Mirror

A personal portrait of Tarkovski

De spiegel is one of the most personal films by the Russian director Andrej Tarkovski. The film looks back on his childhood during the Second World War. Tarkovski weaves memories, dreams and archive footage together. You see his mother, his first girlfriend and the house where he grew up. The film is not about a straightforward story, but about feeling, memory and time.

Poetic and visual film language

Tarkovski is known for his slow, meditative style. In De spiegel he uses that style to evoke an atmosphere of nostalgia and melancholy. The images are carefully composed and almost have the quality of paintings. This makes the film a special viewing experience, especially on the big screen.

A classic at Lab111

Lab111 in Amsterdam is screening De spiegel as part of its programming of special and classic films. Lab111 is a film theatre with its own character, located in a former pathological anatomical laboratory. Are you interested in this film? Use the link for tickets.