Andrei Tarkovsky was an extraordinary film director, perhaps the greatest of all time. Ingmar Bergman believed he had invented a new language, akin to the nature of cinema, as he captured life like no one else, portraying it as a reflection or a dream. However, Tarkovsky was also an extraordinary writer. 'Narratives for Film' allows entry into his literary world: stories – written prior to film scripts – that can be read as true tales. Authentic literary pieces that, incredibly, remained unpublished in Spanish until now. It was time to rectify that oversight.

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These narratives showcase the poetic strength of the Russian director: misty, vast landscapes marked by agony, the remnants of war, and characters living between the profane and the sacred, the dark and the luminous, traversing the seemingly impossible to the eyes of common sense. The short story, drama, and poetry converge in prose of unusual beauty, which will later unfold in his filmography.

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This volume includes the narratives for the films Solaris, Stalker, The Mirror (White, White Day), Nostalgia, and Sacrifice. It also includes narratives written for film that, for various reasons, were not filmed: "Luminous Wind," "Hoffmanniana," and "Sardor." Additionally, it features the shooting scripts for the films The Steamroller and the Violin and Ivan's Childhood.