Golden Globe® Winner, Best Foreign Language Film. Academy Award® Nominee, Best Foreign Language Film Independent Spirit Award Nominee, Best International Film LEVIATHAN Debuting on Blu-ray™, DVD & Digital HD May 19, 2015 Our Coverage Sponsored by Maine Woolens
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If you think YOU had a bad day, wait until you see this. Foreign films lend such an international flavor to your viewing palate, and Sony is one of our favorite distribution studios for finding out what the rest of the world is up to in film. Their latest and greatest makes its debut in a matter of days, and is highly dramatic with excellent acting. Leviathan takes place in chilly Russia by the sea, desolate and quiet: about the furthest place from Manhattan we can imagine. It's a bit of a vacation to watch it.
The quaint seaside town is absolutely picturesque and the sea itself could be a character, in all its majestic glory. The cinematography of the ocean alone is reason enough to watch Leviathan.
However, the beauty of the landscape is jolted by the plot: Kolya, the protagonist, is a handy man that lives in a house he built in a town that both his father and grandfather lived in. The local mayor wants this property, and herein is the root of the problem. If you thought lawsuits and politics were bad in America, wait until you see this! It would be an understatement to say it's far worse.
The lawsuit becomes all consuming and on top of that, personal drama is layered into the script. The creepiness and eerie quality of the mood show how shades of gray in corruption and intimidation can poison, and the drama is increasingly gripping as the movie evolves. Even the clergy plays a part in the controversy.
The script is well-executed and we did watch the bonus footage where they perfected the sounds of the bird above and throwing the rock in the water: all interesting in cinematography. The little things deliver big.
Leviathan's complexity, nuances and unique story that opens your mind to a larger world are reasons to see this movie. But, we did like the ocean the best! We can't get those views in Manhattan...
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LEVIATHAN, the Golden Globe® winner and nominee for the Academy Award® and the Independent Spirit Award for Best Foreign Language Film arrives on
Blu-ray™, DVD & Digital HD on May 19 from Sony Pictures Home Entertainment. Directed by Andrey Zvyagintsev, this Sony Pictures Classics film is a compelling and tragic drama of corruption and intimidation set in contemporary Russia. In addition to the winning the Golden Globe, LEVIATHAN won Best Screenplay at the 2014 Cannes Film Festival and was an official selection at the 2014 Toronto International Film Festival. The film was heralded as “Impeccably made” by Los Angeles Times’ Kenneth Turan and “Stunning” by Chicago Tribune’s Michael Phillips.
Special features on LEVIATHAN include deleted scenes, a making-of featurette, a commentary with Director Andrey Zvyagintsev and Producer Alexander Rodnyansky, as well as a Q&A from the Toronto International Film Festival.
Synopsis
In a small coastal town in Russia lives an ordinary family: Kolya (Aleksey Serebryakov) his wife Lilya, and their teenage son Roma. The family is haunted by a local corrupt mayor who is trying to take away Kolya’s business, house and precious land. Kolya calls in an old friend, now an authoritative attorney, for help. Together they fight back and collect dirt on the mayor, but fate does not seem to be on Kolya’s side.
LEVIATHAN is directed by Andrey Zvyagintsev with a screenplay by Zvyagintsev and Oleg Negin. Starring Aleksey Serebryakov, Elena Lyadova and Vladimir Vdovitchenkov.
Special Features:
· Commentary with Director Andrey Zvyagintsev & Producer Alexander Rodnyansky
· The Making of Leviathan
· TIFF Q&A with Director Andrey Zvyagintsev
· Deleted Scenes
LEVIATHAN has a running time of 141 minutes. It is rated R for language and some sexuality/graphic nudity. The film is in Russian with English subtitles.
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