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Father and Son (2004)
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Reviews Counted: 40
Fresh: 28
Rotten:12
Average Rating: 6.4/10
Runtime: 83 mins
Genre: Dramas
Synopsis: Acclaimed filmmaker Alexander Sokurov (RUSSIAN ARK) brings us this sensual study of the bond between a strapping Russian father (Andrey Schetinin) and his soldier son (Aleksey Neymsyshev). In a... Acclaimed filmmaker Alexander Sokurov (RUSSIAN ARK) brings us this sensual study of the bond between a strapping Russian father (Andrey Schetinin) and his soldier son (Aleksey Neymsyshev). In a dreamy rooftop apartment overlooking the sea, the pair wrestle, lift weights, bond, pore over old photos of lost loved ones, and stare longingly into each other's eyes. Some neighbors and a girlfriend drop by, but this is a two-person movie all the way, with deep manly currents ebbing and flowing amid the hallucinatory fairy tale symbolism. The gorgeous photography by Alexander Burov bathes everything in a nostalgic golden light, as if it's all about to fade into one of the ancient photographs that adorn their walls. The presence of old radios playing endless variations on Tchaikovsky suggest this is all occurring in some timeless place of the mind, a notion confirmed as the father-son bond on display begins to dissolve with Oedipal inevitability. Despite associations one may have with gorgeous, half-naked men relentlessly caressing and eyeing each other, Sokurov denies any incestual homoerotic intentions as he is here aiming for something far more abstract and spiritual. His apprenticeship under legendary Russian director Andrei Tarkovsky shows as slow pacing and illogic are put to transcendental effect. This is the second film of a planned trilogy (MOTHER AND SON was the first and TWO BROTHERS AND A SISTER will be the last). [More]
Starring: Andrey Schetinin, Aleksey Neymyshev, Alexander Razbash, Fedor Lavrov
Starring: Andrey Schetinin, Aleksey Neymyshev, Alexander Razbash, Fedor Lavrov, Marina Zasukhina
Director: Aleksandr Sokurov
Director: Aleksandr Sokurov
Screenwriter: Sergei Potepalov
Producer: Thomas Kufus
Composer: Andrei Sigle
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Reviews for Father and Son
Visually remarkable look at a gay relationship; one of the richest inside looks at gay love and tenderness.
Alexander Sokurov's obscure new film Father and Son doesn't quite come off.
Tediously mannered look at the obsessive intimate bonds between a father and his teen-aged military son.
for a hit of pure cinema, you could do no better...than to spend a few moments reveling in its high
This strikingly beautiful film from Alexander Sokurov (Russian Ark) captures relationships in an ethereal way that gets way under the skin.
A beautiful but static viewing experience that utterly fails to touch the viewer.
Although Father and Son is never as deep or wrenching as Mother and Son, the careful casting and Sokurov's unique visual style continue to make this a series worth following.
The film seems to have internalized Sokurov's inspiration so far that it becomes a blur of hints and vapors.
Here was my question for most of this movie: Wha-? I was clueless. Did not understand.
The best way to watch Father and Son is to let it wash over you and not be overly concerned with prosaic matters like plot.
Father and Son is definitely a puzzle, and frankly I was about to walk out on it before it drastically improved.
It’s hard to imagine a more jointly artful and mind-numbingly off-putting cinematic experience... Father and Son is the virtual definition of tedium.
Poised and teasing in a way that might incite less patient viewers to madness. But you don't come to Sokurov for his narrative agility, you come for his rhapsodic longueurs.
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