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.
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Cast
24 people
Margarita Terekhova
Natalya / Maroussia - the Mother
Known for
D'Artagnan and Three Musketeers
Ignat Daniltsev
Ignat / Alexei - 12 Years Old
Also in
Domestic Circumstances
Larisa Tarkovskaya
Nadezha
Alla Demidova
Lisa
Known for
The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Watson
Anatoliy Solonitsyn
Forensic Doctor
Known for
Andrei Rublev
Stalker
Mykola Hrynko
Printery Director
Known for
Stalker
Andrei Rublev
Tamara Ogorodnikova
Nanny / Neighbour / Strange Woman at Tea Table
Known for
Solaris
Yuriy Nazarov
Rifle Shooting Instructor
Known for
Andrei Rublev
Little Vera
Oleg Yankovsky
The Father
Known for
Nostalgia
The Very Same Munchhausen
Filipp Yankovsky
Aleksei - 5 Years Old
Also in
The Magic District
Container
Tatyana Reshetnikova
Proofreader in Printing House
Known for
Father of a Soldier
Innokentiy Smoktunovskiy
Narrator - The Author's Words (voice)
Known for
Beware of the Car!
Letter Never Sent
Andrei Tarkovsky Director · Aleksandr Misharin Writer Eduard Artemyev Composer
Worldwide gross $124K · Budget $825K · United States release August 17, 1983
Box office
Budget
$825,000
Worldwide gross
$124,367
Gross vs. budget
0.2×
Production
Mosfilm
Production · Studio
Russia · Russia
Produced in
Languages
Original title
Зеркало
Original language
Russian
Spoken on screen
Russian · Spanish
Release dates
Russia · March 7, 1975
Theatrical
United States · August 17, 1983
Limited theatrical · New York City, New York
United States
September 1, 1980 · Premiere · Telluride Film Festival
January 24, 2014 · Limited theatrical · Harvard Film Archive
January 29, 2021 · Limited theatrical · Film at Lincoln Center (Restored Version)
Brazil
March 7, 2005 · Physical · DVD
Czechia
December 1, 2006 · Physical
January 11, 2007 · Theatrical
Denmark
July 11, 1980 · Theatrical
Finland
April 21, 1978 · Theatrical
France
January 18, 1978 · Theatrical
July 5, 2017 · Theatrical · Re-release (Restored Version)
Germany
November 13, 1978 · TV · West Germany
November 17, 1989 · Theatrical
April 6, 2004 · Physical
December 31, 2025 · Physical · Special Restored Edition
Mexico
November 16, 2021 · Theatrical
Netherlands
January 1, 2003 · Physical · DVD
September 19, 2019 · Theatrical · Re-release (Restored Version)
Panama
March 18, 2022 · Theatrical
Portugal
March 14, 2009 · Limited theatrical · Cinemateca Portuguesa
February 21, 2016 · Theatrical
Russia
July 10, 1975 · Premiere · Moscow Film Festival
Russia
December 4, 2008 · Theatrical · Re-release
July 4, 2019 · Theatrical · Re-release
Sweden
November 12, 1979 · Theatrical
XC
March 1, 1990 · Theatrical
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