Elena (2011)
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- Not Rated
- 1h 49min
- Crime, Drama
- 11 Jul 2011 (Latvia)
- Movie
When a sudden illness and an unexpected reunion threaten dutiful housewife Elena's potential inheritance, she must hatch a desperate plan ...
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- 24 wins & 23 nominations.
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Cast
Directed by
| Andrey Zvyagintsev | ||
Written by
| Oleg Negin | ... | () and |
| Andrey Zvyagintsev | ... | () |
Produced by
| Ekaterina Marakulina | ... | executive producer (as Katya Marakulina) / executive producer / line producer |
| Sergey Melkumov | ... | producer |
| Alexander Rodnyansky | ... | producer (as Aleksandr Rodnyanskiy) |
Music by
| Philip Glass | ||
Cinematography by
| Mikhail Krichman | ||
Editing by
| Anna Mass | ||
Editorial Department
| Marina Biryukova | ... | production coordinator: OOO TVORCHESKAYA LABORATORIYA SALAMANDRA |
| Mariya Kargopol | ... | production coordinator: OOO TVORCHESKAYA LABORATORIYA SALAMANDRA |
| Ilya Kondratev | ... | end titles: OOO TVORCHESKAYA LABORATORIYA SALAMANDRA / opening titles: OOO TVORCHESKAYA LABORATORIYA SALAMANDRA |
| Violetta Kostromina | ... | editing: OOO TVORCHESKAYA LABORATORIYA SALAMANDRA |
| Valentina Kryshova | ... | digital mastering |
| Maksim Malyavin | ... | supervisor: OOO TVORCHESKAYA LABORATORIYA SALAMANDRA |
| Ivan Maslennikov | ... | digital color timing: OOO TVORCHESKAYA LABORATORIYA SALAMANDRA / telecine colorist: OOO TVORCHESKAYA LABORATORIYA SALAMANDRA |
Casting By
| Elina Ternyayeva | ||
Production Design by
| Vassili Gritskov | ||
| Andrey Ponkratov | ||
| Valeri Zhukov | ||
Art Direction by
| Andrey Ponkratov | ||
Set Decoration by
| Andrey Grachov | ||
| Viktoriya Kudinova | ||
| Aleksandr Lozovsky | ... | (as Sasha Lozovsky) |
| Inna Saltykova | ||
Costume Design by
| Anna Bartuli | ... | (costumes) |
Makeup Department
| Yelena Dmitriyenko | ... | assistant makeup artist |
| Galina Ponomaryova | ... | makeup (as Galya Ponomaryova) |
Production Management
| Ruslan Alikulov | ... | deputy production manager |
| Pavel Gorin | ... | production manager |
| Andrey Letsin | ... | administrator |
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
| Anastasiya Karasyova | ... | assistant director |
| Viktoriya Kudinova | ... | assistant director: props |
| Anna Kuriyenko | ... | assistant director |
| Aleksandr Lozovsky | ... | assistant director: props |
| Julian Meneses | ... | assistant director |
Art Department
| Nikolay Buyankin | ... | property master |
| Maksim Korsakov | ... | assistant production designer |
Sound Department
| Vyacheslav Bogachov | ... | additional sound editor |
| Artem Chechkenev | ... | re-recording editor (as Artyom Chechkenev) |
| Andrey Dergachev | ... | on-set sound cleanup and editing / sound editor / sound / supervising sound designer |
| Sergey Figner | ... | foley artist |
| Dima Grigoriev | ... | dialogue editor / on-set sound cleanup and editing (as Dmitry Grigoryev) / re-recording mixer (as Dmitry Grigoryev) |
| Sergey Kharchenko | ... | 2nd assistant sound mixer / additional sound editor |
| Vyacheslav Krasnobryzhy | ... | sound equipment |
| Stanislav Krechkov | ... | 1st assistant sound mixer / dialogue editor / sound editor / voice recording supervisor |
| Valery Levitanus | ... | foley editor |
| Stepan Tsokur | ... | 2nd assistant sound mixer |
| Aleksandr Volodin | ... | additional sound editor / sound effects recordist |
Visual Effects by
| Vitaly Alekseyev | ... | visual effects: OOO TVORCHESKAYA LABORATORIYA SALAMANDRA |
