THE SHATTERED MIRROR
(OSKOLKI ZERKALA)

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This Shaking WorldTHE SHATTERED MIRROR is an extraordinary personal journey through ordinary Russian life at a time of great change. The filmmaker uses her camera and familiarity with Russian society to present an intimate and piercing view of her fellow citizens and her country. At a fast-moving pace, we meet her friends and acquaintances, from the simple laborer to a newly rich entrepreneur. The filmmaker turns the camera on her own life as well, providing deeply personal revelations, through scenes of her own wedding and of her mother's death. While filming a tense street confrontation between opposing political forces, she remarks, "I am shooting and crying!" THE SHATTERED MIRROR is a remarkable look at the new life, opportunities and challenges the people of Russia are facing. Russian with English subtitles. 58 minutes, 1992

credits
  • SODAPERAGA/ARTE, FRANCE/RUSSIA

  • Director, Writer and Cinematographer; MARINA GOLDOVSKAYA
  • Editor; TATIANA SAMOJLOVA
  • Music; MARINA KRUTOJARSKAYA
  • Sound; ALEXANDER KHASSIN
recognition
  • Golden Gate Award 1993; San Fransisco Film Festival
  • Golden Hugo Award 1993; International Film Festival, Chicago
  • Prix Italia International Festival,Rome
  • San Francisco International Film Festival: "Exuberant and masterful filmmaking. A deceptively simple and spontaneous work which reveals the filmmakers wonderful intimacy with her subject matter and her strong command of the craft."
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