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Elena

 

Russian Federation 2011, 109 minutes
Dir. Andrei Zvyagintsev
In Russian with English subtitles
Rating: [M]
Genres: Foreign Cinema, Drama

 

Aroview: An old fashioned mortality play told through the eyes of Russia's new monied class, centred on the wife of a wealthy businessman whose sudden death spurs her to desperate measures.

Essentially a film noir as class critique, this is shot through with stylish restraint. Although a little too emotionally remote for some tastes, dir. Zvyagintsev's artful eye coupled with Philip Glass' distinctive score make for an engrossing tale of self-preservation.

NZ International Film Festival 2011

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