Fresh
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.
John Hartl, Seattle Times
Overview
In this dreamlike film, a nameless father and his son, Aleksei, live together in an apartment in St. Petersburg. Aleksei's mother has died and consequently the two have a very close relationship. When Aleksei acquires a girlfriend, she refuses to take a back seat to his bond with his dad, and breaks up with him. Aleksei is also experiencing nightmares, dreading separation from his father to be a part of the military as his father was.
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70%
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Rotten
Here was my question for most of this movie: Wha-? I was clueless. Did not understand.
Desson Thomson, Washington Post
Fresh
The film may be maddeningly obtuse, but its images are dazzling.
Ann Hornaday, Washington Post
Fresh
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.
Ruthe Stein, San Francisco Chronicle
Fresh
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.
Wesley Morris, Boston Globe
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