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Director:
Aleksandr Sokurov
Writer:
Yuri Arabov (writer)
Contact:
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Release Date:
6 February 1998 (USA) more
Genre:
Drama more
Plot:
A slow and poignant story of love and patience told via a dying mother nursed by her devoted son. The... more | full synopsis
Awards:
3 wins & 4 nominations more
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User Comments:
Beautiful, Dreadful, Moving, Hypnotic & Powerful more (24 total)

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Additional Details

Also Known As:
Мать и сын (Russia)
Mother and Son (USA)
Mutter und Sohn (Germany)
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Runtime:
73 min
Country:
Russia | Germany
Language:
Russian
Color:
Color
Aspect Ratio:
1.66 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
Dolby SR
Company:
Severny Fond more

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Followed by Otets i syn (2003) more

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14 out of 14 people found the following comment useful.
Beautiful, Dreadful, Moving, Hypnotic & Powerful, 10 November 1998
Author: Colonel Kurtz (mr._c@mcmail.com) from sussex, uk

Mother & Son is a stunningly perfectionist yet tremendously moving piece of art. The plot as it is revolves around a son tending to his dying mother in a rural Russian setting.

Whilst this situation is itself moving, the primary impact of the film is sensual. Sokurov goes to immense trouble to turn every extended take into a mesmerising image worthy in-itself, using intricate filters and in-camera techniques to create a stunningly original visual landscape. The dolby soundtrack is just as complex, mixing natural ambient recordings, sparse but precise dialog and occasional snippets of classical music mixed in at a nearly inaudible level. The soundtrack itself could stand alone.

More importantly, perhaps, the style fits the subject matter. What Sokurov essentially does is kills the audience - the film has an immense hypnotic power that places the audience directly inside the gaze of the dying woman. Both times I saw this film, the entire audience was left sitting dazed and motionless for a number of minutes after the house lights had come up.

The final triumph is the films short running time of 1 hr 15 minutes. The audience is given no time to lose concentration, and the film achieves all its goals in this time.

Mother & Son must rank as one of the few recent films to qualify as a truly cinematic experience.

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