Independent U.S. distributors Zeitgeist Films will release on Blu-ray acclaimed director Andrey Zvyagintsev's Elena (2011), starring Nadezhda Markina, Andrey Smirnov, Aleksey Rozin, and Aleksey Rozin. The release will be available for purchase on August 18.
Synopsis: Winner of Cannes' Un Certain Regard Special Jury Prize, Elena is a gripping, modern twist on the classic noir thriller. Sixty-ish spouses Vladimir and Elena 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 Andrey 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.
Special Features:
Making-of featurette (39 min)
Video interview with director Andrey Zvyagintsev (30 min)