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The Mirror
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Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1
Audience Rating: NR (Not Rated)
Binding: DVD
DVD Layers: 1
DVD Sides: 1
EAN: 9786305744115
Format: Black & White, Color, DVD-Video, Subtitled, NTSC
ISBN: 6305744114
Label: Kino Video
Languages: Russian (Original Language), Dolby Digital 2.0 StereoEnglish (Subtitled),
Manufacturer: Kino Video
MPN: 150
Number Of Items: 1
Picture Format: Academy Ratio
Publisher: Kino Video
Release Date: April 10, 2000
Running Time: 106 minutes
Studio: Kino Video
Theatrical Release Date: 1974
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Customer Reviews
Average Rating: 
Rating:  - Don't Get Bogged Down with the Technical Issues, Just Watch It.
I know there are websites devoted to comparing different transfers of Tarkovsky's movies. The age-old Kino vs. R.U.S.C.I.C.O.. They both have their pluses and minuses. There is first, the difference in color. Kino (this edition) is more saturated, but the audio track has a tin-can reverb to it, delaying it almost to the point where the music doesn't match. And then there is the matter of translation.
I consider myself a huge fan of Andrei Tarkovski's work. I own both versions, ... Read More
Rating: - KINO or RUSCICO?
This is a case where there can be no argument whatsoever: Ruscico's "Zerkalo" wins hands-down. The image is far superior, the audio is vastly superior (so clear that things can be heard whose existence would not even be suspected on the Kino disk), and the subtitles are more extensive and clearer.
Allow me to mention: The audio I refer to on Ruscico's disk is the original mono; the drastically-modified 5.1 mix is an abomnation. (It proves, however, that there are no such things as ghosts ... Read More
Rating: - A mirror on memory
No other film conjures the landscapes of memory the same way, and no other is so unforgettable. To recount things like a fantastic cast or a riveting camera-work feels trivial--these are givens when dealing with Tarkovsky. The magic lies elsewhere. Tarkovsky called his film-making sculpting in time and this phrase suits The Mirror perfectly. The richness of its imagery is reminiscent of that other great sculptor in time--Marcel Proust. Watching The Mirror feels very different from reading Proust, but ... Read More
Rating:  - Poor DVD, distracting degraded experience
I found this KINO DVD to be very disappointing. The fullscreen format is a huge problem (I have to assume, never having seen Mirror in widescreen), as one the great joys with Tarkovsky is his mastery of widescreen. And the translation is very bothersome; I know no Russian, but it is obvious that a significant portion of the dialog is never translated. We have to assume the skipped portions are unimportant to the story, but what a distraction. This DVD takes what should be a 5 star experience for Tarkovsky ... Read More
Rating:  - I wish I was on what you folks were on while watching this junk
This was, by far, the worst movie I have EVER seen. I just can't see how anyone could rate such drivel 5 stars. Barney's entry in the Springfield film festival was more "artistic" than this!
Maybe you need to be born with a silver spoon in your mouth or live in the subculture of the artistic wanna be types to appreciate this film. Prior to this, I thought Doom the Movie was the worst movie ever made...until now. When I envision the punishment of Hell after death, I now imagine being shown this movie over ... Read More
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