The Mirror Cracked?

Once Upon a Time in Hollywood (2019) - The Autumn Queen

In the above screenshot we see Margot Robbie as the fated Sharon Tate dancing around her bedroom. After this shot, you get to see the mirror on the wall behind her very closely. I was speculating on why Tarantino chose to deliberately slow-pan the camera across the mirror. It’s a familiar mirror, dating from the early 70s, not really the 60s though. A lot of younger girls had/have one of these on their bedroom wall. They came in various sizes, with a multitude of designs copied from Czech artist Alphonse Mucha’s Art Nouveau collection, known as ‘The Seasons’, I had a smaller version of ‘The Summer Queen’. Here we see a very large version of ‘The Autumn Queen’, chosen perhaps to send a message? 


Mucha was influenced by symbolism and by the social aspects of William Morris' Arts and Crafts Movement in England during the early part of the 20^th century. He gained notoriety with his work co-mingling art deco designs with advertising of the period. He even designed Paris’ Metro-station signs and billboards. It’s interesting to note that Alphonse Mucha, apart from being a renowned painter, much copied and re-printed, was very active in his native country as a member of various secret societies, and a high-ranking vocal proponent of Freemasonry.