THE MIRROR [IMPORT]

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• Release Year: 1974
• Genre: Drama; Foreign
• Plot: Andrei Tarkovsky, the acclaimed master of Soviet cinema, takes a moving and personal turn with this striking meditation on life in Russia during the bleak days of WWII. The Mirror is not just the display of a film director at the peak of his unique powers. As an homage to the innocence of childhood, it tells an enigmatic tale that is both gripping and horrifying.; Tarkovsky uses his own coming-of-age experiences, himself 'mirrored', to convey the mood and action that dominated a country ravaged by war. Through a fascinating two-tiered time frame, the director blends his own harsh childhood with an adult life that is troubled and broken. Powerful images — a mother faced with political terror, a divorcing couple's quarrel — are underscored by Tarkovsky's masterful manipulation of film stocks and recorded sound. The Mirror becomes a stream of consciousness: nostalgic visions of childhood mixed with slow-motion dream sequences and stark WWII newsreels.; Tarkovsky's The Mirror is ultimately as much a window through a filmmaker's gaze as it is a reflection of his personal passions and ideals. Through this essential film, viewers may find the puzzles that provide the key to director's other works, including The Sacrifice and Solaris.;
• Cast: Margarita Terekhova; Ignat Daniltsev; Larisa Tarkovskaya; Alla Demidova; Anatoli Solonitsyn; Tamara Ogorodnikova; Yuri Nazarov; Oleg Yankovskiy; Filipp Yankovsky; Yuri Sventisov; Innokenti Smoktunovsky; Arseni Tarkovsky; Nikolai Grinko; Olga Kizilova; Andrei Tarkovsky; Aleksandr Misharin; Arseniy Tarkovskiy; Erik Waisberg; Georgi Rerberg; Lyudmila Feiginova; Eduard Artemyev; Semyon Litvinov; A. Merkulov
• Director: Andrei Tarkovsky
• Runtime: 1:46
• Company: Mosfilm, Kino, Goskino
• Media Format: Movie