Mother and Son

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S R 1001 movies to see before you die. I don't think this should be on the list. I don't plan to see it again. It did have beautiful landscapes filmed, but the rest of was a struggle. RUS. Rated 2/5 Stars •  Rated 2 out of 5 stars 10/29/23 Full Review William L This is one of those "every frame a painting" films, isn't it? In this case, that often-used phrase is very much applicable, not only because particular care was taken with the cinematography, but because the visuals are composed with a style intended to directly emulate the artistry of painting; Sokurov relies very little on dialogue (because between a mother and son with so many years spent together, little often needs to be said), and instead creates landscapes intended to represent intimacy and the emotional turbulence created by two individuals that share a close bond coming to an inevitable and unwilling parting. A film where few words are needed but considerable emotional depth is explored, Mother and Son feels weighty as you watch it, a discussion of love that explicitly sidesteps romantic attraction without sacrificing any of the sincerity. Well-composed and heartfelt. (4/5) Rated 4/5 Stars •  Rated 4 out of 5 stars 09/02/21 Full Review Audience Member If you like Sokurov films you're probably into meditative and poetically artistic films. If you're not into that genre this film of barely more than an hour will stretch your attention span and patience to the limit. Some beautiful Russian, roiling countryside is the only element I enjoyed. I will never watch this again. Rated 1/5 Stars •  Rated 1 out of 5 stars 01/28/23 Full Review Audience Member gr8 look at death and dying Rated 3.5/5 Stars •  Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 01/21/23 Full Review Audience Member Incredibly slow, it must be the slowest film I have ever seen. It could easily have been a 5-7 minutes short, but after all - it all felt necessary. A son carries his dying mother around the untouched, Russian nature and we can feel their connection. The German painter Caspar David Friedrichs works are the inspiration for the very beautiful pictures Sokurov serve us.Poetic and sometimes stretched images, often in sepia-colors. Relaxing film, with an natural ambient score. It may not be considured entertainment, but it's certainly film art. Beautiful, human, sad, natural and very boring film where Sokurov is painting us pictures with a camera lense. Rated 3.5/5 Stars •  Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 01/17/23 Full Review razvan p nice visual, and thats it Rated 2.5/5 Stars •  Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars 03/31/23 Full Review Read all reviews

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