Review of Father and Son (2003) by David L — 19 Jul 2007
Not a film for mainstream audiences at all - with the first sequence a close-up mosaic of male bodies grappling each other, the homoerotic (and thus, incestual) undertones are undeniable no matter how much the director urges against this interpretation.
But it is also known that Sokurov, like his mentor Andrei Tarkovsky, comes from a line of arthouse filmmakers aiming to capture spirituality and humanity in the most avant-garde of ways, and it's this notion that separates "Father and Son" from drawing too much attention to its more obvious entitlements.
Underneath it is the simple story of a father and a son who have lived together all their lives, the latter having already reaching the end of adolescence, and the psychological bond they realize must be severed as both inevitably face separation in the near future.
A gorgeous, poetic film by a visionary who seems to stray further away from cinematic convention with every new work he creates.
This review of Father and Son (2003) was written by David L on 19 Jul 2007.
Father and Son has generally received positive reviews.
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