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1975 · 107 min · NR

Mirror

Directed by Andrei Tarkovsky · Drama, History

Mirror (1975) is a Drama film, directed by Andrei Tarkovsky set in Russia during the 1930s–1960s. It runs 107 minutes and is rated NR.

A biopic, with a melancholic and contemplative tone. Themes of memory & nostalgia, family & loyalty, and mortality & aging play out through non linear / fractured timeline and frame narrative.

Composer
Eduard Artemyev
Cinematography
Georgi Rerberg
Cast
Margarita TerekhovaIgnat DaniltsevLarisa TarkovskayaAlla DemidovaAnatoliy SolonitsynMykola HrynkoTamara OgorodnikovaYuriy Nazarov

The world of this film

Setting

Where
Russia
Setting
Rural
When
1930s1940s1960s

Premise & themes

Premise
Biopic
Themes
Memory & NostalgiaFamily & LoyaltyMortality & Aging
Structure
Non Linear / Fractured TimelineFrame NarrativeMultiple PerspectivesMetafiction
Tone
MelancholicContemplativeSurreal DreamlikeNostalgic

Shape

Protagonist
Solo Lead
Pacing
Slow Burn
Dialogue
Balanced
Based on
Inspired By Real Events

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