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The Mirror

The Mirror

1975
Drama
1h 47m
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.

Directed by:

Andrei Tarkovsky

Screenwriter:

Andrei Tarkovsky, Aleksandr Misharin, Arseni Tarkovsky

Starring:

Nikolay Grinko, Anatoliy Solonitsyn, Oleg Yankovsky, Margarita Terekhova, Ignat Daniltsev, Larisa Tarkovskaya, Alla Demidova, Tamara Ogorodnikova, Filipp Yankovskiy, Yuriy Nazarov, Yuri Sventisov, Tamara Reshetnikova

Genre:

Drama

AKAs:

Mirror, Zerkalo

Country:

Soviet Union

Languages:

Spanish, Russian
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1975
Drama
1h 47m
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eveeluneveelun
Rated 14 Aug 2007
87
95th
I can't say I 'understood' everything, but I think that's besides the point. Beautiful, haunting imagery incorporating interesting use of color, smooth and fluid camera movement and transition, ambiguous temporal and character delineation, and vivid poetic monologues make this a memorable feature.
Rated 14 Aug 2007
hawkinsHawkins
Rated 30 Jun 2020
100
99th
Fully submerged in the realm of shared dreaming, cinema steeped in the ineffable gestures of abstract painting and music rather than the concrete narratives of theater and literature. I felt like I stared into someone's soul unfolding and then saw my own. Sublime!
Rated 30 Jun 2020
dardandardan
Rated 12 May 2020
100
99th
Unregainable loss, and at the same time immortality through artifice. Once a man named Narcissus looked into the waters of his unconscious, looking for reflections to be put in an answer complete. Through meditative introspection, in a dislocated way, as selfobjects (Kohut), a world lost - parents, wars, now archival footage, a traumatic 'Real', reappear. It weighs on the subject as time: a childhood, a forgetting, a life - as sculptings, as poetic images, they fly by, live on without trace.
Rated 12 May 2020
ieuandpIeuanDP
Rated 10 Dec 2014
100
99th
A non-linear collection of a person's peculiarly resonant memories and dreams. As the focus oscillates between generations, family members, colour, sepia, and black & white, he manages to create an authentically nostalgic, non-lucid portrayal of these images. Like our own dreams and memories, surrealism and reality overlap, and they're too rich and profuse to narrate, or even remember without foggy tangents, emotional biases and an uncertain clarity. Tarkovsky captures this beautifully.
Rated 10 Dec 2014
goremeatgoremeat
Rated 13 Feb 2012
80
77th
Several truly beautiful moments; like a tapestry of memories/dreams. It resonated with me much more strongly after reading about the background of Tarkovsky and what the film represented. Disappointingly, the film meanders and falls at many turns. Tarkovsky's metaphysical beliefs were a load of nonsense; and so his symbolism crumbled apart into the empty pseudo-philosophy mess they were designed to dress up. Very masturbatory film, but with some exquisitely haunting scenes.
Rated 13 Feb 2012
farzanFarzan
Rated 22 May 2008
100
99th
Really hard to follow everything that takes place in this film, but with repeat viewings, and a decent understanding of the narrative, you can realize that you are watching one of the greatest and most beautiful films ever made. Tarkovsky is truly a genius, his cinematography is incomparable. This film is something else, it has such memorable scenes, and such a big sense of grandeur. One of my favorite scenes is that of which he speaks of his repeated dream. Extremely unique. Unforgettable film.
Rated 22 May 2008
teddedonTedDedon
Rated 23 Aug 2007
97
97th
The Mirror is really quite astonishing in terms of what it produces and how it makes you feel. It's not the easiest movie to follow due to strange subtitles and lack of a cohesive narrative--which is entirely the point--but it's superb and truly beautiful all the way through. The Mirror is one of Tarkovsky's most poignant movies and surely one of his best.
