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Elena is a 2012 Brazilian documentary film directed by Petra Costa. It is based on the life of the actress Elena Andrade, Petra Costa's older sister.
Elena: Directed by Petra Costa. With Li An, Elena Andrade, Petra Costa. Elena, a young Brazilian woman, travels to New York with the same dream as her mother, to become a movie actress. She leaves behind her childhood spent in hiding during the years of the military dictatorship.
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- Documentary, Biography, Drama
- Petra Costa
- 2012-09
Jul 11, 2012 · Dostoyevsky meets film noir. Nadezhda Markina and Andrey Smirnov in "Elena." "Elena" begins as if it will be the grim portrait of unpleasant people and grows steadily more remorseless. There's a kind of fascination in its unblinking portrait of characters who care about nothing but money.
Vladimir is reaching the end of his life and decides to leave his wealth to his only daughter, cutting out his wife and her son from his will.
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- Yelena Lyadova
- Andrey Zvyagintsev
- Non-Stop Productions
The take. Filmmaker Petra Costa tells the story of moving to New York from Brazil to follow her dream, the same one her mother once followed, of becoming an actress. She carries memories of a third person who made the same move, a sister called Elena.
- Elena Andrade, Li An, Petra Costa
- Female Director, Petra Costa
May 18, 2012 · Elena is a gripping, modern twist on the classic noir thriller. Sixty-ish spouses Vladimir and Elena uneasily share his palatial Moscow apartment—he’s a still-virile, wealthy businessman; she’s his dowdy former nurse who has clearly “married up.”
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Elena streaming: where to watch online? Currently you are able to watch "Elena" streaming on Klassiki. It is also possible to buy "Elena" on Apple TV as download or rent it on Apple TV online.
- 109 min
