Mirror (1975; Dir.: Andrei Tarkovsky)
Canon Fodder Episode 44
Daniel and Corky are in a reflective mood this week as they review Andrei Tarkovsky’s semi-auto-bio-tour-de-force Mirror. Did this dreamlike film shatter your hosts beliefs about the artistic possibilities of cinema, or were their expectations under glass?
MIRROR (1975) FACTS & FIGURES
Sight & Sound 2022 Critics Poll Ranking: #31 [tied]
World premiere: March 7, 1975
IMDB synopsis: “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.”
CLIPS & CLIPPINGS
Trailer for Mirror (1975)
Opening scene
The way of water
Fire and ash
NEXT EPISODE’S MOVIE
A Canterbury Tale (1944; Dir.: Michael Powell & Emeric Pressburger)
IMDB synopsis: “Three modern-day pilgrims investigate a bizarre crime in a small town while on their way to Canterbury.”
Our review of Mirror comes out on Sep. 2!
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