‘Loveless’ Is a Shattering Portrait of Russian Social Malaise
Pathologies of every sort abound in this corrosive and hypnotic movie, a story of domestic collapse that slowly develops into a withering snapshot of contemporary Russian malaise.
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Conquering the Leviathan: An Interview with Andrey Zvyaginstev
Fresh off his Golden Globe win for Best Foreign Film, director Andrey Zvyaginstev clears up a lot confusion about the political and sometimes religious undertones of his sweeping, grand new film Leviathan.
Andrey Zvyagintsev’s ‘Elena’ Observes Women in Putin’s Russia
Elena leaves no doubt about the culture shaping expectations of its women, which may be traditional but are also reinforced in Putin’s political gamesmanship and Russia’s repressive class system.