Open AccessThe Image of the Invisible Observer in Andrei Tarkovksy’s “Mirror”
Author(s) -
Stepan V Fedotkin
Publication year - 2017
Publication title -
vestnik vgik
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2713-2471
pISSN - 2074-0832
DOI - 10.17816/vgik9258-69
Subject(s) - subjectivity , observer (physics) , typology , mirror image , art , artificial intelligence , computer science , philosophy , optics , history , epistemology , physics , archaeology , quantum mechanics
The article analyzes the camerawork in Andrei Tarkovskys The Mirror. It defines the status of the narrator, and the so-called subjectivity of the camera. By means of uncommon angles the peeping effect is created as if someone were keeping an eye on the characters. Special emphasis is given to the typology of the characters look into the camera. Examples are taken from The Mirror and other Tarkovskys films.