Mirror (1975)
03/07/1975 (SU) • 1h 47m
Overview
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.
Top Billed Cast
Natalya / Maroussia - the Mother
Ignat / Alexei - 12 Years Old
Nadezha - Mother of 12-Year-Old Alexei
Lisa
Forensic Doctor
Printery Director
Nanny / Neighbour / Strange Woman at Tea Table
Rifle Shooting Instructor
The Father
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Status
Released
Original Language
Russian
Budget
$825,000.00
Revenue
$124,367.00
Keywords
dreams
wind
poetry
world war ii
cigarette
field
spanish civil war (1936-39)
nostalgia
forest
terminal illness
flashback
dying man
avant-garde
illness
childhood
post world war ii
dream sequence
newsreel footage
nostalgic
reflection
poetry recitation
russian history
sepia color
historical drama
memoirs
1940s
1960s
non-narrative
somber
self reflection
1930s
reflective
portrait of an artist
dreamlike
russia
soviet union history
memories
stream of consciousness
existentialist
20th century
experimental film
pre war soviet union
russian poetry
nonlinear narrative
voice-over
nostalgic memory
biographical drama
the great patriotic war
dying poet
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