“One of cinema’s greatest acts of remembrance.” - The Guardian
“A hypnotic, transcendent masterpiece of memory.” - The New Yorker
Tuesday, November 11, 6:00 p.m.; Monday, November 17, 6:00 p.m.; Monday, November 17, 8:15 p.m. | MIRROR is a cinematic poem; a profoundly personal piece in which Andrei Tarkovsky weaves together a poetic rendition of his own volatile familial history alongside the historical upheavals of 20th-century Russia. Dreams, visionary memories, archival footage, and poetry as voice-over converge to form a deeply meditative and formally radical work that stands among the most transcendent achievements in the history of cinema.
Awards & Nominations
Nominee - Best Foreign Film, Turkish Film Critics Association (SIYAD) Awards
Interiority on Screen Lecture Series | Fall 2025
This series focuses on cinematic works that depict the subjectivities and mental states of their characters in unconventional, intimate, and poetic manners. Tuesday film screenings will be accompanied by lectures, where these films will be discussed not only from the standpoint of critical spectatorship but also from a filmmaker’s point of view. Select titles offered with Sunday encores. Tickets for Sunday encores are regular price and do not include the lecture. Presented in collaboration with the School of the Art Institute of Chicago’s Art History, Theory, and Criticism department. Lecturer: Anahita Ghazvinizadeh, Assistant Professor of Film, Video, New Media, and Animation.
The Film Center is ADA accessible. This presentation will be projected without open captions. The theater is hearing-loop equipped. For accessibility requests, please email filmcenter@saic.edu