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Mother's Heart (1957)

Mother's Heart poster
Original title
Մոր Սիրտը
Directed by
Grigori Melik-Avakyan
Genre
melodrama
Country
Soviet Union
Runtime
1h 25m
Rating
9.0 of 10 from 1 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A young widow raises her son with intense devotion. Her blind love turns him into a selfish and calculating person.

melodramaticfamily-centricemotionaltragicslow-pacedhistoricalsoviet-eramoralistic

What happens

«Сердце матери» (арм. Մոր սիրտը) — советская мелодрама 1957 года. История жизни молодой вдовы, слепая любовь которой к сыну привела к тому, что из него вырос расчётливый эгоист. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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