The Mirror  1978 Movie

IMDB Rating 8.1  (46K)
A dying man in his forties remembers his past. His childhood, his mother, the war, personal moments and things that tell of the recent history of all the Russian nation. More details

Directors

Andrei Tarkovsky

Cast

Margarita TerekhovaOleg YankovskiyFilipp YankovskiyIgnat Daniltsev

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biographydramachildhoodmirrorsurrealismrussian historydivorcepoetryreference to leonardo da vincislow motion scenechinesewinterbuttocksminimal dialoguetvsoviet union historylevitationflashback to images of memoriesreference to adolf hitler20th century historyyear 1935world war twowindwashing hairreturning soldierreference to anton chekhovold womannonlinear timelinenewspaper editorialmudmuddy feetmosesmoscow russiabare buttmemoryrussiafiredreamdostoevskyburning houseactress playing multiple rolesactor playing multiple rolesstream of consciousnessmother son relationshiphomefather son relationshipwindstormstock footagesymbolismlong takepower of suggestioninterviewone word titlekilling a chickenussrtyposoviet unionsingle motherprinting shoppoemmissing fatherlighting a cigarettelevitatinginstructorindependenceghostcorridaclock tickingatomic explosionwriterwoodswellvoice over poetrytrade schooltimshinotelevision settelephone calltearstattletaletarget practiceswimmingstutteringstudentstrep throatstepfather stepdaughter relationshipspanishspanish civil warspainsoldiersnowsleepingsledsingingsingershowershellingrussian germanrural settingrunningriverriflereverse footagereference to mao tse tungreadingrainproofreaderprinting presspregnancypotatophotographorphannuditynewspapernaturemoneymedical examinationmatadormarshmale nuditylook alikelittle red bookmale female relationshiplanternhypnosishot air balloonhand grenadehammockgrievinggriefgrandmother grandson relationshipfoodfloodingfloating in the airflamencofencefemale nudityfarmfamily relationshipsfallingevacuationdream sequencedogdoctordemonstrationdeathdeath of parentsdead bodydancingdancercryingcontroversycoming of agecoincigarette smokingchristianchopping off a chicken's headchickenchapped lipscatburning embersburning bushburning barnbullfightbullfighterbrother sister relationshipbroken fencebookbonfirebombingbloodbleedingbirdbedbarnbabyawareness of cameraatomic bombart bookairplaneabsent father1940s1930savant gardesepiaflashbacktelephonemilitary schoolhusband wife relationshiparchive footage
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