“In Father and Son, Fong concentrates upon domestic drama which calls to mind the best of Vidor, Wyler and Stevens. To a certain degree, the film has been called ‘autobiographical' because it involves a young boy whose fantasy world is the cinema, an escape from the squatter-hut poverty in which his family lives. The boy's father, a clerk of minor status, has great ambitions for his son...there is a constant struggle between the two to reach an understanding of mutual goals. The film covers a twenty year period.... there are sequences of great emotional power and sincerity which are universally true...an undercurrent of tragedy permeates the work. Sometimes, the idea of respect creates an impossible distance, and only after chagrin, agonies and, often, separation, can a parent and child hear each other's hearts beating from afar.” Albert Johnson, San Francisco Film Festival '81