The great Russian cinematographer has passed away. My condolences to his wife and family.

I took this photo of Vadim at the Plus Camerimage 2012 Festival, where he received the Lifetime Achievement Award.

Yusov’s lengthy filmography included 3 films with Andrei Tarkovsky: Ivan’s Childhood, Andrei Rublev, and Solaris.

I also had the opportunity to interview Vadim with the help of Mikhail Krichman.

May God bless his soul

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LINKS

Wikipedia article

The Guardian: Vadim Yusov Obituary

Plus Camerimage: Lifetime Achievement Award

Comingsoon.net: Vadim Yusov on His Lifetime Achievement Award by Silas Lesnick

Nostalghia.com: Vadim Yusov on Working with Andrei Tarkovsky

Criterion about Andrei Rublev

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VIDEOS

Excerpt from Ivan’s Childhood by Tarkovsky: The Kiss

Watch this on YouTube

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Interview of Yusov by the folks at Camerimage:

watch on YouTube

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The Mirror is one of those few films that succeeds in being a pure poem of images and sounds, rather than a play or a novel. Its ethereal, intermingled structure evokes the lattice of our own childhood memories.

The film passes effortlessly between black and white and color, between thoughts and memories, and the camera glides between dreams, daydreams, nightmares and reality.

The Mirror is constantly painting the invisible. Wind, water and fire are leitmotifs that run through its imagery.

But even stronger than the elements, the film is imprinted by the luminous presence of the mother played by Margarita Terekhova.

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notes

The cinematography of The Mirror is by Georgi Rerberg.

Watch the 6 minute excerpt from the mirror

Andrei Tarkovsky’s other films include: Andrei Roublev, Nostalghia, The Sacrifice, Stalker and Solaris.

Wikipedia article about Andrei Tarkovsky

Ingmar Bergman reportedly said of his fellow director:

Tarkovsky for me is the greatest, the one who invented a new language, true to the nature of film, as it captures life as a reflection, life as a dream

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A 6-minute excerpt from The Mirror:

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