MIRROR

ANDREI TARKOVSKY | SOVIET UNION | 1975 | 107 MIN | NR | RUSSIAN, SPANISH

Unraveling like a stream of consciousness, Andrei Tarkovsky’s most intimate and visually stunning work finds a dying poet reflecting upon different stages of his life in the Soviet Union.

Cast: Margarita Terekhova, Filipp Yankovskiy, Ignat Daniltsev, Oleg Yankovsky

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Part of the Philadelphia Film Society’s AP Bio series.

No late night study sessions or textbooks needed for these adventurous films that forego the standard, Oscar-baity practices synonymous with the cinematic biopic tradition for more imaginative, unique, and illuminating interpretations of life.