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 The Return [2003] (DVD)
Description: Genre: Drama / Theatrical Release: 2003 / Director: Andrey Zvyagintsev / Actors: Vladimir Garin, Ivan Dobronravov ... / ... more  The Return [2003] (DVD) ... DVD released 04 October, 2004 at Ugc Films / Features of the DVD: PAL, Widescreen / Vozvrashcheniye. Hauntingly beautiful film. Two young brothers Andrey (played by Ivan Dobronravov) and Ivan (played by Vladimir Garin) have grown up in the new Russia without knowing their father. Without this parental guidance they have become reliant on each other and their mother (played by Natalya Vdovina). One day returning home they find that their father has returned.Newest Review: ... facade of the father, has relentless depth hidden beneath its surface. Ambiguity, mystery and enigma is one of the biggest ... more ... hindrances in life, and it's an issue that Zvyagintsev allows to dominate the film. Everything is seen through the medium of the boys, the audience as naive as they are. Their mentality is such that they do not hide the past, and like society today they want to know the answer to everything. They ask a question and demand a concrete answer, but their father nor Zvyagintsev allow us the luxury of this. Much is revealed in the subtleties and the minimalistic expressions, and behind the eyes of the adults, particularly...more |
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The Return [2003] (DVD): The ambiguity of revelation and maturity (1354 words)
by harlequin21 - written on 16.06.07 (Very useful, 82 readings)
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Russia underwent a huge change -- that of the shift from communism to capitalism -- in an extremely small amount of time, barely over half a decade. People's lives changed drastically in the late eighties, and a capitalist government was put in power just four months after President Mikhail Gorbachev announced his resignation under extreme pressure from several parties. The USSR ceased to exist, but the taste of communism remained in the older generations, whilst the youth were brought up in a fashion far more influenced by the West. The Return highlights this divide between adults and children, cramming it all into one small film, but conveying the message with such ...
