Mirror (1975) / Speil - The Criterion Collection (UK-import)
Andrei Tarkovsky directs this biographical Russian drama. The film draws on episodes from Tarkovsky's own life and tells the story of a dying man reflecting on his relationships with his parents, wife and son. The narrative includes a number of reflections on the Russian people and their history, using the life of one man to consider the Russian experience from the Second World War through to the end of the Stalinist period.