Tuesday, January 3, 2012

Elena

Russia

Wonderfully intriguing film. We follow a frumpy grandma as she tends to her somewhat domineering husband and her feckless son and his brood of low-lifes. She moves between these two worlds easily...maintaining the same stoic affect in each. The drama begins when hubby has a heart attack.

Clean, nice-looking production. Some sociological hints here but the focus is primarily on the human drama. Slow to develop it became more and more intriguing as it went along. At the end I was filled with admiration for the intelligence, sophistication and maturity that went into its production.

7

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