There is something rotten in the state of Russia today, particularly in one small, decaying fishing village on the remote Kola Peninsula. That's the setting for the exceptionally fine drama "Leviathan ...

The acclaimed director of The Return and Elena sat down with Richard Porton to discuss his very downbeat, desolate portrait of contemporary Russia. At Cannes, politics and cinema frequently overlap.

CANNES, France (AP) — After his Oscar-nominated film “Leviathan” was deemed “anti-Russian” by Russia’s Minister of Culture, director Andrey Zvyagintsev returned to the Cannes Film Festival with an ...

“Leviathan,” the fourth feature from Russian director Andrei Zvyagintsev, may be the one true masterpiece of global cinema released in 2014. (OK, I said almost the same thing about Nuri Bilge Ceylan’s ...

From left, director Andrey Zvyagintsev, actors Maryana Spikav and Alexei Rozin pose for photographers during the photo call for the film Loveless at the 70th international film festival, Cannes, ...

CANNES, France (AP) - After his Oscar-nominated film “Leviathan” was deemed “anti-Russian” by Russia’s Minister of Culture, director Andrey Zvyagintsev returned to the Cannes Film Festival with an ...

After his Oscar-nominated film "Leviathan" was deemed "anti-Russian" by Russia's Minister of Culture, director Andrey Zvyagintsev returned to the Cannes Film Festival with an equally bleak critique of ...

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