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Mother And Son Reviews

1997 Certificate U
  • 60
  • from 399 members

With a visually stunning, quiet intensity, director Alexander Sokurov awakens the senses to the world of nature, human relationships, and death in this film about the poignant last hours of a dying mother and the son who cares for her. The film begins before the first scene and ends after the last, with the sound of wind in the .. Read more

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

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    • Rated - 1.0 star  

      • 6
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      Fastforward

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

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    • Rated - 4.0 stars  

      • 5
      • 0

      Ambient cinema

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      An hour and ten minutes of a young man easing his adored mother into as restful a death as he can manage. They lie in bed together (note with what subtlety ... read more »

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    • Rated - 1.0 star  

      • 2
      • 1

      Mother & Son

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      Generally described as a slow moving, nothing happens, no-one speaks, no character development. I hated it, my partner tolerated it but we were glad when we ... read more »

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    • Rated - 5.0 stars  

      • 1
      • 0

      oneness

      To say this film is beautifully shot seems a bit glib ... the pictures immerse one in the spirit of nature, making the landscape as much a part of the emotional... read more »

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    • Mother And Son
      With a visually stunning, quiet intensity, director Alexander Sokurov awakens the senses to the world of nature, human relationships, and death in this film about the poignant last hours of a dying mother and the son who cares for her. The film begins before the first scene and ends after the last, ...

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