Elena Page #4

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
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Of all the pleasures I'm still

getting sex and food under control,

but I'm working on myself, trust me.

What, are you going

to smoke in here?

Why not?

- It's a hospital, Katya.

- So what?

You paid for the big suite,

you can do whatever you like.

Are you serious?

Fine, I'll go smoke,

where I'm allowed to.

Hold on.

What now?

Where does all this come from?

Where do you think?

Genes, Dad, heritage.

Rotten seed. We're all

bad seeds. Subhuman.

Go on and have some babies.

Maybe they'll turn out different.

Different from everyone else?

There's no such thing as 'different'.

And I don't feel like

experimenting in that area:

It's painful, and

expensive, and pointless.

What is it with you and 'pointless'?

Dumb excuses. You're just trying

to avoid being responsible.

Dad, it's irresponsible

to produce offsprings

that - you know - are going to be

sick and doomed, since the

parents are just as sick and doomed.

And only because cosi fan tutte;

because there is some apparently

'higher meaning' to it all,

which is not ours to comprehend.

After all we are merely the

executors of this higher purpose.

Sh*t's gotta be tasty,

millions of flies can't be wrong.

And, anyway, the world will end soon

enough, in case you haven't heard.

You know, it's strange,

but listening to you,

I feel a lot better.

See, that's exactly why you breed:

To suck the life from your children.

And then you're surprised:

"Where does all this come from?"

Katya, you're such a twit sometimes.

Thanks.

I love you very much.

Can we do without that?

What one won't do for money!

See. Now, at last

you're starting to see the point.

Just don't loose sight of it yourself.

Parasite.

Oh? I thought, it was a heart attack.

Get over here, let me give you a kiss.

Dialling mama? Go on, give her a ring.

Let's see, what's

going on in the kitchen.

Have a look outside, and

see what's there.

See, if there are any sparrows about...

Needs to boil some more. Right...

Where are those sparrows at?

Bless you.

Above all, observe the

medication schedule closely.

Next, diet is critical.

And take it easy, nothing stressful.

Plus, I would recommend

hiring a qualified caretaker.

I worked in a hospital,

looking after patients for years.

So the better.

See you around, doctor.

You too. Take care of yourself.

All the best.

So long.

I think, we're seeing our refs...

I'm not talking about today's refs,

but all this talk about

referee's mistakes,

it's making them hedge their bets.

If we filed the tapes of this show

and watched them in 5 years' time...

The country would be shocked

at the way it's all repeating.

You'll pay for what you have done.

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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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