SONMOTHER AND SON
Last night, I had a dream.
It was strange.
For a long time,
I was walking along a path...
and someone was following me,
following me, he was.
Finally, I turned around...
and asked him
why he was following me.
Guess what he said.
He asked you to remind him
of several lines.
What lines?
I am seized by
a suffocating nightmare.
I awake terror-stricken,
covered in sweat.
God, dwelling in my soul,
affects only my consciousness.
He never extends
to the outer world...
to the course of things.
I am seized by
a suffocating nightmare.
And I am stricken with terror
and awake covered in sweat.
God, dwelling in my soul,
affects only my consciousness.
He never extends beyond me
to the outer world...
to the course of things.
My heart is heavy
from such imperfection.
My heart is heavy
from such imperfection.
I saw and heard all of this.
In your dream?
Yes, in my dream.
That means we have
the same dreams.
Yes...
we do.
Now be patient for a bit.
I have to comb your hair.
Now we'll eat something, then
I'll give you your injection.
Walk...
I want to walk.
You don't say!
How could you walk?
It's cold outside, very cold.
I want to go for a walk.
The sun...
Are you pretending to be ill?
I'm pretending.
All right.
Let's go.
I'm just going
to get some water.
Mother, don't get up.
Mum, shall I feed you now...
or do you want to go for a walk?
I want to go for a walk.
A walk...
Shall I read to you?
Yes.
By the way...
this morning,
I came across an album...
which I haven't seen before.
There are postcards, photos...
Shall I go and get it?
Wait for me.
Go on.
Go on.
Are you asleep?
"My dear friend, the smell
of almonds is in the air...
and the Livadia is in boom.
The sea..."
What's Livadia?
Surely he meant magnolia.
"There is a slight sea with
white horses atop the waves.
"At the market, there are
wonderful grapes called raisins.
"In the evenings,
a brass band plays.
"If you were here with me,
we could dance together."
Together...
Together...
"Take care of yourself.
In fond memory, your Alexander."
Who's that, Mother?
"Wishing you a happy holiday.
"Best wishes, health,
and success. Your class 9B."
Here's another.
"Anna has fallen ill.
It's a bad case of gastritis.
"The neighbor, that old m...
"She borrowed ten rubles. She'd
give them back, she hasn't yet.
"Never mind.
"Next time, I'll borrow
fifteen rubles from her and..."
- What is it? Your heart?
- How it hurts.
Get me out of here.
- Yourself, Mum, yourself.
- Get me out.
Yourself, yourself.
Get me out.
Yourself, yourself.
Who is that up there in the sky?
Nobody.
You got me out.
You got me out.
Anyway, let's go for our walk.
I fell asleep.
Tell me something.
When I was a child...
I was afraid you wouldn't
come home from school.
It was like you lived at school.
It seemed to me
that you were coming home...
just for a while and that you
really lived at school.
And then you used to give me
the mark "satisfactory."
If you were still
working today...
you'd also give me
a "satisfactory," right?
Creation--you are wonderful.
I was afraid they might
take you away from me.
Of course,
you were already a big boy.
You kept your eye on me.
I knew it.
I burned with shame.
Shall we go on?
Is it nice living here?
How should I say...
It's not bad living here,
not bad at all.
But somehow
it's always very hard.
Well, let's go.
Do you want a drink?
Let's have something to eat.
Mother?
But you know,
I'm afraid of dying.
Don't die, then.
Who's making you die?
You...
Mother, you can live
for as long as you want.
What for?
What for?
What for? I don't know.
For no particular reason.
To my mind...
people live
for no particular reason.
But they die for some reason.
And what's my reason?
You don't have a reason.
There is no reason.
Just live and enjoy life.
There is a reason.
I have a reason.
So what?
Many people have a reason
and reach a great