Arriving on Blu-ray this week is Andrey Zvyagintsev‘s Russian noir drama Elena, thanks to Zeitgeist Films and Christopher Nolan and Emma Thomas‘ Syncopy. We’ve teamed with the distributors to give away a prize pack featuring five (5) Blu-rays of the film. See how to enter below and all entries must be received by 11:59 PM EST on Sunday, August 23rd.
To enter, do the first two steps and then 3 and 4 each count as an entry into the contest.
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3. Comment in the box on Facebook with your favorite foreign film of the last five years.
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Posted by The Film Stage on Wednesday, August 19, 2015
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We will select the winners at random and notify via Facebook or Twitter message. One entry per household. No purchase necessary. Winners must live inside the U.S. and shipping to a P.O. box is not permitted.
Winner of Cannes’ Un Certain Regard Special Jury Prize, Elena is a gripping, modern twist on the classic noir thriller. Sixty-ish spouses Vladimir and Elena uneasily share his palatial Moscow apartment-he’s a still-virile, wealthy businessman; she’s his former nurse who has “married up.” Estranged from his own wild-child daughter, Vladimir openly despises his wife’s freeloading son and family. But when a sudden illness and an unexpected reunion threaten Elena’s potential inheritance, she must hatch a desperate plan.
Masterfully crafted by the award-winning Russian filmmaker (director of the Golden Globe-winning and Academy Award®-nominated Leviathan) and featuring gorgeous widescreen cinematography by Mikhail Krichman and evocative, Hitchcockian music by Philip Glass, Elena is a subtly stylish exploration of crime, punishment and human nature.
BLU-RAY SPECIAL FEATURES
* Beautiful high-definition digital transfer
* 40-minute making-of film not available on the DVD
* 30-minute interview with director Andrey Zvyagintsev
* Film of artist Sam Smith screen printing his iconic poster for the film
* 5.1 and stereo soundtracks
* U.S. theatrical trailer
* Optional English subtitles
* Plus 20 page booklet and special digipak packaging
Elena arrives on Blu-ray this week.