| Julia Huene | ... | producer: BAZELEVS VFX |
| Timur Khairulin | ... | 2D specialist: BAZELEVS VFX (as Timur Khayrulin) |
| Artyom Khorchev | ... | designer: BAZELEVS VFX |
| Stas Lebedev | ... | art director: BAZELEVS VFX |
| Stanislav Pologrudov | ... | 3D specialist: BAZELEVS VFX |
| Vladimir Sofronov | ... | 2D specialist: BAZELEVS VFX (as Vladimir Safronov) |
| Dmitriy Tokoyakov | ... | visual effects supervisor: BAZELEVS VFX |
| Aleksandr Tsyganov | ... | visual effects: OOO TVORCHESKAYA LABORATORIYA SALAMANDRA |
| Olesya Yermakova | ... | producer: BAZELEVS VFX |
Stunts
| Petr Korolev | ... | stunt performer (as Pyotr Korolyov) |
| Vladimir Lukyanchikov | ... | stunt performer |
| Dmitry Tarasenko | ... | stunt coordinator |
Camera and Electrical Department
| Aleksandr Badion | ... | camera operator: casting |
| Vasily Chesnokov | ... | rickshaw grip |
| Andrey Chumakov | ... | lighting technician |
| Sergey Fokin | ... | camera equipment rental: dolly |
| Yevgeny Gribkov | ... | video control operator: "b" camera |
| Dmitry Gritskov | ... | dolly and crane grip |
| Oleg Grotus | ... | loader |
| Aleksey Igolkin | ... | lighting technician |
| Viktor Kamushkov | ... | camera equipment rental: generator |
| Artur Krasheninnikov | ... | "b" camera operator |
| Mikhail Krichman | ... | camera |
| Andrey Kudryashov | ... | dolly and crane grip |
| Anatoly Lepyokhin | ... | dolly and crane grip |
| Vladimir Mishukov | ... | still photographer |
| Igor Obnosov | ... | video control operator |
| Aleksey Polyakov | ... | lighting technician |
| Vladimir Protsenko | ... | key grip |
| Viktor Saratov | ... | focus puller |
| Pavel Semyonov | ... | lighting technician |
| Pyotr Semyonov | ... | chief lighting technician |
| Yevgeny Vlasenko | ... | rickshaw grip |
| Sergey Vorobyov | ... | camera equipment rental: camera platform |
Casting Department
| Yelena Simonova | ... | casting: Saint Petersburg |
Costume and Wardrobe Department
| Tatyana Chernikova | ... | costumer |
| Anastasiya Vishnevskaya | ... | assistant costume designer (as Nastia Vishnevskaya) |
Location Management
| Aleksandr Voronov | ... | location manager |
Script and Continuity Department
| Mariya Shulgina | ... | script supervisor |
Transportation Department
| Vasily Boymestryuk | ... | driver |
| Anatoly Hîrbu | ... | driver |
| Vitaly Kirsanov | ... | driver |
| Vsevolod Kirsanov | ... | driver |
| Anatoly Kiselitsa | ... | driver |
| Konstantin Korneyev | ... | driver |
| Dmitry Mogunov | ... | driver |
| Aleksandr Morozov | ... | driver |
| Renat Samirkhanov | ... | driver |
| Grigory Tretyukhin | ... | driver |
Additional Crew
| Shama Raza Ali | ... | executive director: NON-STOP PRODUCTION |
| Natalya Andreyeva | ... | extras coordinator |
| Nina Andreyeva | ... | assistant: S. Melkumov: KINOKOMPANIYA NON-STOP PRODUCTION |
| Pyotr Aseyev | ... | general director: KINOKOMPANIYA NON-STOP PRODUCTION |
| Rozaliya Balakhonova | ... | chief accountant: NON-STOP PRODUCTION |
| Yakov Gandrabura | ... | service vehicle rental |
| Yelena Genina | ... | film accountant |
| Sergey Gorokhov | ... | service vehicle rental |
| Bella Khromchenkova | ... | chief accountant: KINOKOMPANIYA NON-STOP PRODUCTION |
| Yekaterina Kolesnikova | ... | accountant: KINOKOMPANIYA NON-STOP PRODUCTION |
| Larisa Kolomoyets | ... | on-set messing |
| Anna Kopnalina | ... | pantry |
| Olga Korneva | ... | office manager: KINOKOMPANIYA NON-STOP PRODUCTION |
| Mikhail Krikunov | ... | service vehicle rental |
| Tatyana Krotova | ... | office manager |
