Why it may be worth watching
- Mirror combines Drama and History elements in one feature.
- The principal cast includes Margarita Terekhova, Ignat Daniltsev, Larisa Tarkovskaya.
- Viewers currently rate it 7.9/10 from 1,146 votes.
Movie
Mirror
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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Cast
Margarita TerekhovaNatalya / Maroussia - the Mother
Ignat DaniltsevIgnat / Alexei - 12 Years Old
Larisa TarkovskayaNadezha
Alla DemidovaLisa
Anatoliy SolonitsynForensic Doctor
Mykola HrynkoPrintery Director
Tamara OgorodnikovaNanny / Neighbour / Strange Woman at Tea Table
Yuriy NazarovRifle Shooting Instructor
Oleg YankovskyThe Father
Filipp YankovskyAleksei - 5 Years Old
Tatyana ReshetnikovaProofreader in Printing House
Innokentiy SmoktunovskiyNarrator - The Author's Words (voice)
Arseny TarkovskyNarrator - His Own Poems (voice)
Viewing guide
Is Mirror right for you?
Who may enjoy it
Best suited to viewers looking for Drama, History.
Content notes
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Themes and topics
dreamswindpoetryworld war iicigarettefieldspanish civil war (1936-39)nostalgia
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Reviews
External reviewerExternal review ·
Watching this again at age 24 with strep throat while the sun came up this morning, when I got to the part where the dog walks out the door and the woman starts picking up peaches or potatoes or whatever, I was literally reborn, etc.
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