The Mirror | FULL MOVIE | Directed by Andrey Tarkovsky 

You can't and won't understand this film, only feel it with the soul. A work of art.

I recommended this to a girlfriend once and after watching it at the cinema she called me crying her eyes out saying that she didn't know why she was crying because she didn't understand the film. That tells you how profound it is. Tarkovsky once said that children understood the film more than adults.

Tarkovsky was truly a blessing from God and so is this channel for allowing his films to be watched for free legally and ethically.

In these tragic times, how comforting it is for me to watch movies like this and realize what a wonderful trove of art Mankind is capable of making.

I'm not sure to have understood this movie in its entirety, but I have felt it intensely. It's certainly one of the most beautiful cinematic poems I ever seen.

I just saw the movie on a big screen here in Brazil, for the first time ever. What a masterpiece. The most realistic and oniric ( how is that possible ?) representation of memory and time flow. Arseny Tarkovsky reciting his own poems is like a mystical experience of beauty. Holly God, this is the ultimate form art can achieve !! It talks to unconscious self, the emotions, not the rational. Bravo !

I am in a cafe and almost bursted crying when watching the last scene. The mother, what's in her eyes? No, I can't describe it by words, I truly feel it. The present, the future, our children, the gift we have to protect and guide. Our memories will be the only possible way that linger our coming to death, like it or not, you will all remember it like an old film at the last minute of you.

The whole world for me is connected with my mother. I didn't even understand it very well while she was alive. It was only when my mother died that I suddenly realized this clearly. I made “Mirror” while she was still alive, but only later did I understand what the film was about. Although it seemed to be conceived about my mother, it seemed to me that I was making it about myself. As Tolstoy wrote “Childhood. Adolescence. Youth". Only later did I realize that “Mirror” was not about me, but about my mother. Andrei Tarkovsky. From a conversation with Jerzy Illg and Leonard Neuger, Stockholm, March 26, 1985

Tarkovsky achieves with film what the greatest poets achieve with language. I feel that this stands beside the deepest art ever made and possibly will ever be made.

11:00 the most beautiful gust of wind in movie history

The Christian symbolism here is intense. It's amazing this film was made in the Soviet Union. The Pushkin quote, the resurrection of the bird in the end, the cross in the last shot @ 1:44:28 and the score chosen for it, the iconography of the main character in the mirror like Jesus' Mother Mary... Meanwhile we, the viewers, are staring at our own faint reflections upon the screens in front of us now - Do we choose to see meaninglessness through the proverbial looking glass, or do we value ourselves more worthy?

The closest a Film has ever come to making you feel like you are watching someone's dream. R.I.P. Tarkovsky, your genius will live on forever.

“Stalker” last night.. “The Mirror “ tonight.. Thank you, Mosfilm.

What a joy to have this miracle of a movie free, online, in excellent quality! Thank you! “The aim of art is to make man capable of being good.” (Tarkovsky)

Beyond being gorgeously shot and written and impeccably paced and acted, the film is highly symbolic, and I think understanding the film fully hinges partly on knowing that Tarkovsky's own mother plays the protagonist's mother in her older years, and that the poems in the film are both written by and read by Tarkovsky's father. I didn't fully understand the film until I learned those things, but afterward it all made sense to me. The fact that the same actress plays both the protagonist's mother and ex-wife was obvious in meaning, he loves his mother but doesn't know how to express it so he dated women that looked like his mother, but looks are skin-deep and their personalities clashed so they didn't last together, but the poems seemed random to me and I didn't understand them, until I learned that it was Tarkovsky's own father that wrote them. Meaning it was Tarkovsky's way of including the father in the story whose presence is otherwise absent throughout. Wonderful film, one of the best I've ever watched.

Top 5 Tarkovsky films in my humble estimation. 1) Stalker, 2) The Mirror, 3) Andrei Rublev, 4) Solaris, 5) The Sacrifice. He is without question one of the greatest Movie Directors in history. For me personally I can't think of a film director to eclipse his body of work. His style (Sculpting In Time) moulds poetry to sound and image. A true master of his craft.

