Itisagreatfilmbyagreatdirector.KiraMuratovahasneverbeengivenherdueintheSovietandpost-SovietRussia.IntheLongGoodByeshedepictsaseeminglybanalstoryofajealousandpossessivemother(brilliantlyactedbyZinaidaSharko)andherpooraloofandlonelyson(theonlycinematicrolebythetalentedO.Vladimirsky).Thestory-whichisnothingextraordinaryinitself-growsintothewonderfulandfrighteninganalysisofalienationbetweengendersandgenerationsonthebackgroundoftheevenmorefrighteninglybleakanddehumanizedSovietreality.KiraMuratovashowsthetinydetailsofeverydaySovietlife,and,again,banalastheyare,theyareahair-raisinghorror.Thedialogueisdeliberatelylaconicandvoidofanysense,showingtheever-growingpeople'sinabilitytocommunicateandunderstandeachother.Thesoundtrack(byanotherunder-estimatedtalent,OlegKaravaichuk)addstotheatmosphereofhopelessandmeaninglessexistence.Ofcourse,Sasha(thenameoftheprotagonist),willleavehisdespotic(butlovin只有奋斗的人生才是完整的人生。"——尼古拉斯·D·沃尔夫伍德，《海贼王》!)mothersoonerorlater,butwherefor(c)