Both are significant works

I love them both and have them. I think Rublev will be easier on the Westerner (all those monks, dark Russian ages... exotic!), but some undertones will be missed - impossible to avoid this in a history-based film. It is monumental, substantial and deep... a treat to any serious film lover. Cinematography and directing are top notch.

Mirror is trickier. On the surface it is Bergmanesque, no doubt, but with strong Russian flavor - miss that flavor and you miss great deal of essense, I think.

But these are just my "native" observations - I don't know how well they are translated, for instance, and this is critical, as both as full of subtle hints.

All these issues nothwithstanding, if you love serious films, these two are musts.

Among the Tarkovsky's works I like one of his first ones: The Steamroller and the Violin... beautiful little work.

"Ivanovo Detstvo" good too.

"Nostalgia" and "Sacrifice" - I think he was losing his true identity by that time. Both serious works, but less of Tarkovsky is visible in them, I think.

The beauty is all these are available widely. So - one week, and you are done!

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Topic - 'Solaris' - ldvictory 09:27:53 07/30/03 (20)

Re: 'Solaris' - Alex Yakovlev 13:37:26 08/04/03 (0)

Tarkovsky is the Russian brother of Andy Warhol, w/out - tinear 13:38:02 08/01/03 (0)

Re: 'Solaris' - Mr. E 13:10:54 08/01/03 (0)

Re: 'Solaris' - TA 22:50:59 07/31/03 (0)

Re: 'Solaris' - ldvictory 14:27:42 07/30/03 (10)

OK, now that we've gotten you broken in gently... - Victor Khomenko 16:45:15 07/30/03 (9)

Re: OK, now that we've gotten you broken in gently... - ldvictory 17:00:48 07/30/03 (8)

Re: OK, now that we've gotten you broken in gently... - Victor Khomenko 17:20:26 07/30/03 (7)

Re: remakes - Mick Jones 15:13:59 07/31/03 (2)

Very true! - Audiophilander 17:25:23 07/31/03 (1)

Re: Very true! - ldvictory 17:50:10 07/31/03 (0)

Re: OK, now that we've gotten you broken in gently... - ldvictory 17:48:58 07/30/03 (3)

Both are significant works - Victor Khomenko 18:10:28 07/30/03 (2)

Re: Both are significant works - ldvictory 19:50:22 07/30/03 (1)

You are right - subs... - Victor Khomenko 05:32:03 07/31/03 (0)

Soderbergh - Mr. Gridlock 13:21:25 07/30/03 (0)

Simpler than this - a mediocre director with no spark of true talent - Victor Khomenko 11:34:38 07/30/03 (3)

Soderbergh has covered a lot of ground - gware 22:02:19 07/30/03 (0)

WHAT! You mean to tell us that didn't like the brilliant Erin Brockovich? - Audiophilander 12:51:59 07/30/03 (1)

Well, Auph, Re: Erin Brokovich - mvwine 13:08:25 07/30/03 (0)

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Both are significant works - Victor Khomenko 18:10:28 07/30/03 (2)

Re: Both are significant works - ldvictory 19:50:22 07/30/03 (1)

You are right - subs... - Victor Khomenko 05:32:03 07/31/03 (0)

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