2012
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.
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Directed By
Andrey Zvyagintsev
Starring
Elena Lyadova
Nadezhda Markina
Aleksey Rozin
Andrey Smirnov
Running Time
109 minutes
MPAA Rating
NR
Distributor
Zeitgeist Films
Country of Origin
Russia
Language
Russian with English subtitles
Release Year
2012
Format:35mm |