#The Mirror

The Mirror (1975) by Andrei Tarkovsky

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The Mirror, directed by Andrei Tarkovsky, is a deeply autobiographical and poetic meditation on memory, childhood, and the passage of time, where fragmented recollections drift between dream and reality rather than unfolding in a traditional narrative. The film moves freely between timelines, mixing childhood memories, historical footage, dreams, and personal reflections into a cinematic stream of consciousness that feels closer to remembering than to storytelling. One of its most haunting images shows waves moving through the crops outside a secluded cabin in the woods, the landscape trembling as if stirred by memory itself. To create the effect of wind rippling through the field, Tarkovsky had two helicopters land behind the camera and switch on their rotors when he wanted the wind to begin, using their blades to transform the crops into a living, breathing sea — a striking example of his dedication to capturing real elemental forces on film instead of relying on artificial effects. This obsession with physical reality was central to Tarkovsky’s philosophy of cinema. He believed film should “sculpt in time,” capturing the texture of real life: water dripping, fire burning, wind moving through grass. Throughout the film, the elements of nature — water, fire, air, and earth — recur constantly, giving the movie a dreamlike rhythm that feels both intimate and universal. The film also incorporates real poetry written and recited by Tarkovsky’s father, Arseny Tarkovsky, blurring the line between art and personal history. The same actress, Margarita Terekhova, plays both the protagonist’s mother and his wife, reinforcing the film’s themes of memory looping and collapsing across time. Rather than offering clear answers, The Mirror invites viewers to experience memory the way it actually feels: fragmented, emotional, and deeply subjective. Over time, it has come to be regarded as one of the most personal and influential works in world cinema — a film that turns memory itself into its central language. #TheMirror #AndreiTarkovsky #ArtCinema #FilmHistory #Cinephile

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The Mirror (1975), directed by Andrei Tarkovsky, is a deeply autobiographical and poetic meditation on memory, childhood, and the passage of time, where fragmented recollections drift between dream and reality. One of its most haunting images shows waves moving through the crops outside a secluded cabin in the woods, the landscape trembling as if stirred by memory itself. To create the effect of the wind making waves through the field, Tarkovsky had two helicopters land behind the camera and switch on the rotors when he wanted the wind to begin, using their powerful blades to transform the crops into a living, breathing sea — a striking example of his dedication to capturing real, elemental forces on film.

Andrei Tarkovsky about his film "Mirror". - - - - - - - - - - #andreitarkovsky #themirror #stalker #cinefilo #cinephilecommunity #cinephiles

The Mirror, 1975 dir. Andrei Tarkovsky

Mirror (1975)

Andrei Tarkovsky on what “Mirror” (1975) is about & his prediction on the future of movies: “It is an autobiographical film. The things that happen are real things that happened to people close to me. That is true of all the episodes in the film. But why do people complain that they cannot understand it? The facts are so simple, they can be taken by every one as similar to the experience of their own lives. But here we come up against something that is peculiar to cinema: the further a viewer is from the content of a film, the closer he is; what people are looking for in cinema is a continuation of their lives, not a repetition. There are no entertaining moments in the film. In fact I am categorically against entertainment in cinema: it is as degrading for the author as it is for the audience. The purpose of ‘Mirror’, its inspiration, is that of a homily: look, learn, use the life shown here as an example. There are so many films now, and they are all so different, that very soon it will be impossible to plan for distribution to cinemas. That will be the beginning of a new phase in the development of film, which is after all the youngest art form, it is only about seventy years old. Films will start to be handed out as cassettes, people will take them home, every viewer will find himself face to face with the film he particularly likes. And what of cinema, the mass medium, you may ask ? Mass is not a criterion of quality. The same could be said about the number of people involved in the making of a film. Numbers are not the point. A small team working together is preferable to a large collective.” (Tarkovsky speech in the Building Institute about ‘Mirror’, 1975) #cinema #andreitarkovsky#mirror

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Mirror (1975) dir. Andrei Tarkovsky . #zerkalo #andreitarkovsky #tarkovsky

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