Wednesday, August 22, 2018, 7:30 p.m., Dryden Theatre
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The Banishment (2007)
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(Izgnanie, Andrey Zvyagintsev, Russia 2007, 150 min., DCP, Russian w/subtitles)
Andrey Zvyagintsev. Much like Zvyagintsev‘s critically acclaimed debut The Return, the director’s second feature 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.