Mirror
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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.
| Released | 7 Mar 1975 |
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| Genres | Drama, History |
| Runtime | 1 hour, 47 minutes |
| Countries | Soviet Union |
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One of my biggest idols is Andrei Tarkovsky. He inspired me very early in my career. I was at film school and I didn’t know of him at the time. I saw a clip on TV from his film The Mirror that is supposed to be about his childhood, a very complicated story. … It was captivating. I was thinking: “What’s going on here?”. It was the small details that got my attention, but if you love the medium of film, it was mesmerising. It was a fantastic movie, unpredictable, in all ways. I don’t know if it was the colors, if you make a tracking shot that has no purpose in itself. It wasn’t just a shot that went from beginning to end. It was not the purpose of the camera move to get closer, it was a journey through the forest. I’m sure there was some slow-motion, he uses that a lot in the film. I was totally mesmerised for days. After seeing it 20–30 times, I still don’t understand it, any more than the first time I saw it. I was shocking I have to say.
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