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A.k.a.
Mirror
Year
1975
Runtime
107 min.
Director
Andrei Tarkovsky
Genres
Drama, Biography
Rating *
8.0
Votes *
27,960
Checks
5,892
Favs
869
Dislikes
89
Favs/checks
14.7% (1:7)
Favs/dislikes
10:1
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  1. mihalisk's avatar

    mihalisk

    We celebrated every moment
    Of our meetings as epiphanies,
    Just we two in all the world.
    Bolder, lighter than a bird's wing,
    You hurtled like vertigo
    Down the stairs, leading
    Through moist lilac to your realm
    Beyond the mirror.

    When night fell, grace was given me,
    The sanctuary gates were opened,
    Shining in the darkness
    Nakedness bowed slowly;
    Waking up, I said:
    'God bless you!', knowing it
    To be daring: you slept,
    The lilac leaned towards you from the table
    To touch your eyelids with its universal blue,
    Those eyelids brushed with blue
    Were peaceful, and your hand was warm.

    And in the crystal I saw pulsing rivers,
    Smoke-wreathed hills, and glimmering seas;
    Holding in your palm that crystal sphere,
    You slumbered on the throne,
    And - God be praised! - you belonged to me.
    Awaking, you transformed
    The humdrum dictionary of humans
    Till speech was full and running over
    With resounding strength, and the word you
    Revealed its new meaning: it meant king.
    Everything in the world was different,
    Even the simplest things - the jug, the basin -
    When stratified and solid water
    Stood between us, like a guard.

    We were led to who knows where.
    Before us opened up, in mirage,
    Towns constructed out of wonder,
    Mint leaves spread themselves beneath our feet,
    Birds came on the journey with us,
    Fish leapt in greeting from the river,
    And the sky unfurled above…

    While behind us all the time went fate,
    A madman brandishing a razor.
    12 years 3 months ago
  2. Timec's avatar

    Timec

    The beauty of some of the scenes simply took my breath away. One of the most beautiful, transcendent films I've ever seen. 12 years 10 months ago
  3. Kamrado's avatar

    Kamrado

    Tarkovsky never stops to amaze me. Every second of this movie can be printed and placed in the wall. 13 years 10 months ago
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