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title: "Elena"
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price: "E£ 4295"
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# Elena

**Brand:** nadezhda markinaandrey smirnovandrey zvyagintsev
**Price:** E£ 4295
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## Description

Winner of Cannes' Un Certain Regard Special Jury Prize, Elena is a gripping, modern twist on the classic noir thriller. Sixtyish spouses Vladimir and Elena (award winner Nadezhda Markina) 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 Andrei 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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## Customer Reviews

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    The only thing that she wanted was to make a better life for her family
  

*by M***S on Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on March 9, 2017*

My opinion, I am a little turned off by how Elena is very shy and quiet. Her primary concern is to her husband and children. I feel that she should have stood up for herself more. I understand that Vladimir is sick and he needs care. In the beginning, I was a little turned me off, but as the movie went on, she grew on me. I found myself understanding her more. The only thing that she wanted was to make a better life for her family. I grew to love the character.Although, I like the movie. I found that the film was very slow toward the end of the movie. The movie was a sad. I cried in some parts, but also laughed.I feel that this movie could be a film from all ages, but I feel it is a little slow and sad for children. I do not think they will get the message that the movie portrays. The only way to have kids watch the film is to sit down with them and try to make it fun in a way. I expect the children would have lots of questions about the movie or complain about how slow it is. I would recommend this film to my friends.The movie was about a love story between two older couples; Elena and Vladimir. Elena and Vladimir who are two older couples that were from two different backgrounds. The couple was very different. Elena was quiet and modest, while Vladimir came from a wealthy background and was a cold man. Both never got along. Both marriage before and each had one child. Elena had a son, named Sergey, who did not have a job and always asked for money. Vladimir had a daughter, named Katerina, who had a distant relationship with her father at the beginning of the movie. The mother wanted to help her son and to get her grandchildren a real chance in life.  It seemed that everyone had was struggling.The actors who are starring in "Elena" are;Nadezhda Markina as Elena – The wife.Andrey Smirnov as Vladimir – The husband.Elena Lyadova as Katerina – Vladimir's Daughter from his previous marriage.Aleksey Rozin as Sergey – Elena's Son from her first marriage.I thought that the film was going to end with the son in prison, and the father died, but it didn't. I thought that the movie ended soon or maybe it was part of the plot to keep the audience guessing.The film had a good source of light, that added to the intensity of the movie. The light was dim throughout the film. Some parts of the movie were too dark.I would rate the movie an 8 and The movie did not have any popular artists, but the songs were catchy.

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    I enjoyed the opportunity to see a movie about 21st century ...
  

*by F***Y on Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on January 21, 2018*

As a student of Russian and interest in contemporary Moscow, I enjoyed the opportunity to see a movie about 21st century life filmed on site in the Russian capital.  It could not be further from the stereotypical Soviet-era cityscape  that many Americans still carry around in their minds when they think about life in Moscow.  The slow pace was refreshing to me.  I enjoyed the detailed, repetitive scenes of Elena waking up, opening the drapes, then shutting them at night, turning everything off, fixing breakfast, etc.  Loved the character development.  I would have given it five stars except for the ambiguous, unsatisfying ending.

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    They have nothing in common except they each in their own way love their individual adult children and they both acknowledge to
  

*by E***N on Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on February 4, 2017*

The couple, Elena and Vladimir, have known each other for the past ten years but married for only the last two. She was his caregiver when Vladimir was previously ill with appendicitis. Vladimir continues to see her as his caregiver. She services him upon request. There appears to be no other dimension to their partnership except we learn she does not like/respect his adult daughter and Vladimir thinks Elena's adult son is an unemployed loser. They have nothing in common except they each in their own way love their individual adult children and they both acknowledge to each other their adult childrens' shortcomings.The couple have only a concrete connection to each other. She is his servant and he is her provider.  When Vladimir refuses to help Elena's grandson get into college Elena takes drastic action.  Elena's family (son, daughter-in-law and grandson) all treat Elena the same way Vladimir treats her and she knows no other role to play. Elena only relates to others in concrete ways. But her son and his family are everything to her and she will do anything to prevent a schism.

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