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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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- 73 heart-aching, luminescent minutes of pure cinema. Sokurov is a master... [his] films define a new form of spiritual cinema
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- - Paul Schrader
  - 08 Oct 2007 at 15:26
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  - 0
  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 ... read more »
  
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  - 5 reviews
  - Bowdon
  - 21 Oct 2007 at 12:29
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  Pure Poetry...
  
  Without a doubt one of the most poetic and lyrical films I've ever seen.
  
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- - Banshun
  - 5 reviews
  - West Bromwich
  - 20 Feb 2010 at 18:52
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  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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- - PeterSays
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  - Romsey
  - 24 Jul 2009 at 18:41
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  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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  - York
  - 03 Nov 2008 at 16:46
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  Beautiful beyond words
  
  This is one of the most visually ravishing and emotionally engaging films I have ever seen.
  
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  - Haslemere
  - 16 Sep 2008 at 13:49
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  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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- - Savage
  - 632 reviews
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  - 22 Jan 2008 at 16:30
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  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 ... read more »
  
  Report this review
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- - Rotoscoper
  - 5 reviews
  - Bowdon
  - 21 Oct 2007 at 12:29
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  Not much to say, not my type of movie, fast forwarded it all the way
  
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  - 18 Oct 2007 at 09:39
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- - 9
  - 0
  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 ... read more »
  
  Report this review
- 486637
- [Highly rated reviewer]
  - Rotoscoper
  - 5 reviews
  - Bowdon
  - 21 Oct 2007 at 12:29
- - 6
  - 2
  Fastforward
  
  Not much to say, not my type of movie, fast forwarded it all the way
  
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- - a customer
  - England
  - 18 Oct 2007 at 09:39
- - 5
  - 0
  Ambient cinema
  
  THIS REVIEW CONTAINS SPOILERS | Show review anywayHide
  
  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 »
  
  Report this review
- 516366
- - Savage
  - 632 reviews
  - London, England
  - 22 Jan 2008 at 16:30
- - 2
  - 0
  Beautiful beyond words
  
  This is one of the most visually ravishing and emotionally engaging films I have ever seen.
  
  Report this review
- 630089
- - a customer
  - Haslemere
  - 16 Sep 2008 at 13:49
- - 2
  - 1
  Mother & Son
  
  THIS REVIEW CONTAINS SPOILERS | Show review anywayHide
  
  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 »
  
  Report this review
- 653693
- - a customer
  - York
  - 03 Nov 2008 at 16:46
- - 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 »
  
  Report this review
- 788788
- - PeterSays
  - 105 reviews
  - Romsey
  - 24 Jul 2009 at 18:41
- - 1
  - 0
  Pure Poetry...
  
  Without a doubt one of the most poetic and lyrical films I've ever seen.
  
  Report this review
- 864087
- - Banshun
  - 5 reviews
  - West Bromwich
  - 20 Feb 2010 at 18:52

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  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, ...