Rated 23 Aug 2007
pickpocketPickpocket
Rated 17 Aug 2011
3
28th
So confusing and frustrating in almost every single way. You shouldn't have to read a plot synopsis after you're done watching a film to attempt to understand what you just watched. The voiceover adds to the confusion and it's nearly impossible to follow. Anyone who understood this is either a genius and shouldn't waste time watching films or is straight up lying. Yes, it does look pretty. But there's thousands upon thousands of pretty films so please stop confusing me with your absent plots.
Rated 17 Aug 2011
cinemaasiaCinema_Asia
Rated 15 Jan 2010
95
98th
We are born, we live, and then we die. There's a clear beginning and end of our physical being but throughout our lives our memories, dreams, and perceptions often live simultaneous in the past, present, and future. There is no time except what we perceive as human beings. The film captures this abstraction of the mind and how our memories play a part in how we perceive ourselves and others.
Rated 15 Jan 2010
paulofilmopaulofilmo
Rated 20 Jul 2009
80
98th
Greatest depiction of mind on film. It is simultaneously, inextricably, completely personal and completely impersonal.
Rated 20 Jul 2009
purgatospurgatos
Rated 05 Jun 2008
98
99th
Don't feel like you need to "get" everything, you'll overthink it.
Rated 05 Jun 2008
djrossdjross
Rated 14 Aug 2007
99
99th
Cinema is the art form with the greatest potential to expose the uncanniness of the human relationship to time, in its strangeness, repetitiveness, variety, beauty, terror and violence, and with this film Tarkovsky is perhaps the only one to have really grasped this potential. Re-watched in 2021, it seems to be about a man who wishes to atone for his life: although unclear, this does not diminish and in fact adds to a mysteriousness that builds to a crescendo with the magnificent final scene.
Rated 14 Aug 2007
suture_selfSuture Self
Rated 28 Oct 2013
11
99th
I've never been keen on Tarkovsky's metaphysical babble, which probably explains my lukewarm reaction to his more meandering movies like Stalker or Solaris. However, The Mirror is the first film of his that's truly moved me. It resembles, both in structure and mood, a nightmare, and, despite the stream-of-consciousness approach, has a very grounded human element, focusing on memories of family and childhood in a way that I have a hard time describing. I felt a great sense of sadness and longing.
Rated 28 Oct 2013
inhmninhmn
Rated 12 Jan 2009
100
99th
Tarkovsky's cinema can't be beaten. It's a new form for aesthetic and magnificent. There's nothing to "get" - just flow with the pure energy that this movies delivers.
Rated 12 Jan 2009
emtiltemtilt
Rated 24 Jul 2007
100
99th
An unbearably beautiful film.
Rated 24 Jul 2007
alex_watkinsAlex Watkins
Rated 26 Feb 2020
5
91st
A mesmerizing exploration of the memories of a man and a nation alike. It seems Tarkovsky is - in his own uncompromisingly radical and elliptical way - to capture nothing less than the soul of a nation. It's one of the few films that captures the scope and beauty of an epic poem. For that alone, it should be treasured.
Rated 26 Feb 2020
deaddillydeaddilly
Rated 22 Oct 2019
95
98th
On the past shaping the present and the present shaping the past. A kaleidoscope of the mind considering the lasting imprint of childhood memory as it forms the mysteries of our life. A nostalgia for curiousity. This is a filmmaker /really/ seeking an ultimate personal truth.
Rated 22 Oct 2019
fredericg54frederic_g54
Rated 26 Oct 2009
7
58th
