The Mirror: Tarkovsky's Long Take

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A video presenting a long take from Andrei Tarkovsky's film The Mirror, centered on its barn scene. It lets one of the film's best-known sequences be seen on its own.

HN people mention it as a favorite long shot in cinema history and link it whenever Tarkovsky's long takes come up.

“The barn scene in The Mirror [1] remains one of my favourites in cinema history.”

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@Bayart2022 · in “The Drenching Richness of Andrei Tarkovsky”
The barn scene in The Mirror [1] remains one of my favourites in cinema history. [1]: ▶ this video
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@nineteen9992020 · in “The Impossible Mirror Scene in 'Contact'”
I love this long shot from Andrei Tarkovsky's "The Mirror" starting at 0:32 ▶ this video
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