1975 film titled “Mirror” by Andrei Tarkovsky
The beginning of the film “Mirror” was not less than confusing as the strange guy comes up out of nowhere and then goes off into the abyss? Now, I may have missed it but did he even come back or is there a part of the bigger picture in which I fell asleep (figuratively speaking, of course). I’m not sure what to make of Andrei’s project as a whole, but there are some things I thought was interesting enough to share. In my opinion, the largest thing I picked up was the fact the story hit on a sensitive situation between the link of a mom and son. Now this may have been on purpose for the resemblance of Mother Mary nurturing Jesus, it is a similarity which frequently appeared in “Mirror.”
I enjoyed the fact that the son had watched mom leave, then shut the door, only to find himself with other people in his home. Even if the kid wasn’t scared, it sure made a great scene and then it was his house again. I wonder what happened to everyone and when you think of a mirror, do we think of a boy always looks for someone that is as loving, caring and nurturing as his mother? If he doesn’t, will he forever be isolated, alone and away from everyone else. I sense another option the boys love for his mother being similar to a soldiers love for the motherland. Well, it was a challenging film to stay with but there were a lot of neat transitions and some colored scenes I recall. Overall, I can say that this project was intriguing.
You're really on to something with the whole mother-son relationship thing. Tarkovsky actually has the same actress play the narrator's mother and his wife in this movie--just as the same dark-haired young kid is playing both the narrator as a boy *and* the narrator's son! The first time I watched this film (about ten years ago) I completely missed the whole fact of the dual roles...but I still loved the film even though I had very little idea understanding what was going on.
ReplyDeleteWhich guy coming out of nowhere and then going off to the abyss are you referring to? The doctor who comes from across the field? If so, I agree--it's a very interesting appearance and one that evokes some very interesting reactions and emotions from the mother as she sits on the fence...