Aleksandr Sokurov - Mat i syn AKA Mother and Son (1997)

New and Improved subs! Copy and paste what I posted in the comments below into notepad and save as a SRT file. They are much better than the VOBsubs. Aleksandr Sokurov - Mat i syn AKA Mother and Son (1997) http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0119711/ Language Russian Subtitles included: English and Bulgarian sub/idx http://bayimg.com/image/oanepaabf.jpg http://bayimg.com/image/paneaaabf.jpg [QUOTE]In festival circles, Russian director Alexander Sokurov has long been dubbed the next Andrei Tarkovsky (Solaris, Andrei Rublev), but Mother And Son, his 14th feature, is his first to attract much attention in the U.S. Given the stubborn pacing of the film—which makes everything the famously deliberate Tarkovsky directed look like The Cannonball Run by comparison—it's hardly surprising that distributors have balked in the past. But once you adjust to Sokurov's spare effects and measured cutting, the haunting, unforgettable images in Mother And Son leave no doubt as to why he's considered one of the world's premier film artists. The clean-lined, economical story concerns an anguished young man (the sad-eyed Alexi Ananishnov) so devoted to his dying mother (Gunrun Geyer) that he refuses to accept the inevitable. Isolated from the rest of society, save for the occasional train passing in the distance, he spends long days carrying her across the idyllic landscape outside their cottage, stalling frequently from the burden. There are times when the action stalls in turn, as Sokurov wipes away the already scant dialogue and movement and the film becomes more like an especially vibrant painting. Using special, hand-painted filters and distorting lenses that flatten the characters against their surroundings (and each other), Sokurov creates a hazy, muted visual texture that lends his melancholy story uncommon intimacy and power. Some have found this cinematic museum piece interminably dull, but for those willing to ride out its eccentricities, Mother And Son is a unique, rewarding experience.[/QUOTE] http://bayimg.com/image/ganeeaabf.jpg http://bayimg.com/image/ganehaabf.jpg http://bayimg.com/image/ganejaabf.jpg http://bayimg.com/image/ganeaaabf.jpg http://bayimg.com/image/faneoaabf.jpg ripping notes: DGindex reported this as NTSC interlaced, but surely it was a transcode. However due to the nature of this film I was unable to find any sequence where I was able to confirm that when I made test rips, so I ended up doing what I thought was right, restoring to 25FPS. The quality factor is twice the previous rip. The English subs could use a little attention if someone wants to take the time, but even with no subs at all this film would have the same impact...and if it you aren't moved by it, you have no soul. ~~~~~~ Mat i syn.avi ~~~~~~ File Size (in bytes):...........................942,331,904 --- Video Information --- Video Codec Name:...............................XviD ISO MPEG-4 Duration (hh:mm:ss):............................1:08:28 Frame Count:....................................102696 Frame Width (pixels):...........................624 Frame Height (pixels):..........................400 Aspect Ratio:...................................1.560 Frames Per Second:..............................25.000 Video Bitrate (kbps):...........................1633 ......MPEG-4......B-VOP........................ Quality Factor (bits/pixel)/frame:..............0.262" --- Audio Information --- Audio Codec:....................................0x2000 (Dolby AC3) AC3 Audio Sample Rate (Hz):.........................48000 Audio Bitrate(kbps):............................192 Audio Bitrate Type ("CBR" or "VBR"):............CBR Audio Channel Count:............................2 Freakyflicks is a free and open community dedicated to preserving and sharing cinematic art in the digital era. Our goal is to disseminate such works of art to the widest audience possible through the channels provided by P2P technology. The Freakyflicks collection is limited to those films that have played an exceptional role in the history of cinema and its progression in becoming a great art. Films that are usually described as classic, cult, arthouse and avant-garde. If you have films that fit this description feel free to share them and participate in our community. All you need do is include this tag in your upload and join us at the forum to announce your release. 'If we all seed just 1:1, give at least what we take, this torrent will NEVER DIE

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 lord_terabyte (2009-03-23)

