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Victor Khomenko

In Reply to: Very similar feeling to going out with the posted by tinear on March 3, 2005 at 16:36:13:

If you own the Mirror, I wish one day you get into right mood and feel that special emotion that that film can produce. It is a very special film, and I love it.
Solaris should be taken in moderation. It is capable of creating deep experience, but one must get above some of the obvious technical problems in the film... heck, it was not made in Hollywood, and that shows... sometimes good, someties not too good.
But with both films you must get into right mood, else it ain't gonna work. Like right now, as I am thinking of Solaris, I am feeling that sense of submersion enveloping me... so just a bit more, Banionis (one of my all time favorite actors, unknown in the West) on the screen, and I am ready to float. I want to see again that endless fly through the Tokyo tunnel. It is a real trip.
I really don't know why it didn't work for you with the Mirror. Perhaps the subs are not up to snuff? The dialogue is meaningfull, so it is possible it didn't get through. There is also a bit of history one must be aware of, the WWII in Russia time and its unique flavor.
My wife is usually irritated by Tarkovsky, but she would watch the Mirror gladly.
Anyway, I would try it again a bit later.

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The local library has it! So, it's available pretty - tinear 17:39:18 03/30/05 (1)
much anytime. I'll watch it again in a few days. I have a sneaky feeling that repeated viewings, due to the complexity of the story, will prove worthwhile.
The images, for instance, of the wind through the grass and leaves, are very powerful.
But, we'll see. I don't like several major composers, either...
- Re: The local library has it! So, it's available pretty - Victor Khomenko 05:17:40 03/31/05 (0)
  I read some reviews to refresh my feelings about this film, and I liked this paragraph:
  "Surely this is not what he intended: he didn't make this for a comfortable American/European. And if not made just for himself it was for people who shared the same world. So at least as far as the content, we are attracted to an unfamiliar castle. But so far as the 'personal' form, I think he has found something strangely cosmic. This may be the best film (with Rublev) of one of the three most important filmmakers in history."
  I agree with those statements. Much of the film's effect and unspoken language will be lost if one doesn't naturally and immediately get its many subtle clues - all engraned in the oh-so-typical and often gray and dreary life the hero was part of.
  So in essence you have here the antithesis of the other interesting Russian film - The Russian Ark. While one is most definitely (and skillfully) made for the foreign consumption, the Mirror is the insider's movie. Which is not to say a foreigner will not be able to get a significant part of its story and language, but the subtlety might be lost.
  I don't know... this might be one of the rare cases when reading a lot about the film before watching it might be a good idea.

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