Father and Son (2003 film)

Father and Son
Film poster
Directed by	Alexander Sokurov
Produced by	Thomas Kufus
Written by	Sergei Potepalov
Starring	Andrei Shchetinin
Cinematography	Aleksandr Burov
Release dates	23 May 2003 (2003-05-23)
Running time	97 minutes
Country	Russia
Language	Russian

Father and Son (Russian: Отец и сын, translit. Otets i syn) is a 2003 Russian drama film directed by Alexander Sokurov. It was entered into the 2003 Cannes Film Festival.^[1]

Plot

A father and his son Aleksei live together in a roof-top apartment in an unidentified seaside city. The Father is a veteran and Aleksei attends military school to study medicine. They have lived alone for years in their own private world. Sometimes they seem like brothers. Sometimes even like lovers. Despite knowing that all sons must one day live their own lives, Aleksei is conflicted. The father knows he should accept a better job in another city, perhaps search for a new wife.

The film begins by showing The Father comforting his son Aleksei, who just has a nightmare. Following in his father's path, Aleksei attends military school. He likes sports, tends to be irresponsible and has problems with his girlfriend, who is jealous of Aleksei's close relationship with his father. Eventually she breaks up with him. During the weekend, Fyodor comes visiting the Father, who served with his own father in the army, to investigate the mysterious disappearance of the latter. Fyodor revealed to Aleksei that he also visited the previous night, but The Father did not tell Aleksei about it. Aleksei showed Fyodor around the city and went for a tram ride, and Fyodor decides to go to the train station alone and parts with Aleksei. Afterward, Aleksei goes visiting his ex-girlfriend at her place, telling her that he had a dream about them having a baby together. The film ends with The Father being alone on the rooftop covered with snow.

Cast

Andrei Shchetinin as the father
Aleksei Neymyshev as Aleksei, the son
Aleksandr Razbash as Sasha, the neighbour
Fyodor Lavrov as Fyodor
Marina Zasukhina as girl

Reception

Accolades

Festival	Category	Recipients and nominees	Result
Cannes Film Festival	FIPRESCI Award	Aleksandr Sokurov (For brilliant images and the director's original way of depicting the powerful bond that unites a father and a son.)	Won
Cannes Film Festival	Palme d'Or	Aleksandr Sokurov	Nominated

References

↑ "Festival de Cannes: Father and Son". festival-cannes.com. Retrieved 7 November 2009.

External links

Father and Son at the Internet Movie Database

Films directed by Alexander Sokurov

Fiction films	The Degraded Empire The Lonely Voice of Man Mournful Unconcern Days of Eclipse Save and Protect The Second Circle Stone Whispering Pages Mother and Son Moloch Taurus Russian Ark Father and Son The Sun Alexandra Faust Two Brothers and a Sister Francofonia

Documentaries	Sonata for Viola. Dmitri Shostakovitch Elegy And Nothing More Evening Sacrifice Patience of Labour Maria Moscow Elegy Sonata for Hitler Petersburg Elegy Soviet Elegy To The Events In Transcaucasia A Simple Elegy A Retrospection of Leningrad An Example of Intonation Elegy from Russia Soldier's Dream Spiritual Voices Oriental Elegy Hubert Robert. A Fortunate Life A Humble Life The St. Petersburg Diary: Inauguration of a monument to Dostoevsky The St. Petersburg Diary: Kosintsev's Flat Confession The Dialogues with Solzhenitsyn dolce... Elegy of a Voyage The St. Petersburg Diary: Mozart. Requiem Elegy of a life: Rostropovich, Vishnevskaya

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