MIRROR directed by Andrei Tarkovsky (Russia, 1975)
Tarkovsky’s movie is an enigma without solution – a poetic reflection on memory, regret and death that has no defined beginning, middle or ending.
It’s power rests on the dream-like visuals where recurring images of wind, fire and water appear to be deeply symbolic but remain open to interpretation.
We see wartime newsreel footage, hear music by Bach, the voice of a hidden narrator and poetry read by Tarkovsky’s father. It spans three different time periods with no obvious link or linear narrative to connect the scenes. Continue reading
