The banishment
The film investigates the bonds of family, this time tackling the relationship between a husband and wife. A trip to the pastoral countryside reveals a dark, sinister reality for a family from the city. Eschewing easy answers and tackling a wide array of themes, it poetically renders the persistent human state of exile from our surroundings. Based on the novel The Laughing Matter by William Saroyan.
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Physical Description
videodisc
1 videodisc (150 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in. - Publisher New York, NY : Kino Lorber, [2018]
Content descriptions
General Note: | Title from web page. Based on the novel "The laughing matter" by William Saroyan. Originally released as a motion picture in 2007. Aspect ratio, 2.35:1. Special features: Behind-the-scenes; Interview with director. GMD: videodisc. |
Creation/Production Credits Note: | Cinematography, Mikhail Krichman ; music, Andrey Dergachev, Arvo Pärt ; editor, Anna Mass ; producer, Dmitry Lesnevsky ; screenplay, Oleg Negin, Andrey Zvyagintsev ; Artem Melkumjan. |
Participant or Performer Note: | Konstantin Lavornenko, Maria Bonnevie, Aleksandr Baluev. |
System Details Note: | DVD; Widescreen presentation; Aspect ratio, 2.35:1. |
Language Note: | Russian dialogue; English subtitles. |