ðə pˈoʊlɪʃ fˈɪlmeɪkɚ kɹɪstˈɔf kiːslˈoʊski kˈɑːmɛntᵻd ðˈæt: "ˈændɹeɪ tɑːɹkˈɑːvski wʌz wˈʌn ʌvðə ɡɹˈeɪɾɪst dᵻɹˈɛktɚz ʌv ɹˈiːsənt jˈɪɹz," ænd ɹᵻɡˈɑːɹdᵻd tɑːɹkˈɑːvskiz fˈɪlm ˈaɪvənz tʃˈaɪldhʊd æz ɐn ˈɪnfluːəns ˌɔn hɪz ˈoʊn wˈɜːk.
The Polish filmmaker Krzysztof Kieślowski commented that: "Andrei Tarkovsky was one of the greatest directors of recent years," and regarded Tarkovsky's film Ivan's Childhood as an influence on his own work.