The banishment
By: directed by Andrey Zvyagintsev
Contributors: Zvi︠a︡gint︠s︡ev, Andreĭ, 1964- film director; Lavornenko, Konstantin, actor; Bonnevie, Maria, 1973- actor; Baluev, Aleksandr, 1958- actor; Kino Lorber, Inc
Published: 2018
Language: rus
Format: [videorecording] /
Number of pages: 150
Subjects: Drama; Families; Husband and wife; Marriage; Film adaptations; Armenians
Description: 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.
Notes: 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.

Konstantin Lavornenko, Maria Bonnevie, Aleksandr Baluev.

DVD; Widescreen presentation; Aspect ratio, 2.35:1.

Russian dialogue; English subtitles.