Elena (2012)
MOVIE SUMMARY:
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. In another angle we can say, Elena and Vladimir are an older couple, they come from different backgrounds. Vladimir is a wealthy and cold man, Elena comes from a modest milieu and is a docile wife. They have met late in life and each one has children from previous marriages. Elena's son is unemployed, unable to support his own family and he is constantly asking Elena for money. Vladimir's daughter is a careless young woman who has a distant relationship with her father. A heart attack puts Vladimir in hospital, where he realizes that his remaining time is limited. A brief but somehow tender reunion with his daughter leads him to make an important decision: she will be the only heiress of his wealth. Back home he announces it to Elena. Her hopes to financially help her son suddenly vanish. The shy and submissive housewife then comes up with a plan to give her son and grandchildren a real chance in life.
Elena (2012) |
Movie Title: Elena (2012)
Also Known As: Елена
In Theaters: May 16th, 2012
MPAA Rating: NR
Genres: Drama, Thriller
Run Time: 1 Hr. 49 Min.
Distributors: Zeitgeist Films, Place films
Director: Andrei Zvyagintsev
Writer: Oleg Negin (screenplay)
Stars: Yelena Lyadova, Nadezhda Markina and Aleksey Rozin
Original Music: Philip Glass
Cinematography: Mikhail Krichman
Film Editing: Anna Mass
Studio: Non-Stop Productions
Country: Russia
Language: Russian
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Produced by
Alexander Rodnyansky ---- producer
FULL CAST
Yelena Lyadova ---- Katerina
Nadezhda Markina ---- Elena
Aleksey Rozin ---- Sergey
Andrey Smirnov ---- Vladimir
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