Repeat viewings probably won't help since Tarkovsky likes to leave most questions unanswered, I mean the plot is quite incomprehensible. One dream sequence aside (75 minutes in), I think the photography is far from being a staggering triumph. I respect the effort but I think it's impossible to love this film or think of it as a masterpiece. This is Tarkovsky's most personal work/creation, and what's more personal than the unconditional love for one's child.
Rated 26 Oct 2009
magbMagb
Rated 20 Apr 2007
85
73rd
This is definitely a film that will stand up well to repeat viewings. Even though it clocks in at a reasonable runtime, The Mirror is filled with so many different images and situations that taking it all in and "piecing it together" in your mind after seeing the film just once is practically impossible. Still, I got a lot from the experience. And this is the sort of film that has to be experienced -- it can't be explained without most of its impact being lost in the process.
Rated 20 Apr 2007
martintellerMartinTeller
Rated 17 Jan 2007
82
73rd
Very intriguing and loaded with mesmerizing imagery.
Rated 17 Jan 2007
feublofeublo
Rated 05 Nov 2019
90
90th
A Tarkovsky masterpiece. If all of life's elements could wipe us free from this world, the memories would live on and continue to shape us.
Rated 05 Nov 2019
amerigoamerigo
Rated 14 Feb 2019
75
37th
Look, let's be real. Yeah, it's Tarkovsky and yeah, he's got some great visuals here and there, but it's pretty much just context-less conversations of Russian intellectuals agonizing over shitty Russian life. It's dull and it's bleak and it didn't age well. This is a far cry from Stalker, a far cry from Solaris. Shit, even The Sacrifice was a better movie. And the common theme is coherence. It's easy to make a "very personal" film full of emotional masturbation--it's hard to make it watchable.
Rated 14 Feb 2019
mentaculusMentaculus
Rated 13 May 2015
88
87th
Accomplishes for Cinema what Marcel Proust's Swann's Way did for Prose. Its statement on Memory is so beautiful and honest to the Human Condition it leaves a pain in your gut.
Rated 13 May 2015
profmoriartyprofmoriarty
Rated 10 Feb 2013
95
90th
edkrakedkrak
Rated 16 Aug 2011
60
44th
On the one hand I really liked the surreal structure of this film on the other I was bored way too often. Feels like Tarkovsky filmed one of his dreams - usually I love such experiments, but his dreams seem to be so different from mine that I couldn't quite get it. Even though I didn't really like this film I'm still glad I saw it.
Rated 16 Aug 2011
kasperlKasperL
Rated 16 Apr 2011
50
29th
Some shots were visually arresting, some scenes quietly intense. This is a movie that tries to produce feelings instead of a story. Frustratingly inaccessible.
Rated 16 Apr 2011
astrakhanastrakhan
Rated 09 Mar 2011
80
74th
Mesmerising but confusing, a bit like reading exquisite poetry in braille using your toes.
Rated 09 Mar 2011
waddayanutswaddayanuts
Rated 20 Nov 2010
27
0th
Even though I found this to be the most boring film I'd ever seen, I decided to give it another try. This second time I was prepared with lots of coffee and was really focused. But yet again I failed to really grasp what this film is about. And yes, there are some beautiful tracking shots but, hell, I could think of numerous films that are more beautiful than this one. Tarkovsky's own Andrey Rublyov for one. But well, it's maybe not THE most boring film - but top 3 (bottom 3?) for sure.
Rated 20 Nov 2010
pierretheronPierreTheron
Rated 01 Apr 2010
100
95th
Like all Tarkovsky, Mirror's beauty is transcendental, there's the feeling that these images that gorgeously pervade each and every iota of the film was done with a divine hand. Mirror doesn't seem so much to have been "built", rather it is an organic experience that has been "grown". The film appears to be extremely personal - as though molded single-handedly - and yet there's a sense of awe that exists simply at the pure deftness of technique displayed. Beautiful and majestic, definite watch.
Rated 01 Apr 2010
joojooJooJoo
Rated 18 Nov 2009
4
56th
