Mirror

Mirror

1975 · 107 min · RU · NR · 7.9 (1,142 votes)
Dir. Andrei Tarkovsky · Starring Margarita Terekhova, Ignat Daniltsev, Larisa Tarkovskaya, Alla Demidova, Anatoliy Solonitsyn, Mykola Hrynko · Music Eduard Artemyev
DramaHistory

A dying man in his forties recalls his childhood, his mother, the war and personal moments that tell of and juxtapose pivotal moments in Soviet history with daily life.

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A deeply personal, dream-like tapestry woven from fragmented memories and historical echoes. It's an elegiac, visually stunning journey through consciousness, steeped in a profound sense of longing and the passage of time, feeling more like a waking dream than a traditional narrative.

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