The monograph is dedicated to the work of the great director of the XX century Andrei Arsenievich Tarkovsky (1932-1986). The book explores the moral and religious dominants of the director's work. The author considers the artistic heritage of the master as an experience of moral self-knowledge, encouraging the viewer to an emotional and intellectual dialogue with the director, to personal moral self-reflection. The book is aimed at all those interested in the work of the director.