For me, this felt like the most emotionally difficult movie to watch and the longest. Paradoxically, this is the shortest movie directed by Andrei. The point of his movies is not to get answers, but to discover how to ask harder and more interesting questions!

This film had limited distribution when released in the US. By the miracle of being connected today, we can watch great films like this in the privacy of our homes Thank you.

Terekhova is so god damn beautiful, it's almost painful

I'm live in South Korea male. I don't understand film but I feel insecure in movie. This Unfigured feeling is shaking my soul. So watching this film while nervous, I feel more and more stable to be funny. Thank you, angle of earth.

An unparalleled movie that touches the deepest parts of your soul! Greetings from Japan.

Perhaps the best Tarkovsky film ... Epic film about family and culture, really love this film... It needs to be seen several times.

Tarkovsky's film 'Stalker" really affected me for some reason. I watched it back in 2016 and I cannot stop thinking about what was going on and about the characters.

This is one of the most beautiful things I've ever seen. I'll think about the final sequence eternally.

This is a film that grows larger and larger with time. Talking about Andrei Tarkovsky’s actual childhood. This film had a great impact on Tarkovsky’s journey as in artist & human. It points out the importance of living in family, the roots of our human knowledge and sense being fed since were children. This is a masterpiece beyond explanation nor imagination, That I consider one of the greatest art pieces that mankind ever delieverd.

I just wanted to list a few motifs and iconography in the film that I think ties a lot of the themes together. I'll do this in parts as to not make the comment needlessly long. So here is part 1 Birds - representing the soul, freedom, and immortality. There are three birds in the film: (in order of experience vs chronologically ordered in the film) The first we see land on Aleksei in which he prevents it from flying away which imo alludes to the sense of the soul being suppressed in the material space. It is bound by Aleksei's palm through the span of his time on earth. The second bird is seen flying away when Maria is levitating (levitation is also used in Solaris) which symbolizes enlightenment. This scene is very allusive and most have drawn different conclusions about it but I think it is when Maria conceives Aleksei and the bird that is flying away represents unbound immortality that flows from the material space and into the spiritual/metaphysical space. Maria is transcending earthly limitations (time) and is not bound by physical constraints because as she has conceived Aleksei she ensures her life continues to flow "from age to age" thus achieving immortality. The third bird (which occurs before we see Maria's levitation) is I think Marias sacrificing her own freedom by killing a bird that although can't fly (cant truly be free) has a pragmatic purpose in assuring her and Aleksei don't starve during the hardships of the war. The killing of the rooster is something neither Maria nor the doctors wife want to do as this means somebody is sacrificing something of themselves (freedom and innocence) and when the doctors wife suggests Aleksei do it (he's a man after all) Maria protests and puts the burden on herself. This is meant to show Marias protective nature of Aleksei and how she doesn't want him to lose his freedom and youth -- where as the narrator explains ensures still endless possibilities. The end of the film we see Aleksei with the bird he had been holding on to since his childhood. The bird is badly wounded its been crushed by the weight of the world and seems like it can't fly. In his last gesture on earth Aleksei releases the bird and it flys into the spiritual space (Aleksei is dying but his soul lives on) and finally the film ends with his redemption and reconnection with his mother in the spiritual space.

I've seen all Tarkosky's films and in my very humble opinion this one is his real Masterpiece. Every Tarkosky film is a poetic experience but this one put you"off limits". Thanks so much for uploading it. ➕

I think no one has ever delivered the feeling of nostalgia one feels when they grow up and revisit their childhood home or memories than tarkovsky through this film.That wind gushing scene...wow.🖤spoke to my heart.

Bach's St John Passion playing in the end... simply sublime.

This movie is something i understand by heart than the mind, the scenic shots are something beyond its time and it continues to awe me throughout the movie. I am so grateful to meet Andrei Tarkovsky's works in this lifetime.

