In Reply to: "I am semi-obsessed with Solaris and Mirror," And for good reason posted by Victor Khomenko on April 9, 2021 at 05:50:36:
put it above Kubrick's "2001." "Mirror," indeed, was far quieter.
I'd argue that "Andrei Rublev" is his greatest work, having far more important thematic development and a sweeping, "War and Peace" breadth. Cinematographically, it is magnificent, with few equals.
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- At my university, "Solaris" was a huge hit, as it was with many Western critics. Not a few - tinear 07:03:35 04/09/21 (2)
- To students the Reds could do no wrong - Victor Khomenko 07:26:08 04/09/21 (1)
- So Vadim Yusov was a slavish imitator of Nykvist? And Tarkovsky of Bergman? - tinear 05:33:23 04/10/21 (0)