deliberate and purposeful.
Rated 18 Nov 2009
luna6ixLuna6ix
Rated 13 Apr 2009
73
44th
Tarkovsky, as always, makes it look damn good. The problem with this movie is that it's so much work to follow the plot that it becomes exhausting, and by the end I just gave up and resigned myself to not understanding. Also, the voice over narration was intrusive and pseudo-intellectual crap. At least Tarkovsky made it beautiful, so it wasn't a total loss.
Rated 13 Apr 2009
jebJeb
Rated 27 Jul 2008
100
98th
Tarkovsky nevers fails to amaze me. He's simply the most talented and incredible director ever to hit this world! During the first 5 seconds, you already know that this one of the most beautiful and awesome movies ever! It has such memorable scenes, and the imagery is great! The Mirror is simply a classic in my book!
Rated 27 Jul 2008
peaceanarchyPeaceAnarchy
Rated 18 Jul 2008
90
94th
Beautiful, haunting, magnificent, a great film. I can't pretend to understand what Tarkovsky was trying to say, but I got a lot out of it anyway, from the superb images to the emotional connections that underlie it. Tarkovsky is always slow and a bit hard to get into but this actually moves at a decent pace and the performances helped to keep me interested even when I wasn't sure what was going on.
Rated 18 Jul 2008
sarajevoSarajevo
Rated 06 May 2008
100
86th
This is simply the greatest cinematic achievement in film history to me.
Rated 06 May 2008
moribunnyMoribunny
Rated 22 Sep 2007
63
60th
If you've wondered why Tarkovsky's cinematography is so revered, here you go. Audio-visually this movie is no less than a marvel to behold. It's also unabashedly literate and artsy. Obviously a very personal movie, it features a deliberately incoherent, almost incomprehensible narrative, goes back and forth in time without warning, mixes up the characters, digresses endlessly and abounds with symbolism, and I have to say movies like this don't affect me as much as they would like to.
Rated 22 Sep 2007
jimmynmujimmynmu
Rated 27 Feb 2007
94
96th
Difficult to understand everything, but it's incredibly beautiful. Visually this is just as strong as his other films, full of strong camerawork and memorable imagery.
Rated 27 Feb 2007
karlsonkarlson
Rated 17 Mar 2024
55
17th
Great to see the russian meryl streep at work. Too bad the storytelling screams Art. Yes there are intriguing scenes but then enters the voiceover that gives me an attack of madness - such an annoying, pompous wordsalad! This is what I call intellectualistic wanking, or to put it less harshly: an escaperoom for literature geeks. Best scene had a hysterical recording of Herr unser Herrscher by JSB - who else?
Rated 17 Mar 2024
k177105k177105
Rated 14 Aug 2023
99
98th
Incredibly ingenious and deeply tragic presentation, through objects, faces and scenarios seamlessly joining together fragments of memories, dreams and events, of the flow of mind that weaves past, present and future tightly together in a way that, instead of imperfectly opening up the future as unexpected possibilities, perfectly composes the life of generations as an inheritance of the same path of disenchantment, dissatisfaction, disappointment, struggle against them all and hope in vain.
Rated 14 Aug 2023
heynicefilmHeyNiceFilm
Rated 09 Aug 2022
65
23rd
I'm more than willing to admit I don't get Tarkovsky. Granted, I enjoyed this a lot more than Stalker. But there's just this air of pretentiousness I cant get over. I like the black & white & sepia tones, etc to differentiate the timelines. And the burning shed and pretty much all the scenes from the childhood on the farm are fucking beautiful and works of art. The framing of certain shots and use of mirrors: I get it. And yet, I don't want to feel like I have to study an analysis to like a film
Rated 09 Aug 2022
redflagredflag
Rated 19 May 2022
96
85th
