The Elder Son

The Elder Son

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Release Date

6/6/1975

Runtime

140 mins

Genres

Overview

Two students are late for the last commuter train and have to spend a night in a strange town. They rack their brains about where to find shelter and quite by chance they overhear a talk between father and son. The son is an adolescent who is head over heels in love with a girl several years his senior. He is living through the first drama of his life though his love is just puppy love. Then, being resourceful fellows, they think of a plan to pass one of them for the elder son of this family. The reason they give for his unexpected arrival is that he is a child of the father's long-forsaken love. They presume this cock-and-bull story will come off, and right they are!

Status

Released

Original Language

Russian

Budget

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Revenue

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A gentle, meandering character study where a clever deception opens up unexpected emotional truths within a family. The film dwells in the quiet moments between people discovering who they really are to each other.

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WistfulBittersweetWhimsicalContemplative

Themes

IdentityFamilyComing of ageLove

Tone

Tender

Pacing

Meditative

Look

NaturalisticDocumentary-like

Structure

Single location

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