Winner of Cannes' Un Certain Regard Special Jury Prize, Elena is a gripping, modern twist on the classic noir thriller. Sixty-ish spouses Vladimir and Elena uneasily share his palatial Moscow apartment-he's a still-virile, wealthy businessman; she's his dowdy former nurse who has clearly "married up." Estranged from his own wild-child daughter, Vladimir openly despises his wife's freeloading son and family. But when a sudden illness and an unexpected reunion threaten the dutiful housewife's potential inheritance, she must hatch a desperate plan.... Masterfully crafted by award-winning Russian filmmaker Andrey Zvyagintsev (Golden Globe nominee The Return) and featuring evocative, Hitchcockian music by Philip Glass, Elena is a subtly stylish exploration of crime, punishment and human nature. -- (C) Zeitgeist
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Release Date : May 16, 2012 Limited
Mpaa Rating : PG Genre Movie :Documentary,Drama,Art House & International,Special Interest
Actors For Elena
Nadezhda Markina,Andrei Smirnov,Yelena Lyadova,Alexey Rozin,Evgenia Konushkina,Igor Ogurtsov,Vasiliy Michkiv,Alexey Maslodudov,Carmen Salinas,Irma Dorantes,Xavier "Chabelo" Lopez,Jorge Galvan,Lorena Velazquez,Ana Luisa Peluffo,Elsa Cardenas,Sara Montes,Hugo Macías Macotela,Evangelina Sosa,Roberto Sosa,Paul Mendoza
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Review For Movie Elena
Sturdy performances, fine photography from Mikhail Krichman, good use of music by Philip Glass and a pleasingly terse script make for incisive, gripping drama.
Geoff Andrew-Time Out "Elena" is a riveting psychological suspense film.
Colin Covert-Minneapolis Star Tribune A quiet, subtle mystery whose long, penetrating takes have drawn comparisons to Andrei Tarkovsky and whose mordantly ironic conclusion may remind you of Claude Chabrol.
J. R. Jones-Chicago Reader Zvyaginstsev makes the most of the ghastly settings, which include a backyard that ominously features nuclear cones - and the kinds of compartmentalized living spaces that Hitchcock used for droll effect in "Rear Window."
John Hartl-Seattle Times It's a sort of slow-boil Russian noir, if that genre exists, and if it doesn't, it does now.
Bill Goodykoontz-Arizona Republic The script, by Oleg Negin and Zvyagintsev, uses spare dialogue to quietly devastating effect. Performances are superb across the board, framed in elegant widescreen compositions that simmer with violence.
Michael Phillips-Chicago Tribune A chilly noir about the beaten paths and icy ruts of Russian life in the capital, post-Communism. In a land of schemers, Elena suggests, the urban cloisters of Moscow's elite are as self-sealing as the lowly masses' stifling Soviet-era flats.
Brian Gibson-Vue Weekly (Edmonton, Canada) The kind of family drama that gives family dramas a good name.
Tim Brayton-Antagony & Ecstasy Though very Russian, there is an extremely universal story at the heart of this film ...
Graham Young-Birmingham Post A perfectly formed drama that gradually takes hold and doesn't let go.
Gail Tolley-The List Not a shot is wasted in this tale of two families
Marty Mapes-Movie Habit It's very gloomy. It's very Russian. It's as powerful as any picture released this season.
Donald Clarke-Irish Times A slow-burning but engrossing drama that takes an intriguingly dark view of the sanctity of family in order to explore the ways in which bad seeds have a habit of flourishing in any environment.
Alistair Harkness-Scotsman It's a gripping, resonant tale, and Nadezhda Markina is outstanding as Elena, and far more sympathetic than perhaps she should be.
Philip French-Observer [UK] One of the very best Russian films of the past year.
Derek Malcolm-This is London It may seem slow and lugubrious but it draws you into these complex, contradictory lives the way a spider lures a fly into a web.
Allan Hunter-Daily Express The mundanity of the everyday is examined, but do you really want to watch someone slowly making a bed?
Alex Zane-Sun Online A deeply satisfying film.
Peter Bradshaw-Guardian [UK] Zvyagintsev, who made The Return and The Banishment, does a good impression of constructing a world while secretly spinning a web.
Leo Robson-Financial Times A withering admonishment of capitalism and the emotional mindset that comes with.
David Jenkins-Little White Lies [An] understated but gripping drama about family ties, about the way that sometimes tensions vie with tenderness in even the closest relationships.
Marc Lee-Daily Telegraph Quietly gripping Russian drama with a thought-provoking script and a captivating central performance from Nadezhda Markina.
Matthew Turner-ViewLondon Zvyagintsev moves the story with a slow, brooding pace - aided by a somber Philip Glass score - that turns the screws patiently and inexorably toward a shattering conclusion.
Sean Means-Salt Lake Tribune Backed by a sparing Philip Glass score, Elena eloquently shows how, in modern Russia, even family relationships are at the mercy of business.
Tom Dawson-Total Film Absorbing but slow-moving family drama taking place in post-Soviet Russia.
Dennis Schwartz-Ozus' World Movie Reviews New Movie Images Elena
Movie Overview For Elena
Elena has a warm but passionless late-in-life marriage with wealthy Vladimir, to whom she is more caretaker than spouse. Each has grown children from previous relationships, but Vladimir is dedicated to his distant, spoiled daughter and resents having to provide financial aid to Elena’s hapless, unemployed son and his struggling family. As Vladimir’s health declines, and he makes concrete plans to leave everything to his own offspring, Elena must decide swiftly between her loyalty to her husband and her allegiance to her own flesh and blood.
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