When have you ever seen actual footage of the Spanish Civil War, the Eastern Front in WWII, or the Cultural Revolution? Think about it. The Tree of Life is history within a cosmic perspective; here, it's the cosmic perspective within history.
Rated 19 May 2022
chengmingchengming
Rated 28 Dec 2019
75
77th
I love the poetry in the visuals, not so much that which is recited.
Rated 28 Dec 2019
lofisofilofisofi
Rated 07 Oct 2019
93
96th
beautiful
Rated 07 Oct 2019
overratedoverrated
Rated 29 Sep 2019
49
46th
This is impressive in how directly someone's mind is being projected onto film, but Tarkovsky's consciousness doesn't offer any purchase for access or engagement. Compared to say, Lynch's Inland Empire, another auteur mind scoop, it just isn't that interesting. Maybe one day I'll try again, but most likely not.
Rated 29 Sep 2019
bownBown
Rated 09 Oct 2016
81
57th
me in 2016: um.......i guess you had to be there? me in 2024: i feel like this movie is going to take me the rest of my life to decide and i’m so down honestly
Rated 09 Oct 2016
petrostserPetrosTser
Rated 11 Jul 2016
50
24th
"Zerkalo" is quite a pretty film to stare at, has some good acting in it and I respect the intentions. But it remains boring and incoherent. If one needs to read plot summaries, reviews and interviews with the director to eventually discover what it's all about, then something's lost somewhere. And I could forgive that if the film was a pleasant watch or elicited strong feelings. But this is just meh; plodding and unengaging on both a cerebral and an emotional level.
Rated 11 Jul 2016
wetwillieswetwillies
Rated 02 Feb 2016
95
93rd
Reflecting what, exactly? Seemingly all of human existence to be honest. A cryptically beautiful, reflexive and haunting masterwork. A film about Tarkovsky, about Russia, about the entirety of the human race. Memory, ambition, death. All of that good stuff.
Rated 02 Feb 2016
karamazovkaramazov.
Rated 18 May 2014
76
94th
Not an "experience," but a film. Pure film.
Rated 18 May 2014
anomalyAnomaly
Rated 30 Jul 2013
81
77th
Memories and emotions directly from Tarkovsky's brain. I'd probably understand it a bit better if I knew more about Russian history, but I do know that the use of the camera in here is some of the best I've ever seen.
Rated 30 Jul 2013
desertpunkDesertPunk
Rated 10 Jul 2013
89
96th
Emotionally crushing, and perfectly reflects the complex and bittersweet emotions we feel as we grow older.
Rated 10 Jul 2013
nepetaNepeta
Rated 10 Jan 2013
100
99th
Tarkovsky crafts a film out of memory - the image of Terekhova sitting on a fence, back to the camera, staring out over the fields is an image which stirred a deep sense of nostalgia within me with its warmth, with its very real beauty, with that certain intangible something which makes this film so exceptional. An overwhelming amount happens in this film at a slow, captivating, luxurious pace and it all happens extremely beautifully.
Rated 10 Jan 2013
ddrudgesd_drudges
Rated 29 Oct 2012
95
98th
It's simply frightening how well Tarkovsky can depict abstract ideas like the human imagination, it seems effortless. The atmosphere is beautiful, melancholic but optimistic at the same time. The only thing that keeps the movie from being perfect is how it slipped into being overly confusing at times.
Rated 29 Oct 2012
zayankZayanK
Rated 08 Jul 2011
97
97th
Sorry, Andrei Rublev, but this is now my favorite Tarkovsky.
Rated 08 Jul 2011
derekstarDerekstar
Rated 24 Aug 2010
60
36th
The Mirror is clearly good, but I wasn't equipped to fully understand it. I got lost in the non-chronological stuff.
Rated 24 Aug 2010
omgfridgeomgfridge
Rated 30 Jul 2010
9
91st
Tarkovsky is like a Russian Terrence Malick. Beautiful cinematography where every shot tells a story. Obviously a personal movie for the director but a very powerful one for everyone else.
Rated 30 Jul 2010
roofsrunnerroofs_runner
Rated 15 Mar 2010
90
