The Mirror (1974)

Director: Andrei Tarkovsky Starring: Alla Demidova, Larisa Tarkovskaya, Ignat Daniltsev, Margaret Terekhova Genres: Drama Origin: Russia Certificate: M Running Time: 90 min

synopsis

A man in his forties is going to die and remembers his past. His childhood, his mother, the war, personal moments but things that also tell the story of all the Russian nation... This cinematic expression of the author’s reflections is one of the best films of Russian director Andrei Tarkovsky. Quoted in the film are some of the verses by the remarkable poet Arseny Tarkovsky, the director’s father. The director mixes flashbacks, historical footage and original poetry to illustrate the reminiscences of a dying man about his childhood during world war II, adolescence, and a painful divorce in his family. The story interweaves reflections about Russian history and society. Special Features: * Interviews with Composer E. Artemyev, script writers A. Misharin and G. Yavlinsky, photography director G. Rerberg and actors A. Solonitsyn, N. Grinko, and I. Smoktunovsky * Featurettes * Music by Eduard Artemyev * Arseny Tarkovsky’s Biography * Cast and Crew Filmographies * Photo Album