Mirror (1975).One of the most classically poetic images of cinema alights on a consummately beautiful Margarita Terekhova perched on a frail wooden fence, gazing out into the evocative beauty of the Russian countryside, her fingers twirling around the cigarette she nimbly smokes. Partly waiting for the return of her estranged husband and partly doused in the fume of a contemplative reverie, her distinct poise has become emblematic of ruminative art and one of its major cinematic architects: Andrei Tarkovsky, the progenitor of the slow arthouse. His most personal film, Mirror (1975), presents a pensive reflection on a childhood spent during the war, a muted and measured observation of motherhood, and a tour of the many interpersonal relationships that one nurtures and stifles.Tarkovsky’s oeuvre—rife with moments of stillness and minimal activity—is a delicate journey across the auteur’s spiritual landscape. It has been echoed in many a lecture...
- 7/29/2022
- MUBI
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