| Olga Kudryavtseva | ... | production director: NON-STOP PRODUCTION |
| Mariya Kukleva | ... | financial director: NON-STOP PRODUCTION |
| Igor Laptev | ... | horse handler |
| Svetlana Levina | ... | financial director: KINOKOMPANIYA NON-STOP PRODUCTION |
| Irina Makarova | ... | consultant: cardiologist |
| Yekaterina Mamakina | ... | animal handler |
| Kirill Manuylov | ... | horse handler |
| Natalya Martynova | ... | lawyer: KINOKOMPANIYA NON-STOP PRODUCTION |
| Anna Matveyeva | ... | post-production coordinator |
| Yuliya Mikhaylova | ... | financial manager |
| Yekaterina Mileshina | ... | accountant: KINOKOMPANIYA NON-STOP PRODUCTION |
| Marina Naumkina | ... | consultant: lawyer |
| Natalya Novikova | ... | on-set messing |
| Aleksandr Ostashov | ... | consultant: veterinary |
| Francis Ouellette | ... | distribution: Canada |
| Yekaterina Ozerova | ... | production department manager: NON-STOP PRODUCTION |
| Fyodor Petrov | ... | general director: NON-STOP PRODUCTION |
| Dmitry Pshonkin | ... | consultant: resuscitationist |
| Sofya Rodnikova | ... | animal handler |
| Aleksey Shestakov | ... | lawyer: KINOKOMPANIYA NON-STOP PRODUCTION |
| Alya Somkina | ... | animal handler |
| Arkady Yagid | ... | technical director: KINOKOMPANIYA NON-STOP PRODUCTION |
Thanks
| Maksim Blazhko | ... | thanks for assistance in making the film (as founder of DONSTROY Maksim Blazhko) |
| Jindrich Cipera | ... | thanks for assistance in making the film: casting assistance: VANTAGEFILM |
| Pavel Doreuli | ... | thanks for assistance in making the film: sound |
| Dmitry Dubrovin | ... | thanks for assistance in making the film: prompt technical assistance: RENTACAM |
| Dmitry Elyashev | ... | thanks for assistance in making the film: sound |
| Ivan Filippov | ... | thanks for assistance in making the film |
| Inna Gomes | ... | thanks for assistance in making the film |
| German Gref | ... | thanks for assistance in making the film: providing premises for filming (as President and Chairman of the Board of Sberbank of Russia German Gref) |
| Nikolay Guryanov | ... | thanks for assistance in making the film |
| Natalya Isayeva | ... | thanks for assistance in making the film |
| Vlad Krichman | ... | thanks for assistance in making the film: camera operator |
| Yuliya Kulchitskaya | ... | thanks for assistance in making the film |
| Aleksandr Lavrov | ... | thanks for assistance in making the film: sound |
| Lali Modebadze | ... | thanks for assistance in making the film |
| Alevtina Nekrasova | ... | thanks for assistance in making the film (as Alevtina Yakovlevna Nekrasova) |
| Oleg Novikov | ... | thanks for assistance in making the film: sound |
| Mikhail Petrenko | ... | thanks for assistance in making the film |
| Maksim Poletayev | ... | thanks for assistance in making the film: providing premises for filming (as Vice-President of Sberbank of Russia and Chairman of Moscow Bank Maksim Poletayev) |
| Inna Saltykova | ... | thanks for assistance in making the film |
| Aleksey Samodelko | ... | thanks for assistance in making the film: sound |
| Ekaterina Shneyderova | ... | thanks for assistance in making the film |
| Valentina Skopova | ... | thanks for assistance in making the film (as Valentina Nikolayevna Skopova) |
| Astra Taylor | ... | thanks for assistance in making the film: providing television material: Zeitgeist Films |
| Vladimir Timakov | ... | thanks for assistance in making the film (as rector of church of Saints Zosimas and Sabbatius Wonderworkers of Solovki in Golyanovo and archpriest Vladimir Timakov) |
