Elena (2011 film)
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Elena is a 2011 Russian drama film directed by Andrey Zvyagintsev
. It premiered in the Un Certain Regard
section at the 2011 Cannes Film Festival
where it won the Special Jury Prize.
Andrey Zvyagintsev
Andrey Petrovich Zvyagintsev is a Russian film director and actor. He is mostly known for his 2003 film The Return, which won him a Golden Lion at the Venice Film Festival.-Biography:...
. It premiered in the Un Certain Regard
Un Certain Regard
Un Certain Regard is a section of the Cannes Film Festival's Official Selection. It is run at the Salle Debussy, parallel to the competition for the Palme d'Or.This section was introduced in 1978 by Gilles Jacob...
section at the 2011 Cannes Film Festival
2011 Cannes Film Festival
The 64th annual Cannes Film Festival was held from May 11 to May 22, 2011. American actor Robert De Niro served as the president of the jury for the main competition and French filmmaker Michel Gondry headed the jury for the short film competition...
where it won the Special Jury Prize.
Cast
- Yelena Lyadova as Katerina
- Nadezhda MarkinaNadezhda MarkinaNadezhda Markina is a Russian film actress. She was nominated for the Best Performance by an Actress at the European Film Awards and the Asia Pacific Screen Awards for the film Elena.-Selected filmography:* The Wedding...
as Elena - Alexey Rozin as Sergey
- Andrey SmirnovAndrei Smirnov (actor)Andrei Smirnov is a Russian actor and film director who is known for directing movies Angel , Belarus Station and Autumn . He was a member of the jury at the 38th Berlin International Film Festival in 1988....
as Vladimir