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.

Drama History

Margarita Terekhova

(Natalya / Maroussia - the Mother)

Ignat Daniltsev

(Ignat / Alexei - 12 Years Old)

Larisa Tarkovskaya

(Nadezha - Mother of 12-Year-Old Alexei)

Alla Demidova

(Lisa)

Anatoliy Solonitsyn

(Forensic Doctor)

Mykola Hrynko

(Printery Director)

Tamara Ogorodnikova

(Nanny / Neighbour / Strange Woman at Tea Table)

Yuriy Nazarov

(Rifle Shooting Instructor)

Oleg Yankovskiy

(The Father)

Filipp Yankovsky

(Aleksei - 5 Years Old)

Tatyana Reshetnikova

(Proofreader in Printing House)

Innokentiy Smoktunovskiy

(Narrator - The Author's Words (voice))

Arseny Tarkovsky

(Narrator - His Own Poems (voice))

Mariya Tarkovskaya-Vishnyakova

(Old Mother)

Yuri Sventikov

(Asafiev - War Orphan)

Olga Kizilova

(Redheaded Girl)

Ernesto del Bosque

(Spanish Refugee)

Luis Correcher

(Spanish Refugee)

Ángel Gutiérrez

(Spanish Refugee)

Dionisio García Zapico

(Spanish Refugee)

Tomas Pamies

(Spanish Refugee)

Teresa Del Bosque

(Spanish Refugee Twin)

Tatiana Del Bosque

(Spanish Refugee Twin)