Mirror

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.

Cast

Margarita Terekhova

as Natalya / Maroussia - the Mother

Ignat Daniltsev

as Ignat / Alexei - 12 Years Old

Larisa Tarkovskaya

as Nadezha

Alla Demidova

as Lisa

Anatoliy Solonitsyn

as Forensic Doctor

Mykola Hrynko

as Printery Director

Tamara Ogorodnikova

as Nanny / Neighbour / Strange Woman at Tea Table

Yuriy Nazarov

as Rifle Shooting Instructor

Oleg Yankovskiy

as The Father

Filipp Yankovsky

as Aleksei - 5 Years Old

Reviews

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Watching this again at age 24 with strep throat while the sun came up this morning, when I got to the part where the dog walks out the door and the woman starts picking up peaches or potatoes or whatever, I was literally reborn, etc....

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