No 'mise en scรจne' has the right to be repeated, just as no two personalities are ever the same. As soon as a 'mise en scรจne' turns into a sign, a clichรฉ, a concept however original it may be, then the whole thing - characters, situation, psychology - become schematic and false.
Andrei TarkovskyThe directorโs task is to recreate life, its movement, its contradictions, its dynamic and conflicts. It is his duty to reveal every iota of the truth he has seen, even if not everyone finds that truth acceptable. Of course an artist can lose his way, but even his mistakes are interesting provided they are sincere. For they represent the reality of his inner life, of the peregrinations and struggle into which the external world has thrown him.
Andrei TarkovskyI think in fact that unless there is an organic link between the subjective impressions of the author and his objective representation of reality, he will not achieve even superficial credibility, let alone authenticity and inner truth.
Andrei Tarkovsky