I learned of this film from watching a symposium Tarkovsky gave in Italy in the 80s. He showed a few fragments of films that influenced him, and touched on what he thought cinema was capable of expressing. He said color was superfluous in cinema. When I see this film, that moves so elegantly between bw and color, I don't know if I can agree with him!

When I watch this film I feel that it is possible to truly know another human being.

Absolutely pure genius art. No words...

He could truly show us how heaven and earth meet in sacred spaces throughout the entire movie.

This movie is a unique and sublime artistic experience for those watching it. It's a landmark in cinema that wrote a new language for making films. Every time watching this movie, I experience new feelings and reflections. Thanks Mosfilm for uploading this Masterpiece.

Nothing speaks more of living life as a dream than a Tarkovsky film.

Tarkovsky's cinematography is pure poetry.

This is a true Masterpiece! The picture of Tarkhovski is incredibly sophisticated and simple at the same time. Margarita Terekhova is a talented actress. Her beauty is magnificent. .

This is what is called a true and real art

The responsibility of being a mother. The joy and the burden. Mesmerizing!

Thank you from Vietnam 🇻🇳. This is an epic film. I don’t know why this film brings back my childhood memories. It’s a strange feeling but it’s soothing. Love ❤️ it.

That's a simple movie actually. Not like primitive simple, but balancing between something very simple and very complex. The structure is what Tarkovsky described as "mosaic of time". And the movie made like a reminiscence from the first person, a person remembers the most important parts of his life, and we see these memories as if we were that person.

I'm facing some issues in my eyesight ... I still don't wear spectacles. So, I watched the entire film through magnifying glass so that I don't miss a single subtitle and my experience, my journey is just awesome although I must confess that I need to see it time & again to feel its sublimity more deeply & truly. It was a poetic journey through words, pictures and characters together, Each frame itself was poetry in painting or painting in poetry and I was taken to some other reality through my magnifying glass. I would like to share with Tarkovsky Sir my special experience of watching this movie through magnifying glass in my small mobile if I ever reach heaven and meet him there in my dream. Thank you so much for uploading it. It opened a new canvas, a new reality in front of me. I'm really thankful & grateful to you. Sending you and sharing with all of you the colours of life from Kolkata, India. 🌈😇🙏🙋

Love Tarkovsky's work being made available for free.

This is the first film i watched that vividly painted how nostalgia looks like, this film is how it feels, the homesickness for a dream, a place non existent but still within you, the silence, the childhood memory, an untouchable imagination, a wistful eye into the past.

Truly a blessing that this film exist.

No director portrays dreams and memories as vividly as Tarkovsky! Also, its my impression that he was very tuned in to the classical elements: Earth, Water, Fire, Air, and Space

That shot around 1:32:54-1:33:52… cinematic perfection

*Greetings to our Russian friends from the UK 🇬🇧 We share a common humanity. Let not corrupt politicians divide us* 👍

If you want to understand how the Russian language can support poetry, this movie is.... awesome

5/6-3-2023. I feel like Andrei somehow hacked into my mind and made a film with my memories. This is exactly how I dream and look back at my memories. What a masterpiece. 🖤

We live in a dark moment. This film describes unbelievable darkness of the past, yet now we are actually in hell. Half humans fill their lives with toxicity and scream at eachother, not knowing art of such a calibre that it is unrivalled still now. Only 9.5k views of this utter masterpiece of beauty and poetry whilst they recreate the third panel of Bosch's garden, an actual hell. Thank you to Miosfilm for keeping this highest art available to the world, especially during this insane moment of contrived and disgusting hatred by the western oligarchy who yet again would attempt to destroy Russia. They have not learned that this will be their last attempt and they now shall be destroyed along with their hell world. Thank you for Andrei Tarkovsky and all great artists of all ages. Without this vision of beauty we may not find our way out of this hell.

i saw this film here on YT for three years ago, and it was a bliss. The best actor, the best portait of a woman there is, and from a time when movies like this was possible....Thanks Margerita!

The best motion picture ever a human being has created This is something else And I mean it

Excellent photography, very ambient.

Quelle beauté… Merci pour nous montrer ce chef-d’œuvre.