85th
Beautiful piece of art. The plot is really difficult to follow but it is rather a complex canvas of human life, love and art than a feature film. Tarkovsky has created something that will remain in the golden history of cinematography forever, but this immense body of work wouldn't have been that bright without one of the greatest operators in the history - Georgiy Rerberg. So talented and so unfairly treated by Tarkovsky.
Rated 15 Mar 2010
moraesfelipemoraesfelipe
Rated 22 Jan 2010
94
97th
I could try to explain a lot of things about this movie, but I just can think about how beautiful, poetic and deep it is.
Rated 22 Jan 2010
immolationsimmolations
Rated 08 Dec 2009
100
98th
A unique poetic film that combines aspects of Tarkovsky's childhood and early life in a dreamlike and non-linear fashion. Even if you fail to understand the 'plot', it is still a masterpiece of film making which should be watched. Tarkovsky successfully combines many tangents into what I believe is his best work.
Rated 08 Dec 2009
councillorCouncillor
Rated 21 Dec 2008
90
89th
Watch this film as if it were a Mirror. See yourself and see Tarkovsky at the same time.
Rated 21 Dec 2008
psychedelicrpsychedelicr
Rated 05 Jul 2008
100
99th
One of my favorites, because of its complex simplicity. Every frame is glorious! Not many filmmakers can do that! Gripping, even though the pacing is extremely calm. Borders on narrative, avant-garde, arthouse, and diary--the mix is too good to be true. A classic forever, at least for me.
Rated 05 Jul 2008
stainStain
Rated 27 Apr 2007
0
8th
Another Tarkovsky film that's so boring that I'd caution anyone with a heart condition against watching it
Rated 27 Apr 2007
yesistastyyesistasty
Rated 29 Jun 2024
97
95th
Like the similar "Nostalghia," this film had a limited emotional impact for me but an immense aesthetic one. A compendium of astonishingly beautiful images. Margarita Terekova gives perhaps the strongest acting performance in a Tarkovksy film. Certainly his best female character.
Rated 29 Jun 2024
ceekay19Ceekay19
Rated 28 Mar 2024
70
54th
Aleksei: "A poet is called upon to provoke a spiritual jolt and not to cultivate idolaters."
Rated 28 Mar 2024
glumpy99glumpy_99
Rated 12 Feb 2024
71
40th
Overtly autobiographical effort from Tarkovsky is a much “smaller” film than his sci-fi/dystopic efforts, but the lack of loftier themes in play means that his signature style tends to overwhelm what is a much more simple and low-key remembrance; some stunning imagery and evocative camera work per usual, but the lack of real substance makes this feel like much ado about much ado. Still an interesting effort, and one that may benefit from a rewatch.
Rated 12 Feb 2024
thereminjamThereminJam
Rated 11 Feb 2024
88
86th
Will be thinking about this one for a while.
Rated 11 Feb 2024
babaracusbabaracus
Rated 23 Nov 2023
6
24th
makes no sense
Rated 23 Nov 2023
gabsvirgabsvir
Rated 02 Nov 2023
85
69th
I'll probably revisit this score more than once in the future, as I rewatch this movie and reflect upon it, but right now, it reflects how I feel about it. Inventive, artistic, full of elements to comment upon, but I still feel like there's something missing there to make it truly relevant for me at a personal level.
Rated 02 Nov 2023
rihreyrihrey
Rated 16 Oct 2023
64
85th
I feel silly when I don't fall in love with these classic films everyone claims to be "the best of all time", but there it is. It's undeniably great and super interesting introspective filmmaking, I just wish I could've enjoyed it more lol.
Rated 16 Oct 2023
hadleyreisHadleyreis
Rated 06 Aug 2023
82
81st
Reflective
Rated 06 Aug 2023
tevtev
Rated 19 Jul 2023
70
89th
