Mirror
Drama • NR • 1975 • 1 hr 47 min
Starring
Margarita Terekhova, Ignat Daniltsev, Larisa Tarkovskaya, Alla Demidova, Anatoliy Solonitsyn
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There is no plot (that I can discern), just sequences that somehow impart deep feelings. It is like the richest, most brilliant dream.
A surreal, stream-of-consciousness masterpiece by the Soviet Film GOAT, Mirror is a film experience like no other. Utterly stunning.
I don't know how to explain it besides there's really nothing else quite like it. The visual story is told so much better than words could.
A haunting, fragmented journey through memory, blending personal reflection with Russian history in dreamlike visuals.
It’s gorgeous; a non linear recollection of the director’s life in three phases. Don’t analyze, simply experience this masterpiece.
Andrei Tarkovsky is an artist, who’s art is on par with Michelangelo and Leonardo Da Vinci.
A challenge to watch, often confusing, definitely requires all your attention & more yet manages to slip inside your mind, evoquing emotions
Beautiful, slow moving, and endlessly open for interpretation. Easily some of the best camera shots ever captured on film
A poem of a man’s life flashing before his eyes put into film. Breathtaking and intensely interesting
The visuals of this film will be etched into your memory for life. A masterpiece.
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