is his most complex and autobiographical film. It stretches the viewer by moving without apparent effort between past, present and imagined realities, in a series of episodes which observe neither plot nor overt logic. The film reconstructs and records
iconic memories and deep emotional impressions in the life of an individual, a nation and an era. Audience reaction to 'Mirror' was overwhelming and it came to represent a watershed in many people’s lives. It also occasioned Tartovsky's first open dialogue with his viewers, as letters poured in to convince him of the importance and need for his films. It remains to this day most Russians’ favourite Tarkovsky film.
By:
Natasha Synessios Imprint: I.B. Tauris Country of Publication: United Kingdom Volume: v. 6 Dimensions:
Height: 216mm,
Width: 138mm,
Spine: 11mm
Weight: 172g ISBN:9781860645211 ISBN 10: 1860645216 Series:KINOfiles Film Companion Pages: 136 Publication Date:24 August 2001 Audience:
College/higher education
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Professional and scholarly
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General/trade
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A / AS level
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Further / Higher Education
Format:Paperback Publisher's Status: Active
Natasha Synessios is one of the translators of the recently published Andrei Tarkovsky: Collected Screenplays .