The Banishment

Streaming video - 2007

Andrey Zvyagintsev (*Leviathan*) proffers an ambitious exploration of the human condition in his second feature. Much like his critically acclaimed debut *The Return*, the film investigates 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, THE BANISHMENT poetically renders the persistent human state of exile from our surroundings. Based on the novel The Laughing Matter by William Saroyan. Winner of Best Actor and nominated for the Palme d'Or at the **Cannes Film Festival**. *"THE BANISHMENT is so obviously the work of an exceptional film-maker tha...t you can't deny its power, ambition and ability to keep you watching." – **London Evening Standard***

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Genres
Feature films
Published
[San Francisco, California, USA] : Kino Lorber 2007.
2019.
Language
Russian
Other Authors
Andrey Zvyagintsev (film director), Aleksandr Baluev (actor), Dmitriy Ulyanov, Konstantin Lavronenkom Maria Bonnevie
Online Access
A Kanopy streaming video
Cover Image
Item Description
Title from title frames.
Film
In Process Record.
Physical Description
1 online resource (streaming video file) (157 minutes): digital, .flv file, sound
Format
Mode of access: World Wide Web.
Access
AVAILABLE FOR USE ONLY BY IOWA CITY AND RESIDENTS OF THE CONTRACTING GOVERNMENTS OF JOHNSON COUNTY, UNIVERSITY HEIGHTS, HILLS, AND LONE TREE (IA).