during the soviet times Tarkovsky movies were only allowed to be seen by the elites (her family fell into that category) and were thus not widely viewed then.
