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Andrei ZVIAGINTSEV
Андрей ЗВЯГИНЦЕВ
Andreï ZVIAGUINTSEV
 
Russia, 2010, 109 mn 
Colour, fiction

Yelena

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Елена

 

 Elena

 Elena
 
Directed by : Andrei ZVIAGINTSEV (Андрей ЗВЯГИНЦЕВ)
Writing credits : Oleg NEGIN (Олег НЕГИН), Andrei ZVIAGINTSEV (Андрей ЗВЯГИНЦЕВ)
 
Cast
Nadezhda MARKINA (Надежда МАРКИНА) ...Yelena
Andrei SMIRNOV (Андрей СМИРНОВ) ...Vladimir
Yuri BORISOV (2) (Юрий БОРИСОВ (2))
Aleksey ROZIN (Алексей РОЗИН) ...Sergey
Yelena LIADOVA (Елена ЛЯДОВА) ...Katerina
Rustam AKHMADEYEV (Рустам АХМАДЕЕВ)
Anna GULYARENKO (Анна ГУЛЯРЕНКО)
Oxana SEMYONOVA (Оксана СЕМЕНОВА)
 
Cinematography : Mikhail KRICHMAN (Михаил КРИЧМАН)
Sound : Sergey BUBENKO (Сергей БУБЕНКО)
Produced by : Aleksandr RODNIANSKY (Александр РОДНЯНСКИЙ)
Production : AR Films
 
Release date in France : 2012-03-07, Site
Awards :
Best feature film Golden Eagle awards, Moscow (Russia), 2012
Best directing Golden Eagle awards, Moscow (Russia), 2012
Best Actress in a Supporting Role Yelena LIADOVA , Golden Eagle awards, Moscow (Russia), 2012
Best Cinematography Mikhail KRICHMAN , Golden Eagle awards, Moscow (Russia), 2012
Special Jury prize, Un certain regard, Festival de Cannes, Cannes (France), 2011
First prize Film Festival Ghent, Ghent (Belgium), 2011
Best actress Nadezhda MARKINA , Seville European Film Festival : SEFF, Seville (Spain), 2011
Best actress International Film Festival of India : IFFI, Goa (India), 2011
Best film Annual award of the Guild of Historians of Cinema and Film Critics, Moscow (Russia), 2011
Best directing Annual award of the Guild of Historians of Cinema and Film Critics, Moscow (Russia), 2011
Best Actress in a Supporting Role Yelena LIADOVA , Annual award of the Guild of Historians of Cinema and Film Critics, Moscow (Russia), 2011
Best directing "NIKA" Prizes, Moscow (Russia), 2011
Best actress Nadezhda MARKINA , "NIKA" Prizes, Moscow (Russia), 2011
Best Actress in a Supporting Role Yelena LIADOVA , "NIKA" Prizes, Moscow (Russia), 2011
Best Cinematography Mikhail KRICHMAN , "NIKA" Prizes, Moscow (Russia), 2011
Winner of the 2010 Sundance/NHK International Filmmakers Award
Plot synopsis
The central character of Zvyagintsev’s new film is a middle-aged woman named Elena. She leads a calm, prosperous life in her cozy apartment. In the evenings, she watches television serials, while her husband Vladimir, who prefers to watch sporting events, sleeps in their lavish bedroom next door. In the morning, they meet over breakfast and trade perfunctory small talk. Elena’s only problem is her unemployed alcoholic son. He lives with his family in a poor building complex on the outskirts of the city – and he always needs money. Once a month, Elena goes to visit her grandchildren and give her son some cash. Elena’s husband, meanwhile, has no intention of forking over his money. He barely has the patience for his wife, who so readily gives her pension to her son. One day, Vladimir has a heart attack and the issue of inheritance comes up. Elena develops a plan to save her son, which changes this gentle, likeable woman beyond recognition.
Source Action_Berlinale_02-2011
 
Commentaries and bibliography
Andrei Zviagintsev: Elena (2011), Mariya KONDRATOVA, kinokultura.com, 2013
Evolving Russia Finds a Recorder of Its Moment Elena and Its Director, Andrei Zvyagintsev, Sophia KISHKOVSKY, nytimes.com, 2012
Elena , Howard Feinstein, screendaily.com, 2011
 
