Plot synopsis

The father cannot imagine his life without his son. The son loves his father devotedly and deeply. Their love is almost of mythological virtue and scale. It cannot happen in real life. This is a fairytale collision.
Father and Son continues a series of Alexander Sokurov's films devoted to ties of relationship following the film "Mother and Son" (1997).

Commentaries and bibliography

Мать и отец как субъекты любви в кинодискурсе Александра Сокурова [Père et mère comme objet d'amour dans les films d'Alexandre Sokourov], Евгений ФРЯНЦЕВ, Routine, 2023

Alexandre Sokourov, François ALBERA, Mishel ESTEVE, CinémaAction, Editions Charles Corlet, 2009

Père, fils. Mode d’emploi, avoir-alire.com, 2004

Père, fils d'Alexandre Sokourov, cineclubdecaen.com, 2003

Aleksandr Sokurov: Father and Son (Otets i syn) (2003), Birgit BEUMERS, kinokultura.com, 2003

Selected in the following festivals or events :

- Russian or Soviet films awarded at Berlin, Cannes or Venice, kinoglaz.fr (France), 2023

- Rétrospective Alexandre Sokourov Aix en Provence / Marseille, Aix en Provence (France), 2015

- Cycle Alexandre Sokourov au cinéma Grand Action, Paris (France), 2012

- Haifa International Film Festival, Haifa (Israel), 2012

- Nantes Russian Film Festival, Nantes (France), 2004

- Release in France of the film, Different cities (France), 2004-01-21

- Festival de Cannes, Cannes (France), 2003

- Russian Film Week in Paris : Regards de Russie, Paris (France), 2003

- Honfleur Russian Film Festival, Honfleur (France), 2003

- "Vyborg" Russian Film Festival ''A Window to Europe'', Vyborg (Russia), 2003

- Award "White Elephant", Moscow (Russia), 2003

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