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A moody tale, set in a stone cottage on an uninhabited countryside, of the dedication and love that exists between a Mother and her Son. They recall times past as the woman attempts to hide the fact that she's dying, although well aware that the boy will soon be left alone in this isolated land. Moving spiritual images aid in .. Read more

Starring Aleksei Ananishnov, Gudrun Geyer
Director Aleksandr Sokurov
Genres Drama, World Cinema

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Mother And Son

A moody tale, set in a stone cottage on an uninhabited countryside, of the dedication and love that exists between a Mother and her Son. They recall times past as the woman attempts to hide the fact that she's dying, although well aware that the boy will soon be left alone in this isolated land. Moving spiritual images aid in the contemplation of life, death, and devotion.

Starring Aleksei Ananishnov, Gudrun Geyer
Director Aleksandr Sokurov
Studio ARTIFICIAL EYE
Run time DVD: 1 hr 13 mins
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Genres Drama, World Cinema
Language Russian
Subtitles English
Released DVD: 25 Jun 2007
Production year: 1997
Format DVD

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  • 73 heart-aching, luminescent minutes of pure cinema. Sokurov is a master... [his] films define a new form of spiritual cinema

    • Paul Schrader
    • Posted 08 Oct 2007

  • Aleksandr Sokurov's previous films have borne such titles as The Lonely Voice of Man, The Degraded and Sad... read more on Time Out

    • Time Out
    • Posted 04 Nov 2008

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  • 7 out of 7 people found this review helpful

    Rated - 4 stars

    A meditation on love

    It's hard to imagine a film further removed from standard Hollywood fare. Little over an hour long, with no plot to speak of, Aleksandr Sokurov's film communicates emotion through the nuances of gesture, changing light and the forest setting. In the film, through the delicate tending to a mother's dying hours we have a son's love bringing symmetry to their lifelong relationship; as he carries her helpless body, washes her and feeds her, we cannot help but picture the love which she gave him in his infancy.

    A film which rewards reflection, it is simple but profound, with a counter-cultural message for film-making and for society's respect for the elderly and frail.

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  • 4 out of 5 people found this review helpful

    Rated - 1 star

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    Not much to say, not my type of movie, fast forwarded it all the way

      • A customer from England
      • Posted 18 Oct 2007 09:39

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