Selected in the following festivals :
- Strasbourg two weeks of Russian cinema, Strasbourg (France), 2013
- Trois Jours de cinéma russe à La Ciotat, La Ciotat (France), 2013
- Russian film symposium. University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh (USA), 2013
- Rio de Janeiro International Film Festival, Rio de Janeiro (Brazil ), 2012
- The Russian Masters, Montreal (Canada), 2012
- Hong-Kong International Film Festival, Hong Kong (China), 2012
- Prague International Film Festival : Febiofest, Prague (Czech Republic), 2012
- Festival de cinéma russe à Marly, Marly (France), 2012
- Russian Film Festival, Orléans (France), 2012
- Days of Russian cinema in Limoges, Limoges (France), 2012
- Europe around Europe, Paris (France), 2012
- Festival of russian culture, Quimperlé (France), 2012
- Festival l'Avenue du cinéma, Paris (France), 2012
- Cinémas russes à Montauban, Montauban (France), 2012
- Release in France of the film, Different cities (France), 2012-03-07
- Festival de films russes Kinorama au cinéma Royal de Biarritz, Biarritz (France), 2012
- The Dublin International Film Festival, Dublin (Ireland), 2012
- Trieste Film Festival, Trieste (Italy), 2012
- Tromso International Film Festival : TIFF, Tromso (Norway), 2012
- Era New Horizons IFF, Wroclaw (Poland), 2012
- Sputnik nad Polska, Warsaw (Poland), 2012
- Golden Eagle awards, Moscow (Russia), 2012
- International debut film festival, Khanty Mansiysk (Russia), 2012
- International Film Festival Tarkovski, Ivanovo (Russia), 2012
- Sedona International Film Festival, Sedona (Arizona) (USA), 2012
- Palm Springs International Film Festival, Palm Springs (USA), 2012
- Seattle International Film Festival : SIFF, Seattle (USA), 2012
- Sundance Film Festival, Park City (USA), 2012
- Russian Resurrection Film Festival, Different cities (Australia), 2011
- Film Festival Ghent, Ghent (Belgium), 2011
- Sao Paulo International Film Festival, Sao Paulo (Brazil ), 2011
- Vancouver International Film Festival, Vancouver (Canada), 2011
- New Cinema Festival, Montreal (Canada), 2011
- Toronto International Film Festival, Toronto (Canada), 2011
- Karlovy Vary International Film Festival, Karlovy Vary (Czech Republic), 2011
- Tallinn Black Nights Film Festival : PÖFF, Tallinn (Estonia), 2011
- Helsinki International Film Festival, Helsinki (Finland), 2011
- Arras International Film Festival, Arras (France), 2011
- Les rencontres des cinémas d'Europe, Aubenas (France), 2011
- Honfleur Russian Film Festival, Honfleur (France), 2011
- Festival de Cannes, Cannes (France), 2011
- Russian Film Week in Paris : Regards de Russie, Paris (France), 2011
- FilmFestival Cottbus - Festival of East European Cinema, Cottbus (Germany), 2011
- Thessaloniki International Film Festival, Thessaloniki (Greece), 2011
- International Film Festival of India : IFFI, Goa (India), 2011
- Haifa International Film Festival, Haifa (Israel), 2011
- "NIKA" Prizes, Moscow (Russia), 2011
- Festival Russian kino 'Moscow Premier Screenings', Moscow (Russia), 2011
- Window to Europe Film Festival, Vyborg, Vyborg (Russia), 2011
- Annual award of the Guild of Historians of Cinema and Film Critics, Moscow (Russia), 2011
- Moscow International Film Festival (MIFF), Moscow (Russia), 2011
- Annual award of the Guild of Historians of Cinema and Film Critics, Moscow (Russia), 2011
- Open Russian Film Festival Kinotavr, Sochi (Russia), 2011
- Art Film Festival, Trencin (Slovakia), 2011
- Seville European Film Festival : SEFF, Seville (Spain), 2011
- Antalya "Golden Orange" International Film Festival, Antalya (Turkey), 2011
- Middle East International Film Festival : MEIFF, Abu Dhabi (United Arab Emirates), 2011
- Russian Film Festival, London (United Kingdom), 2011
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