New improved subs:
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MOTHER AND SON
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Last night, I had a dream.
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It was strange.
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For a long time,
I was walking along a path...
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and someone was following me,
following me, he was.
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Finally, I turned around...
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and asked him
why he was following me.
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Guess what he said.
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He asked you to remind him
of several lines.
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What lines?
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I am seized by
a suffocating nightmare.
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I awake terror-stricken,
covered in sweat.
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God, dwelling in my soul,
affects only my consciousness.
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He never extends
to the outer world...
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to the course of things.
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I am seized by
a suffocating nightmare.
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And I am stricken with terror
and awake covered in sweat.
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God, dwelling in my soul,
affects only my consciousness.
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He never extends beyond me
to the outer world...
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to the course of things.
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My heart is heavy
from such imperfection.
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My heart is heavy
from such imperfection.
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I saw and heard all of this.
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In your dream?
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Yes, in my dream.
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That means we have
the same dreams.
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Yes...
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we do.
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Now be patient for a bit.
I have to comb your hair.
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Now we'll eat something, then
I'll give you your injection.
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Walk...
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I want to walk.
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Don't think about it!
How could you walk?
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It's cold outside, very cold.
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I want to go for a walk.
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The sun...
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Are you pretending to be ill?
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I'm pretending.
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All right.
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Let's go.
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I'm just going
to get some water.
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Mother, don't get up.
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Mum, shall I feed you now...
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or do you want to go for a walk?
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I want to go for a walk.
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A walk...
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Shall I read to you?
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Yes.
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By the way...
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this morning,
I came across an album...
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which I haven't seen before.
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There are postcards, photos...
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Shall I go and get it?
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Wait for me.
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Go on.
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Go on.
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Are you asleep?
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"My dear friend, the smell
of almonds is in the air...
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and the Livadia is in blossom.
The sea..."
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What's Livadia?
Surely he meant magnolia.
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"There is a slight sea with
white horses atop the waves.
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"At the market, there are
wonderful grapes called raisins.
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"In the evenings,
a brass band plays.
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 lord_terabyte (2009-03-23)

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I have a reason.
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So what?
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Many people have a reason,
they reach an advanced age with it...
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and nothing happens.
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00:41:25,402 --> 00:41:29,656
But the main thing
is that you please try...
133
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not to be capricious
or to fool me, Mother!
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00:41:34,202 --> 00:41:38,289
All right, I'll try.
I won't be like that anymore.
135
00:41:38,373 --> 00:41:41,251
I don't want the spring to come.
136
00:41:41,292 --> 00:41:44,754
I have nothing to wear
and go out.
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00:41:44,838 --> 00:41:46,297
To go where?
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No clothes to wear,
nothing at all.
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00:41:49,175 --> 00:41:52,137
And what about me?
140
00:41:52,220 --> 00:41:56,808
Do you think I have anything
to wear when going out? Have I?
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00:41:56,891 --> 00:42:01,104
But I have nothing,
nothing at all.
142
00:42:01,187 --> 00:42:05,442
And what about your raincoat
or your warm overcoat?
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It smells.
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What do you mean?
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The raincoat. It smells awful.
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Well, then...
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Let's not go out and see people.
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Let's live without them.
149
00:42:29,716 --> 00:42:34,721
I don't want that.
I want to go to the park.
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But there is no park around here...
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and there wasn't before, either.
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00:42:41,811 --> 00:42:44,981
You've just forgotten.
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00:42:45,065 --> 00:42:48,109
There was a park
in your hometown.
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There is a park
with music all around.
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We used to walk together.
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00:42:58,328 --> 00:43:03,750
When you were born, it was
very cold and the weather was clear.
157
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They told me
it meant that the baby...
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would be clever but heartless.
159
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That's right.
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I'm moved by reason.
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Otherwise, my heart would break.
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Do you want to have a sleep,
maybe?
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What am I to do with you?
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00:43:37,409 --> 00:43:41,287
You don't want to sleep,
you don't want to eat.
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00:43:43,957 --> 00:43:47,293
Look, the garden is in blossom.
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00:44:14,988 --> 00:44:20,994
Your life was hard at times,
but hard is not always bad.
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00:44:23,997 --> 00:44:26,624
You and I...
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we love each other.
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00:44:36,134 --> 00:44:38,511
Lean over me.
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00:44:38,595 --> 00:44:40,764
What is it?
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I feel so sorry for you.
It's enough to make me cry.
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But how small you are...
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my little one.
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00:45:03,286 --> 00:45:06,414
I am awfully sorry for you.
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You simply cannot imagine how.
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It wrings my heart...
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to tears.
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00:45:20,011 --> 00:45:22,472
I want to cry.
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I know why you are sorry for me.
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You are afraid
that I will be left alone.
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But don't worry,
that's nonsense.
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You're not going to die.
I'm with you. We're together.
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You're not going to die.
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That's not the point.
One can live alone.
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It's no misfortune or disaster.
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It's so sad.
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And anyway, you will still
have to go through...
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all of what I have suffered.
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othatzsokewl (2011-03-27)

Thanks a lot! I couldn't get the subs to work before so I just downloaded VOBSUB, put the subs you gave in the comments into a notepad file, saved as an SRT, and "muxed" the two in VOBSUB. I just started watching and it seems to be working.

TorrentJezuz (2011-11-08)

Can you make it English or ????