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A Long Goodbye (1971)

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Original title
Долгие проводы
Directed by
Kira Muratova
Genre
drama film
Country
Soviet Union
Runtime
1h 35m
Rated
Btl
Rating
6.5 of 10 from 31 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A mother struggles to connect with her teenage son as he grows more independent. Their strained relationship comes to a head during a trip to the countryside to visit relatives.

melancholicslow-burnintrospectivequietbittersweetemotionally distantpoignantuneasy

What happens

The Long Farewell (Russian: «Долгие проводы», romanized: Dolgie provody) is a Soviet film drama directed by Kira Muratova. It was filmed in 1971, but was shelved by the authorities, only being released during Perestroika in 1987 (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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