Elena Page #2

Synopsis: Elena and Vladimir are an older couple, they come from different backgrounds. Vladimir is a wealthy and cold man, Elena comes from a modest milieu and is a docile wife. They have met late in life and each one has children from previous marriages. Elena's son is unemployed, unable to support his own family and he is constantly asking Elena for money. Vladimir's daughter is a careless young woman who has a distant relationship with her father. A heart attack puts Vladimir in hospital, where he realizes that his remaining time is limited. A brief but somehow tender reunion with his daughter leads him to make an important decision: she will be the only heiress of his wealth. Back home he announces it to Elena. Her hopes to financially help her son suddenly vanish. The shy and submissive housewife then comes up with a plan to give her son and grandchildren a real chance in life.
Genre: Drama
Director(s): Andrey Zvyagintsev
Production: Zeitgeist Films
  21 wins & 21 nominations.
 
IMDB:
7.3
Metacritic:
87
Rotten Tomatoes:
93%
NOT RATED
Year:
2011
109 min
Website
360 Views


It's not my fault,

I did everything in my power,

but unfortunately she turned

out just like her mother,

only interested in life's pleasures.

A goddamn hedonist!

I don't know, what that word means.

Do you know the word 'selfish'?

Volodya, you'll help

Sasha though, won't you?

I don't know. Need to think about it.

I hope, you aren't pulling money

off your credit card for them.

I can account

for every rouble, if you want.

No, no need for that.

I'm sorry. I shouldn't

have said that.

OK.

When do they need the money?

No later than the 20th.

I'll give you my answer in a week.

Make me a coffee, please.

What have you got planned for today?

House cleaning.

I'm going to the gym.

I know.

Come on you.

Let's go, come on.

Elena!

Bring me my things.

Coming.

Good afternoon.

Enjoy Fitness, this is Irina speaking.

Just one moment, I'll put

you through to the manager.

Here you go. Enjoy your workout.

- Good afternoon.

- Hello.

Your towel.

Anton!

Put them down there.

This is for you, this is for me.

- Thank you.

- Thank you.

- Bye.

- Bye.

Hello.

Yes, speaking.

- Hello.

- Good afternoon.

Remember, this is how we met.

Of course.

What year was that?

Lt'll be 10 years in December.

I would give everything to wake up

not here and now, but there and then.

No matter how you look at it, appendicitis

is still better, than a heart attack.

That was hardly appendicitis.

More like peritonitis.

A born nurse.

Of course, it was better.

If only because you

were looking after me.

Though the girls here aren't bad.

Go on, keep talking,

I'll cut off your oxygen,

we'll see what happens then.

You'd do it too.

- Did you talk to the doctor?

- Not yet.

All he does is try to keep me calm,

tells me they won't

keep me much longer.

So, it's not that bad.

Or the other way around.

Elena, please, call Katya.

Yes, of course.

Hello, Katya, this is Elena.

Yes, hello.

I'm sorry to say I have some bad news.

Your Dad's in the hospital;

he's had a heart attack.

He wants to see you.

You will come, won't you?

Can't today. Tomorrow.

Well, alright. I'd like

to meet you first to talk.

Is that really necessary?

Yes, I think it is.

Fine, where?

Wherever's best for you.

Hello, Elena.

Hello, Katya. Do you want anything?

I'll do without.

What I wanted to say is this:

Your Dad had a heart attack.

I got that part.

He's very weak.

- He's conscious, though?

- Yes, conscious, thank God.

He's probably felt his way

through all the nurses already.

- Katya!

- Yes, Elena?

I want to ask you to go easy on him.

Right now he needs rest.

He needs your love.

Show him, that you love him.

You see each other so rarely,

which I don't understand

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Oleg Negin

Oleg Negin (born 2 July 1970) is a Russian screenwriter and novelist. He was born in Moscow.Negin's novels include П.Ушкин and Кипарис во дворе, published in 2004. In film, he became a collaborator with director Andrey Zvyagintsev, and at the 2014 Cannes Film Festival their Leviathan won the Best Screenplay Award. For their 2017 film Loveless, Negin and Zvyagintsev were jointly nominated for the European Film Award for Best Screenwriter. more…

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