Mirror (1975)
Directed by Andrei Tarkovsky
A dying man in his forties recalls his childhood, his mother, the war and personal moments that tell of and juxtapose pivotal moments in Soviet history with daily life.
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For those who know Tarkovsky’s Mirror, it’s an easy point of reference, just without, you know, all the overtly magical imagery. As in that, Jackson’s subjects seem to spring from the earth itself, their lives, troubles, and dreams expressed through their bodies and their environment.
Elegant camerawork by cinematographer Jomo Fray also marvelously captures this unique flow of time, especially during a showstopping wedding sequence in a church that recalls, of all things, the movement and pacing of Andrei Tarkovsky’s Mirror. Any film warranting a comparison of that degree is doing something correct.
Von Trier's imagery recalls the great Russian director Andrei Tarkovsky's The Mirror and Sacrifice, especially with the cabin and woods that pulse with earthy tones of green and brown.
He's clearly learned lessons from Val Lewton , Wise 's " The Haunting ," and Polanski 's " Repulsion ," not to mention the films of Tarkovsky (some of the more intense nightmare imagery could come from the Russian filmmaker's " The Mirror " or " The Sacrifice ," and the deaf daughter here brought to mind a similar character in " Stalker ").
“Mirroring Tarkovsky”, a massive retrospective of the work of the Russian director Andrei Tarkovsky, opens this month at the British Film Institute, with lectures and screenings of his significant films, from Ivan’s Childhoodto Andrei Rublev, Stalker,Solarisand Mirror.
For every viewer who rejoices in the historical glories of “Andrei Rublev,” there is another who will veer toward the apocalyptic grandeur of his later works, like “The Sacrifice.”
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“Mirroring Tarkovsky”, a massive retrospective of the work of the Russian director Andrei Tarkovsky, opens this month at the British Film Institute, with lectures and screenings of his significant films, from Ivan’s Childhoodto Andrei Rublev, Stalker,Solarisand Mirror.