Konstantin Lavronenko,
Maria Bonnevie,
Alexander Baluev,
Maxim Shibaev,
Katya Kulkina
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On the heels of his award-winning 2003 feature debut The Return, filmmaker Andrei Zvyagintsev struggles to avoid the sophomore slump with this art-house crime drama concerning two brothers struggling ... read more
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This movie is absolutely stunning visually, and the story has deep meaning. However, it didn't move me quite as much as "The Return". I'm not quite sure why, but somehow the way the movie was structured works against it, in particular the anachronisms. I was thrown off by suddenl... read more
It beats me how Konstantin Lavronenko won over Javier Bardem's performance in No Country for Old Men but Izgnanie is still a strong film in every other department. And sure, I suppose unexpectedly leaping from one place to another, getting wrestled to the floor, and sobbing merit... read more
If only the ravishing opening shot of Andrey Zvyagintsev's The Banishment was followed up with both beauty and something genuinely profound, then disappointment wouldn't be so palpable. Full Review
A movie falls into the clutches of long, solemn stares into space, meaningful drags on cigarettes, cryptic dialogue revealing little and a tiny drama that feels old, tired and empty of real purpose.
For all of its ingenuity, and the incredible, drawn-out events that conclude the film, there is a high risk that this film alienates its audience. Full Review
The Banishment is so obviously the work of an exceptional film-maker that you can't deny its power, ambition and ability to keep you watching. Full Review
The film works mostly in ellipses and silences, establishing a solemnly mysterious mood. Full Review
There are prize-winning performances, seductive landscapes and hallucinatory shots of empty urban streets and shadowy interiors. Full Review
Lumbering and beautiful, Zvyagintsev leaves few doubts that we're in the hands of a fledgling master: there's lots of striking visuals to keep you from itching for the exit as the leisurely running ti... Full Review
Though every shot is painstakingly framed and perfectly lit, the film fails at the human level. These people remain strangers throughout. There is nothing wrong with the performances but it's difficul... Full Review
Photographed with mesmerising clarity and power by Mikhail Krichman, and consciously evoking those found in the films of Andrei Tarkovsky, they are the most compelling feature of this grindingly slow ... Full Review
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