@AFlickering's review of Angel's Egg said it's "anime for tarkovsky fans" so. The shots of landscapes, interiors, and mood great. Matador, war, sexism you know it is not so palatable to watch so lowered score! "At times something happens and I stop dreaming of the house and the pine trees of my childhood around it. Then I get depressed. And I can't wait to see this dream in which I'll be a child again and feel happy again because everything will be still ahead, everything will be possible..."
Rated 19 Jul 2023
dommulldommull
Rated 18 Jun 2023
63
21st
This was unusual and mainly didn't engage me well. The last half hour was more interesting
Rated 18 Jun 2023
hotsakehotsake
Rated 06 Feb 2023
61
56th
Visually and on a technical level this was a masterpiece, it's just too bad that the story is self was fairly mediocre. I never really got confused but I never got invested either.
Rated 06 Feb 2023
p_u_l_pP u l p
Rated 30 Oct 2022
92
98th
Now I can use the word "masterpiece" in its right place. First of all, don't try to fully understand this; you are not smart enough. Just feel it. Experience it. Or just passively watch it and pretend you are dreaming! This man is a fucking magician.
Rated 30 Oct 2022
shockularSHOCKULAR
Rated 24 Jul 2022
74
51st
I feel like this is a masterpiece that just missed totally connecting for me. It's an enjoyable film, absolutely beautiful, the camerawork and other technical aspects are masterful, but I feel like it was a bit too impenetrable for me. It was more a movie I like and greatly admire than love. I didn't connect as strongly as I did to Solaris or Stalker. I think I might revisit it at some point.
Rated 24 Jul 2022
ab_i_hayaAb-ı Haya
Rated 13 Mar 2022
87
93rd
Aug 19, 2018 Çiftlik
Rated 13 Mar 2022
jschlanskyJSchlansky
Rated 16 Feb 2022
75
66th
I loved how individual scenes were presented, and the visuals were never short of stunning, but the connective tissue between it all felt severely lacking, at least on a first viewing. I struggled to connect with or even track the story and characters. Tarkovsky seems to use the actors more like props than characters in The Mirror. Taking into account how little I got from the narrative side of this film, it speaks volumes to Tarkovsky's direction that my overall rating is still so high.
Rated 16 Feb 2022
nathan_sNathan S
Rated 13 Nov 2021
5
93rd
The elusive, liminal ripple of time and memory. Internalized perceptions made tactile. Another Tarkovsky masterpiece, who seemed to have understood as much or better than most what makes cinema unique.
Rated 13 Nov 2021
bruhcringeBruhCringe
Rated 01 Oct 2021
60
23rd
Оценка - 49 Общая - 75 Нарратив - 3 Сценарий - 2 Сюжет - 1 Постановка - 4 Целостность - 2 Монтаж - 4 Выполнение своей цели - 3 Флоу - 3 Культовость - 1 Личное - 2 Атмосфера - 5 Эмоции - 3 Актерская игра - 4 Саундтрек - 3 Синематографи - 5 Визуал - 5 Звук - 3 Продакшн дизайн - 5 Костюмы - 4 Настроение - 1 Ск
Rated 01 Oct 2021
nathanbatesNathanBates
Rated 28 Aug 2021
60
36th
A wispy collection of thoughts, dreams, and memory vaguely connected by a non-linear structure. It's quite beautiful. But I was fidgety throughout as it seemed a very personal intrusion on another person's mind. I tend to rate movies based on my enjoyment of them; even with all its visual poetry, I just didn't enjoy watching it.
Rated 28 Aug 2021
newtothelytenewtothelyte
Rated 29 May 2021
53
5th
If I was shown this film not knowing it was Tarkovsky, I would have said the shot composition was engaging, the plot is completely incoherent, and the intermittent poetry serves no purpose. Now granted, I'm not one that appreciates high art or film. But, just because a great filmmaker releases a very personal piece does not make it a great film. I feel with Tarkovsky we begin to fall into a Picasso effect where everything by the artist is deemed great. Sometimes good artists make bad works.
Rated 29 May 2021
larsvontrierLarsVonTrier
Rated 02 Feb 2021
5
99th
One of a kind. One of the few "most beautiful films" ever graced the screens. Simply unbelieavable that a human being achieved this.
