This strikingly beautiful film from Alexander Sokurov (Russian Ark) captures relationships in an ethereal way that gets way under the skin.
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09/19/04
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... [More]
Starring: Andrey Schetinin, Aleksey Neymyshev, Alexander Razbash, Fedor Lavrov
Director: Aleksandr Sokurov
Reviews for Father and Son
As it links paternalism, militarism, and nationalism, this achingly beautiful film proves dreamily seductive but also profoundly disturbing.
07/06/04
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07/27/04
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01/26/06
Top CriticFather and Son is definitely a puzzle, and frankly I was about to walk out on it before it drastically improved.
07/30/04
A lustrous and passionate portrait of paternal bonds.
04/09/04
A more naked movie than Father and Son is hard to imagine and would be impossible to watch.
06/17/04
for a hit of pure cinema, you could do no better...than to spend a few moments reveling in its high
09/30/04
Father And Sons deals with a serious subject, but it's generally very funny, and the humour is more or less adult.
03/25/04
Alexander Sokurov's obscure new film Father and Son doesn't quite come off.
01/31/05
The emotions of the piece pulse in and out like submerged things coming to light, or visions in a trance.
06/23/04
It's a film that will polarize audiences -- some will squirm in their seats while others will go with the art and flow.
06/18/04
A tasty hors d'oeuvre while waiting for a really good French film to come along.
03/25/04
The film seems to have internalized Sokurov's inspiration so far that it becomes a blur of hints and vapors.
08/20/04
Sokurov vividly evokes the emotions underlying paternal love and filial devotion.
06/18/04
Has the tedium without the trance.
06/17/04
Visually remarkable look at a gay relationship; one of the richest inside looks at gay love and tenderness.
08/13/05
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.
08/20/04
Borders on the risible but, because Sokurov is Sokurov, this exalted, wacky scenario ... is amazingly staged, inventively edited, and rich in audio layering, with camera placements that sometimes verge on the Brakhagian.
06/15/04
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