| Mikhail Vigdorov | ... | thanks for assistance in making the film |
| Alesia Weston | ... | thanks |
| Dmitry Zelenov | ... | thanks for assistance in making the film (as founder of DONSTROY Dmitry Zelenov) |
| Sabina Zhilina | ... | thanks for assistance in making the film (as Sabina Anatolyevna Zhilina) |
Production Companies
Distributors
- Copiapoa Film (2014) (Japan) (theatrical) (in association with)
- I.V.C. (2014) (Japan) (theatrical)
- Imagine Film Distribution (IFD) (2012) (Belgium) (theatrical)
- Imagine Films Distribution (2012) (Netherlands) (theatrical)
- Pyramide Distribution (2012) (France) (theatrical)
- Seven Films (2012) (Greece) (theatrical)
- Vertigo Média Kft. (2011) (Hungary) (theatrical)
- Zeitgeist Films (2012) (United States) (theatrical) (subtitled)
- Zeta Films (2013) (Argentina) (theatrical)
- Against Gravity (2012) (Poland)
- Calinos Films (2011) (Turkey)
- Calinos Films (2012) (Turkey)
- Filmfreak Distributie (2012) (Netherlands) (DVD)
- Funfilm Distribution (2012) (Canada)
- Leopardo Filmes (2012) (Portugal)
- New Wave Films (2012) (United Kingdom)
- Syncopy (2015) (United States) (video) (Blu-Ray release)
- Zeitgeist Films (2015) (United States) (video) (Blu-Ray release)
Special Effects
Other Companies
- Aldamisa International (producer's representative)
- Altmedica (emergency medical car on set)
- BBC Worldwide (thanks for assistance in making the film: providing television material)
- Buka (thanks for assistance in making the film: providing a computer game)
- CTC (thanks for assistance in making the film: providing television material)
- Cinema-Profit (lighting equipment)
- Ekho Moskvy (thanks for assistance in making the film: providing radio program fragment)
- Kinodom Productions (studio rental)
- Kodak (film)
- MC4 (thanks for assistance in making the film: providing television material)
- Mosfilm (re-recording facilities)
- Moya studiya (set construction)
- NTV (thanks for assistance in making the film: providing television material)
- OOO Tvorcheskaya laboratoriya Salamandra (digital intermediate production)
- Pyaty sezon (special effects)
- Rentacam (thanks for assistance in making the film: prompt technical assistance)
- Sonic Service (sound equipment)
- VID (thanks for assistance in making the film: providing television material)
- ZAO Biblioteka prav Pervovo kanala (thanks for assistance in making the film: providing program fragment)
- Zeitgeist Films (thanks for assistance in making the film: providing television material)
- Zelenaya studiya (thanks for assistance in making the film: providing television material)
Storyline
| Plot Summary |
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. Written by Cannes Film Festival |
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Did You Know?
| Trivia | The film was originally planned to be made in English under the name "Helen", with Elena, Vladimir and Sergey called Helen, Richard and Dan, respectively. Andrey Zvyagintsev dropped the idea when he realized working with an English producer meant "overcoming the issues of the creative method, of the language of cinema." Soon he proposed the script to Alexander Rodnyansky and the next day after Rodnyansky read it, he phoned Zvyagintsev and said, "Let's start." Zvyagintsev thanked Rodnyansky in a later interview for sharing his views. See more » |
| Movie Connections | Featured in Vitaly Mansky (2020). See more » |
| Soundtracks | Symphony No. 3: Movement No. III See more » |
| Quotes |
Katerina:
Shit's gotta be tasty, because millions of flies can't be wrong. See more » |