Tag: Konstantin Lavronenko

Zvyagintsev gets Banished to a Quiet Place in the Country with “The Banishment” | Blu-ray

More exciting than revisiting Zvyagintsev’s 2003 debut is the opportunity to see his neglected 2007 follow-up The Banishment, which is an adaptation of William...

First the Fatherland in Zvyagintsev’s “The Return” (2003) | Blu-ray Review

Russian auteur Andrey Zvyagintsev famously nabbed the Golden Lion at the 2003 Venice Film Festival for his auspicious directorial debut The Return, an allegorical...

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Interview: Kaouther Ben Hania – The Voice of Hind Rajab

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Interview: Paul Mescal – Hamnet

It overpowered critics in Telluride, slayed Toronto audiences and...