Elena

Year: 2012
Description: Cast includes Yelena Lyadova, Nadezhda Markina, Alexey Rozin, and Andrey Smirnov.
Now in her 60s, Elena (played by Nadezhda Markina) used to nurse her husband Vladimir (played by Andrey Smirnov), a wealthy Russian businessman who hates her son from a previous marriage. After a heart attack, Vladimir drafts a will to leave most of his estate to his spoiled daughter from his first marriage, and Elena takes action to support herself and her son's family.
Director: Zvyagintsev, Andrey
Writer: Negin, Oleg; Zvyagintsev, Andrey
Producer: Melkumov, Sergey; Rodnyansky, Alexander
Cinematographer: Krichman, Mikhail
Editor: Mass, Anna
Production Team: Non-Stop Productions/AR Films and Zeitgeist Films
Genre: Feature Film
Drama
Content Notes: Nudity
Language: Russian with English subtitles
Media Format: 1 DVD (109 min.), 1 Blu-ray disc (109 min.), or 1 streaming video (109 min.)
Type: Color
Additional Content: The DVD and Blu-ray disc include a featurette on making the film and an interview with director Andrey Zvyagintsev (30 min.).
Original Release Date: 2011
Updated: 08-05-2022

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