故事背景为1668 年, 土耳其入侵波兰东部边境。波兰军队, 在伏洛窦耶夫斯基上校的领导下, 和波兰鞑靼人形成联盟, 与土耳其苏丹的大军决一死战。

《安德烈·塔科夫斯基的一天》（Une journée d’André Arsenevitch，克里斯·马凯，1999年|55分钟|录像|黑白与彩色|有声）记录了苏联电影大师安德烈·塔科夫斯基（1932—1986）生命中最后的瞬间并回顾了他的电影艺术生涯。1986年冬，正在巴黎拍摄影片《牺牲》的塔科夫斯基突然得到一个消息：多年来被苏联政府扣为人质儿子来到巴黎。征得塔科夫斯基同意后，法国纪录片大师马凯立即带着摄像机赶往拍片现场，记录了这位当代电影史上别具一格的电影诗人最后的工作瞬间。一个月之后，塔科夫斯基因病卧床不起，只能躺在床上观看刚刚拍完的电影素材。本片既是对塔科夫斯基拍摄最后一部影片的工作记录，也是对他毕生艺术道路的高度总结。本片导演克里斯·马尔凯（Chris Marker）1921年生于巴黎近郊，从影之前当过新闻记者、摄影师、评论家，从影之后依然笔耕不辍。因此，他的影片兼具电影与文学两种艺术形式之长，对摄影机的运用如同自来水笔那样挥洒自如。同时，他的影片关注世界各地的政治事件，并以独特的个人化视点读解这些事件，他在1968年法国“五月风暴”之后拍摄的影片尤其如此。在将近50年的电影生涯中他拍摄过将近50部影片，如《1952年奥运会》（1952）、《北京的星期天》（1955）、《西伯利亚来信》（1958）、《海堤》（1963）、《美丽的五月》（1963）、《远离越南》（1967）、《红色天空》（1977）、《无日》（1982）、《亚历山大之墓》（1993）等等。进入21世纪，年逾八旬的马凯继续为观众带来新的作品，如《未来的记忆》（2001，与雅尼克·贝隆合作）、《栖息的猫》（2004）。（关于马凯拍摄影片《北京的星期天》的情况，参见张献民《与朗兹曼谈〈浩劫〉》，载《当代电影》杂志2004年第5期“2004北京国际纪录片展”专辑）。

In a sparse and inhospitable land, the policeman Enzo Vitello, a man with a dark past, is obsessed with "Dostoyevsky", a serial killer whom he kills with a peculiarity: next to the body, the murderer always leaves a letter with his desolate and very clear vision of the world, of life and darkness that Vitello hears resonating in him.

In a gritty and gloomy village, detective Enzo Vitello becomes increasingly obsessed with tracking down the serial killer “Dostoyevsky”. The killer has a habit of leaving letters next to his victims’ bodies in which he describes their last moments. Seduced by the murderer’s nihilistic notes, and driven by his own inner demons, Vitello embarks on a correspondence with Dostoyevsky outside the knowledge of his investigative team. This exchange drives Vitello into the darker corners of his soul and forces him to confront a secret from his past – a secret that led him to abandon his daughter Ambra when she was a toddler. Vitello penetrates deep into the murderer’s head, but also opens the doors to his own thoughts and emotions. A gruelling game of cat and mouse develops.

In a gritty and gloomy village, detective Enzo Vitello becomes increasingly obsessed with tracking down the serial killer “Dostoyevsky”. The killer has a habit of leaving letters next to his victims’ bodies in which he describes their last moments. Seduced by the murderer’s nihilistic notes, and driven by his own inner demons, Vitello embarks on a correspondence with Dostoyevsky outside the knowledge of his investigative team. This exchange drives Vitello into the darker corners of his soul and forces him to confront a secret from his past – a secret that led him to abandon his daughter Ambra when she was a toddler. Vitello penetrates deep into the murderer’s head, but also opens the doors to his own thoughts and emotions. A gruelling game of cat and mouse develops.

通过与贵族艺术鉴赏家娜德则达·佛罗丝卡亚的关系，展现俄罗斯作曲家彼得·伊里奇·柴可夫斯基的生活和工作。

影片表现了13世纪俄国亚历山大·内夫斯基王子率领军民击溃掠夺成性的德国立窝尼亚条顿骑士的业绩。爱森斯坦借鉴民间叙事诗的技巧，使这一爱国史诗具有明显的壮丽歌剧的风格。条顿骑士入侵俄国后，无恶不作。他们洗劫普斯科夫，吊死爱国者。内夫斯基带领人民群众，以伊格纳特等积极分子为骨干力量，保卫了重镇诺夫哥罗德，消灭了叛徒托瓦尔其洛。最后，在楚德湖的冰面上大败条顿骑士。

影片表现了13世纪俄国亚历山大·内夫斯基王子率领军民击溃掠夺成性的德国立窝尼亚条顿骑士的业绩。爱森斯坦借鉴民间叙事诗的技巧，使这一爱国史诗具有明显的壮丽歌剧的风格。条顿骑士入侵俄国后，无恶不作。他们洗劫普斯科夫，吊死爱国者。内夫斯基带领人民群众，以伊格纳特等积极分子为骨干力量，保卫了重镇诺夫哥罗德，消灭了叛徒托瓦尔其洛。最后，在楚德湖的冰面上大败条顿骑士。