ElenaMovie Reviews

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    Written September 5, 2012

    An education

    by lnbee

    Anyone going to see this needs a modicum of information about Russian society and culture. Go to ***booktv.org; search "Russia", then select the book "It Was a LongTime Ago, and It Never Happened Anyway; Russia and the Communist Past". The author presents a synopsis of this book that will give you a good foundation for appreciating the characters in this movie.

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  • Oh No!
    Written May 16, 2012

    ANDREY ZVYAGINSTEV?S ?FILM NOIR? ?ELENA,? ABOUT AS APPEALING AS A STALINIST APARTMENT BLOCK

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    "?Tarantulas in a jar? may be a good metaphor for Putin?s Russia, and this kind of anthropological perspective may be the best way to observe the worst sides of ourselves, but director Andrey Zvyaginstev?s new film Elena makes the unpardonable error of using his characters to enact a kind of Marxist critique of modern Russia, rather than allowing the story to tell itself. A story should unfold through the characters, allowing their actions to inform a critique (if a critique is present) that appears to the viewer as if he had though it up himself. Unsurprisingly, the film cuts a swath as labored and toxic as heavy water..."

    See full review at Le Journal de Charles Haas.

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    Written May 11, 2012
    by reneehyde

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    Written September 3, 2012
    by zprofound

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    Written January 15, 2012
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    Written June 22, 2012

    by MobElle333

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    Written July 1, 2012
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    Written September 8, 2012
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  • So-so
    Written July 3, 2012

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    This movie sucks

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    Written March 24, 2012
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    Written July 29, 2012
    by mprusi

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    Written June 30, 2012
    by Eddie_Blue

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    Written July 22, 2012
    by EstelleSOlson

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    Written June 30, 2012
    by lawyermbo

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    Written May 20, 2012
    by jmeer

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