Principal cast
Margarita Terekhova as Natalya / Maroussia - the Mother, Ignat Daniltsev as Ignat / Alexei - 12 Years Old, Larisa Tarkovskaya as Nadezha, Alla Demidova as Lisa, and Anatoliy Solonitsyn as Forensic Doctor
About the film
Mirror at a glance.
Screen Path places this 1975 film at stop 120 in one curated journey through cinema. The learning experience adds context before you watch and deeper analysis after.
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.
Key craft credits
Georgi Rerberg (director of photography), Lyudmila Feiginova (editor), Eduard Artemyev (original music composer), and Nikolay Dvigubskiy (production design)
- Director
- Andrei Tarkovsky
- Release
- 1975-03-07
- Runtime
- 107 minutes
- Genres
- Drama and History
- Country
- Soviet Union
- Quiz
- 50 questions
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