# 55 - MOTHER AND SON Aleksandr Sokurov (Russia / Germany 1997) 2011 hours Tuesday, March 8 21:15
NEW CINEMA WHITE / photographers
FOR MOTHER AND CHILD by Aleksandr Sokurov (Russia / Germany 1997)
color, 73 min., The original version with subtitles
is the first part of a trilogy that continued with the director
Father and Son (2003) and intends to conclude with
Brother and sister, not yet realized.
The film is characterized by the very limited amount of dialogue, which leaves room for the sounds and silences of the environment, the times are extremely dilated and the images are often heavily manipulated and distorted through the use of mirrors, lenses and filters. The author said he was inspired by the paintings of Caspar David Friedrich, in particular the painting in Monaco by the sea. (From Wikipedia)
Fasten your seatbelts, your recommended
+ + + + projectionist
ps: here, if you found the trailer
American.