Zerkalo / The mirror - by Andrey Tarkovskiy (1975)

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A man in his forties is going to die and remembers his past. His childhood, his mother, the war, personal moments but things that also tell the story of all the Russian nation...

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The director mixes flashbacks, historical footage and original poetry to illustrate the reminiscences of a dying man about his childhood during World War II, adolescence, and a painful divorce in his family. The story interweaves reflections about Russian history and society.

IMDB info 8.0/10 from 9,114 users
Stars: Margarita Terekhova, Filipp Yankovsky and Ignat Daniltsev
Production land: Soviet Union
Run time: ~108 min