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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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