Elena
First screened in December 2012
Director: Andrei Zvyagintsev. Cast: Nadezhda Markina, Andrei Smirnov, Aleksei Rozin, Elena Lyadova, Evgeniya Konushkina, Igor Ogurtsov. Screenplay: Andrei Zvyagintsev and Oleg Negin.
Twitter Capsule: Warmth and cold. Suspense and certainty. Western arthouse style merged with Ozu-esque themes and framing elements. Exquisite.

Photo © 2011 Non-Stop Productions, © 2012 Zeitgeist Films
Not yet reviewed in full. Grade: A

Awards:
Cannes Film Festival: Special Jury Prize (Un Certain Regard)
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