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Director:
Aleksandr Sokurov
Writer:
Yuri Arabov
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Release Date:
6 February 1998 (USA) See more »
Genre:
Drama See more »
Plot:
A slow and poignant story of love and patience told via a dying mother nursed by her devoted son. The... See more » | Full synopsis »
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Awards:
3 wins & 4 nominations See more »
NewsDesk:
(27 articles)
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Cast

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Aleksei Ananishnov ... Son
Gudrun Geyer ... Mother
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Directed by
Aleksandr Sokurov 
 
Writing credits
(in alphabetical order)
Yuri Arabov 

Produced by
Aleksandr Golutva .... executive producer
Martin Hagemann .... executive producer
Thomas Kufus .... producer
Katrin Schlösser .... executive producer
 
Original Music by
Mikhail Ivanovich 
 
Cinematography by
Aleksei Fyodorov 
 
Film Editing by
Leda Semyonova 
 
Production Design by
Esther Ritterbusch 
Vera Zelinskaya 
 
Art Direction by
Esther Rittersbusch 
Leda Zelinskaia 
 
Makeup Department
Yekaterina Beschastnaya .... makeup artist
Grit Kosse .... makeup artist
 
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Marina Koreneva .... assistant director
 
Sound Department
Vladimir Persov .... sound
Martin Steyer .... sound
 
Camera and Electrical Department
Gennadi Gromov .... camera operator
Alik Nasyrov .... camera operator
Viktor Palekh .... camera operator
Aleksandr Palm .... camera operator
Alexander Palm .... assistant camera
Sergei Vershinin .... camera operator
 
Music Department
Andrey Deryabin .... music producer
 
Other crew
Michael Kruger .... location manager
 
Thanks
Andrey Deryabin .... thanks
 

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  • Globus-film  Production Service Company St.Petersburg
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Additional Details

Also Known As:
"Mat i syn" - Russia (original title)
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Runtime:
73 min
Country:
Russia | Germany
Language:
Russian
Color:
Color
Aspect Ratio:
1.66 : 1 See more »
Sound Mix:
Dolby SR
Certification:
South Korea:12 | Argentina:Atp | Chile:TE | France:U | Peru:PT | Portugal:M/12 | Sweden:Btl | Switzerland:12 (canton of Geneva) | Switzerland:12 (canton of Vaud) | UK:U
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12 out of 12 people found the following review useful.
Epiphany anyone?, 13 May 2001
Author: gradnick

In just over an hour, Sokurov achieves in ‘Mother and Son' a wholly satisfying balance between the aesthetic, emotional, and spiritual elements that inform this simple but extremely profound film. In many ways the film is reminiscent of Andrei Tarkovsky, but where Tarkovsky was more specifically Christian in his metaphysical leanings, Sokurov suggests a kind of "humanist mysticism", an elegiac hymn to the natural rhythms of life and death, and the fragile poignancy of human love. As a celebration of life in the face of death, ‘Mother and Son' portrays the journey we must all eventually face with a simple naturalistic acceptance, and is perhaps the closest thing one might find in cinema to what I can only describe as a sort of "non-religious sacredness".

Sokurov's approach here is very ‘pared-down'. While the dialogue is kept to an absolute minimum, the soundtrack is extremely expressive and is an essential element of the work - the wind, the sea, the "music" of the earth, provide a brilliant counterpoint and commentary to what is seen. The look of the film is remarkable, inspired by the paintings of Caspar David Friedrich, but while the images are indeed beautiful, they are never merely "picturesque". From beginning to end, Mother and Son is a work of genius.

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