Corrected entry: In the opening scene the man is doing a self portrait from his image in a mirror, that is to his left. This image in the mirror shows predominantly the right side of his face. In the portrait, the image is turned with predominantly the left side of his face showing. Wouldn't it be natural for the artist to paint what he sees? That being a face oriented the same as what the artist sees in the mirror.
Bridge of Spies (2015)
1 correction since 22 Oct '17, 00:00
Directed by: Steven Spielberg
Starring: Tom Hanks, Alan Alda, Amy Ryan, Eve Hewson
Factual error: The East German police cars bear the name folkspolizei. The correct spelling is volkspolizei (People's Police).
James Donovan: Aren't you worried?
Rudolf Abel: Would it help?
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Correction: This is a question and not a mistake. Since we don't see the artist paint the whole picture, we don't know exactly how he posed for his self-portrait (or his skills in painting what he does not see) and the mirror to his left may just be for the final touches. In the painting he's wearing different clothes, so either he can paint what he doesn't see or did the majority of the portrait in a different outfit and could have had the the mirror/pose in a different spot.
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