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Elena (2011)

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Director:

Andrey Zvyagintsev

Starring:

Nadezhda Markina, Andrey Smirnov, Elena Lyadova, Aleksey Rozin

Genres:

Drama, Indie-Arthouse Cinema, Thriller

Origin:

Russia

Certificate:

M

Languages:

Russian

Subtitles:

English

Running Time:

109 min

Elena

synopsis


Winner of the Un Certain Regard Special Jury Prize at Cannes 2011, the new film from Russian maestro Andrey Zvyagintsev (THE RETURN) is a taut & engrossing noir thriller of loyalties, familial ties, and a coveted inheritance, fuelled by class warfare in Putin?s new Russia. Middle-aged couple Elena (Nadezhda Markina) and Vladimir (Andrey Smirnov), come from different walks of society. He is a well-off businessman; she is a former medical worker, now a housewife. Having met late in life, each has children from previous marriages. Elena?s son is unemployed and constantly asking for money. Vladimir?s daughter is a careless young woman whose contact with her father is irregular and strained. Their worlds rupture when a heart attack puts Vladimir in hospital and he makes a significant decision: his daughter will be the only heiress of his wealth. The shy and submissive Elena?s hopes of helping her son and grandchildren secure a better life are crushed, triggering a desperate plan? Featuring a taut and compelling score by the Oscar-nominated Philip Glass, ELENA conjures a riveting and uncompromising vision of a Russia in moral disarray.

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04 February 2013
member rating

Slow-moving plot but holds interest throughout.


 
 

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