Mirror

1975 1h 47m RU

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7.9

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7.9

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★7.9TMDB · 1,138🍅100%Rotten Tomatoes●82Metacritic★7.9IMDB · 55,081

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Synopsis

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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.

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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Cast

Margarita Terekhova
Natalya / Maroussia - the Mother
Ignat Daniltsev
Ignat / Alexei - 12 Years Old
Larisa Tarkovskaya
Nadezha
Alla Demidova
Lisa
Anatoliy Solonitsyn
Forensic Doctor
Mykola Hrynko
Printery Director
Tamara Ogorodnikova
Nanny / Neighbour / Strange Woman at Tea Table
Yuriy Nazarov
Rifle Shooting Instructor

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Andrei Tarkovsky
Writers: Aleksandr Misharin, Andrei Tarkovsky
Languages: Russian, Spanish
Countries: Soviet Union

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MONEY

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Shot for just $0.8M — micro-budget by Hollywood standards.

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MONEY

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Earned back only 15% of its budget on initial theatrical — a commercial disappointment on release.

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3 / 8

ERA

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51 years old — a genuine piece of film history.

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4 / 8

WORLD

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Dialogue crosses 2 languages: Russian, Spanish.

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DIRECTOR

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Directed by Andrei Tarkovsky, shot by Georgi Rerberg. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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DIRECTOR

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Original score by Eduard Artemyev. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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7 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Editor Lyudmila Feiginova shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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8 / 8

CAST

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Margarita Terekhova and Ignat Daniltsev and Larisa Tarkovskaya carry the top of the cast.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Andrei Tarkovsky directs. Georgi Rerberg behind the camera. Eduard Artemyev scores. Lyudmila Feiginova cuts. A commercial under-performer on release. Produced in Soviet Union. Dialogue in Russian, Spanish.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

1Shot for just $0.8M — micro-budget by Hollywood standards.
2Earned back only 15% of its budget on initial theatrical — a commercial disappointment on release.
351 years old — a genuine piece of film history.
4Dialogue crosses 2 languages: Russian, Spanish.
5Directed by Andrei Tarkovsky, shot by Georgi Rerberg. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
6Original score by Eduard Artemyev. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
7Editor Lyudmila Feiginova shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
8Margarita Terekhova and Ignat Daniltsev and Larisa Tarkovskaya carry the top of the cast.
9IMDB entry: tt0072443 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
10Classified under 46 themes, including "dreams", "wind", "poetry", "world war ii".
11Released under 17 different titles around the world.

The technical file

Cinematography: Georgi Rerberg
Original score: Eduard Artemyev
Editing: Lyudmila Feiginova
Production design: Nikolay Dvigubskiy
Costume design: Nelli Fomina
Makeup / hair: Vera Rudina
Runtime: 107 min · 1h 47m
Aspect ratio (typical): 1.37:1 (Academy)
Status: Released
Budget: $825,000
Box office: $124,367
Return: 15% of budget
Original language: RU
Certification (US): NR
IMDB: Mirror (1975)
Rotten Tomatoes: 100% 🍅 Fresh
Metacritic: 82/100
IMDB rating: 7.9/10 · 55,081 votes
MPAA: Not Rated

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tmdb476334912018-05-04
★ 9/10
Watching this again at age 24 with strep throat while the sun came up this morning, when I got to the part where the dog walks out the door and the woman starts picking up peaches or potatoes or whatever, I was literally reborn, etc.

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