I saw this movie many years ago. Thank you so much for downloading it. Blessings

Thank you for putting this extraordinary work online for us in full.

His greatest film

Лучший фильм Тарковского. пересматриваю периодически.

“Then I get depressed. And I can’t wait to see this dream in which I’ll be a child again and feel happy again because everything will still be ahead, everything will be possible…”

Громко и четко, не боясь своего голоса и своей речи.

"Приятно упасть с интересной женщиной"... Как много смыслов в этой фразе в начале фильма...

Thankyou, thankyou , thankyou Mosfilm from Australia for bringing these wonderful movies to the world.

An incredible film. Thank you so much, Mosfilm, for posting this. Cheers from Canada.

One of the most poetic movies ever..

One of the best movies I have ever seen. Thank you for sharing.

Hard to accept that film as an art, especially of this caliber, is a thing of the past. Even harder to watch a film like this and then wake up to the reality of the time we live in.

Thank you for posting this treasure of a movie!!!

Watching this for the first time now! Just saw the breathtaking shot of the house burning and had to comment on the beauty of this film so far

this is my favorite film of all time.

Aside from Felini, I'm not sure any other director can convey the idea of time as tenderly and preciously as Tarkovsky.

i will never watch a tarkovsky film. because i dont want the my imagination about how fantastical and connective his films are to be reduced.

It's good to be silence for a while , words can't express everything a person feel.❤

Thanks for uploading this and thanks to RU-vid for hosting greatness.

What powerful visuals! What beautiful melancholy! Wrenched my heart, and left me speechless.

The soundtrack is perfectly timed and fits the scene atmosphere!

This definitely belongs to TOP 10 films I have seen in my life...

Thank you for making this accessible for us.

As a once qualified hypnotherapist that opening to the movie was utterly stunning.

Thank you for uploading this to RU-vid.

Now, this is art!

thanks u for bring us such a good version of Tarkovsky

I really appreciate this channel kindly publishing such a film that eases many unsettled souls

Thanks for sharing this masterpiece. This restored version reveils the true eye candy Tarkovsky delighted us with.

ഈ സിനിമയിലെ രണ്ടാമത്തെ സീനിലെ അതീവ തേജസ്വിനിയായ വനിതാ ഡോക്ടറുടെ"വിക്ക്" ചികിത്സ ഒരേസമയം ആനന്ദവും അത്ഭുതവും ഉളവാക്കുന്നു...😇😳 ആരാണ് ഈ വനിതാ ഡോക്ടർ? ഇത് എന്ത് ചികിത്സാ രീതിയാണ്? ദയവായി അറിയാവുന്നവർ മറുപടി തരുമെന്ന് പ്രതീക്ഷിക്കുന്നു.... ഞാൻ ഒരു ഭാരതീയനാണ്...🇮🇳 ഞാൻ റഷ്യയെയും റഷ്യൻ ജനതയെയും വളരെയധികം ബഹുമാനിക്കുന്നു...🇷🇺

An incredible masterpiece!

Mosfilm, big thanks for uploading Tarkovsky's masterpiece👋👋👋 Needs to be seen several times to still the hunger of a perfect art.❤️

Tarkovsky films are very subtle. I recommend to watch several times. Watching with subtitles can give an overview. Then watch without being too concentrated on the subtitles, just leave them on for reference. I hope that they post Solaris with this quality. I’ve only seen it in low resolution. Anyway, thank you for posting this artwork. I really love it.

Lyrical, beautiful, touching.

Beautiful. The ending shows the ruins of tarkovskis childhood house.

This masterpiece truly encapsulates the beauty of God.

Might be my favourite film ever

This movie is a Gift !

simply incredible.

Thanx for the UT!! Spasibo & Danke aus Deutschland. 💜 Tarkowski

Так иногда бывает . Посреди ночи вдруг исправляешь написанное вчера вечером . Ответственность у человека за Слово .

One of the best movies I’ve ever seen in my life

One of the greatest Film l ever seen

I love the subtitles and reading along with the movie!