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Jun
25
2012

ELENA

by Roy

Reviewed by GREG KING Director: Andrei Zvyagnitsev Stars: Nadzehda Markina, Andrey Smirnov, Aleksey Rozin, Yelena Lyadova, Igor Ogurtsov. This bleak but visually stunning Russian drama screened at the Melbourne International Film Festival and the 2011 Russian Film Festival, and now gets a limited commercial release. Elena offers a stark vision of class warfare in Putin’s [...]

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Aug
18
2011

RUSSIAN RESURRECTION FILM FESTIVAL 2011

by Roy

by GREG KING “We try and showcase new and old cinema together,” says Nicholas Maksymow, the director of the Russian Resurrection Film Festival.  On the eve of the eighth Russian Resurrection Film Festival, Maksymow spoke about the state of the Russian film industry and what we can expect from this year’s festival. “The Russian film [...]

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