A Long Goodbye

– A single woman has put all her efforts into raising her only son, Sasha. When Sasha grows up to beco..

Type:
Movie
Rating:
7.70 / 10
Duration:
One Hour and 37 Minutes
Release Year:
1971
Original Name:
Долгие проводы
A Long Goodbye (1971) - Also known as Долгие проводы

A single woman has put all her efforts into raising her only son, Sasha. When Sasha grows up to become a teenager, she thinks that she can have some time for herself, so she responds to the courtship of Nikolai Sergeyevich. One summer, Sasha goes to visit his real father in Novosibirsk, on the other side of the country. When he returns, his mother notices that Sasha has changed. She secretly reads a letter sent to Sasha from his father and finds out that Sasha doesn’t want to live with her any longer. She doesn’t have enough wisdom to understand this desire on someone else’s part. Sasha is shown to have a more delicate and understanding nature than his mother, for when he realizes that she is suffering because of his wish to leave, even though he is tired of her nagging, he decides to stay.

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Release Date:

01 Jun 1987

Language:

Russian, English

Director:

Kira Muratova

Writer:

Natalya Ryazantseva

Main Actors:

Zinaida Sharko, Oleg Vladimirsky, Tatyana Mychko, Yuriy Kayurov

Plot:

A single woman has put all her efforts into raising her only son, Sasha. When Sasha grew up to become a teenager, he got tired of the nagging of her mother. One summer, he goes to visit his father in Novosibirsk, on the other side of the country. When he returns, his mother notices that Sasha had changed. She secretly reads a letter that Sasha received from his father and she finds out that Sasha doesn't want to live with her any longer. She cannot understand, she cannot accept. When Sasha realizes that she is suffering because of his wish to leave, he decides to stay.

Awards:

4 nominations.

Ratings:
Internet Movie Database:
7.7/10