Rated 02 Feb 2021
calexicoCalexico
Rated 09 Dec 2020
90
91st
Every shot is gorgeous. Tarkovsky had total mastery of light and color. The storytelling is touching despite its opaqueness.
Rated 09 Dec 2020
jordanchasejordanchase
Rated 09 Sep 2020
80
70th
09.09.2020 İstanbul Kartal
Rated 09 Sep 2020
iyisinekiyisinek
Rated 13 Jul 2020
40
8th
SPOILER Muğlak. Bir kadının yanına bir doktor gelir. Adres sorar. Sonra kadının kocasının kadını 1935'de terk ettiğini öğreniriz. Sonra bir yangın çıkar. Savaştan sonra koca döner ve oğlunu ister. Her şey muğlak, içiçe geçmiş. Acayip bir film. Başlangıçta görsel olarak güzeldi. Sürekli okunan şiirler var. İkinci Dünya savaşından sahneler, Rusya ve Çin'den Rus tarihine göndermeler var. Konu yok gibi...
Rated 13 Jul 2020
shewasSheWas
Rated 09 Jul 2019
65
61st
a little too self indulgent to my taste
Rated 09 Jul 2019
johnny_moJohnny Mo
Rated 17 Jun 2019
80
85th
15.06.2019 @Kızılay Büyülüfener
Rated 17 Jun 2019
agasdusAgasdus
Rated 14 Jun 2019
80
80th
S
Rated 14 Jun 2019
peyrinpeyrin
Rated 31 May 2019
50
20th
Tarkovsky's striking B&W formalism and meticulous color compositions are two very different (but equally powerful) styles and it's really interesting to see the interaction between them here. Thematically this was impenetrable though.
Rated 31 May 2019
napolenbradynapolenbrady
Rated 09 Mar 2019
91
84th
90.50
Rated 09 Mar 2019
skottnissSkottniss
Rated 07 Apr 2018
30
17th
Couldn't bare to finish the last 30~ minutes or so. Completely plotless, while also lacking any substance as a work of "art".
Rated 07 Apr 2018
akjnakjn
Rated 31 Dec 2017
50
18th
anı mı rüya mı gerçek mi gelecek mi geçmiş mi hayatların benzerliği mi ayrılıkların değişmezliği mi... hepsinin karıştırıldığı bir gösteri
Rated 31 Dec 2017
monisitMonisit
Rated 26 Aug 2016
76
58th
I had no idea what was going on. There were times where I was very interested and other times where I was begging for this to be over. The plot is nearly incomprehensible, to the point where I was questioning whether or not it even had a plot.
Rated 26 Aug 2016
driscarpindriscarpin
Rated 15 Jul 2016
100
99th
Nem o próprio Proust adaptado para o cinema é tão proustiano quanto este filme.
Rated 15 Jul 2016
cinegeekdecinegeek.de
Rated 31 Mar 2016
90
85th
Our Daily Free Stream: Andrei Tarkovsky - The Mirror (engl. subt.). Andrej Tarkowski erzählt nicht einfach Geschichten, er filmt das, was wir vielleicht ahnen, aber nicht wissen. The Mirror ist traumhaftes Erzählen... mehr auf cinegeek.de
Rated 31 Mar 2016
parexus2Parexus2
Rated 20 Jan 2016
77
74th
Hard to follow, but a really beautiful movie that I feel I'd appreciate more on repeat viewings.
Rated 20 Jan 2016
qwershadyqwershady
Rated 30 Sep 2015
59
18th
never again never! go fuck yourself tarkovsy. the poets that used at the movie also bad!
Rated 30 Sep 2015
trixrabbiTrixRabbi
Rated 15 Sep 2015
79
64th
Tarkovsky's compositions are some of the most beautiful and radiant in all of cinema, but his films never connect with me emotionally despite that. Unlike other free-flowing films like Inland Empire that taps into inexorable fear or The Tree of Life that so gracefully portrays faith and love with loss and sorrow, The Mirror couldn't reach me on that level. Maybe it's the language barrier, or my difficulty grasping the characters.
Rated 15 Sep 2015
le_mamile mami
Rated 23 Aug 2015
85
89th
Rewatch
Rated 23 Aug 2015
salomaordsalomaord
Rated 02 Jan 2015
50
0th
Andrei Tarkovsky #2
Rated 02 Jan 2015
lonewolf2003Lonewolf2003
Rated 03 Dec 2014
85
92nd
(2nd viewing)
Rated 03 Dec 2014
muhtarpmuhtarp
Rated 19 Oct 2014
90
85th
ilk önce anlamadığımı düşündüm. biraz ekşi okuyunca başka bir gözle bakılması gerektiğini düşündüm. kadın oyuncuya aşık olmamın dışında bir filmin sadece şiirsel boyutu olarak tarif edebilirim. tekrar tekrar izlenmeli
Rated 19 Oct 2014

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