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Newspaper Page Textmovies 9 /2 0 9/ 21 9/ 22 9/ 23 9/ 24 9/ 25 9/ 26 9/ 27 THU schedule for 9.20 - 9.27 FRI SAT SUN MON TUE WED THU BY MOLLY TEMPLETON A modern twist on the classic noir thriller A R T C I N E M A S 492 East 13 th 686-2458 RUBY SPARKS 2:50 4:30 4:30 4:30 4:30 4:30 4:30 4:30 7:45 7:45 7:45 7:45 7:45 7:45 7:45 3:00 5:25 5:25 5:25 5:25 5:25 5:25 5:25 10:10 10:10 SLEEPWALK WITH ME 2:30 2:30 7:00 7:00 7:00 7:00 7:00 7:00 7:00 SAFETY NOT GUARANTEED 9:00 9:00 9:00 9:00 9:00 9:00 9:00 ELENA 4:30 6:30 8:30 5:15 7:20 9:25 In Russian NEXT: SAMSARA AI WEIWEI: NEVER SORRY WALLS OF SOUND bijou-cinemas.com THE ROOM $5 FREE SPOONS! 11:00 *Adults—$7 * Students w/ID—$6 * Seniors—$5 * Matinees—$5 * Miser Mondays—$3* Money and Family in Russia A new kind of thriller examines the ties that bind us ELENA: Directed by Andrey Zvyagintsev. Written by Zvyagintsev and Oleg Negin. Cinematography, Mikhail Krichman. Editor, Anna Mass. Music, Philip Glass. Starring Nadezhda Markina, Andrey Smirnov, Yelena Lyadova and Alexey Rozin. Zeitgeist Films, 2012. 109 minutes. 00001 E lena begins with such a long, slowly shifting shot that the image — a bare tree branch, a black bird, an apartment balcony — becomes ominous. The branch blurs into the apartment, which comes into focus as a large, sterile, tasteful place, spacious and passionless, and clearly expensive. Russian director Andrey Zvyagintsev’s ﬁ lm keeps shifting, languidly and elegantly, as it runs its course. It’s a thriller of sorts, but quietly so; what makes it nerve-wracking is in large part what you bring to it as a viewer. If you’re used to American ﬁ lms that are strung taut as a bowstring, ready to snap at you at any second, you’ll wait for the knife to twist, the drama to peak, and when it doesn’t — at least not the way we’ve been trained to expect — the ﬁ lm becomes even more uncomfortable. At ﬁ rst, you might mistake the relationship between Elena (Nadezhda Markina) and Vladmir (Andrey Smirnov) for that of live-in housekeeper and employer. She wakes in a different room, tidies her hair, and goes to pull the curtains in Vladimir’s larger, more stately bedroom. She ﬁ xes breakfast, and their chat about what the day holds grows tense when the subject of her son arises. When Vladimir asks for another cup of coffee, Elena doesn’t hesitate, or tell him to make it himself. Gradually, it becomes clear that Elena and Vladimir are married. Their relationship is not a partnership; he’s a wealthy retired businessman, and she’s a former nurse who has been married to Vladimir for only a few years. Each has a child from a former marriage: his spoiled daughter, Katya (Yelena Lyadova), lives off her father’s wealth, while Elena’s son, Sergey (Alexey Rozin), has grown used to taking money from his mother, who doesn’t need her pension. Elena doesn’t seem to resent this; her time with Sergey and his children brings out a lightness in her, a happiness that her comfortable life with Vladimir doesn’t provide. But Sergey’s teenage son is of an age to be drafted, and a much larger sum of money is required in order to change his fate. Vladimir, who respects the ability to earn money above all else, will not budge on sharing his wealth: It’s Sergey’s job to provide for his own child, as Vladimir has for his daughter. When Vladimir falls ill, he decides to make a will, giving his estate to Katya and leaving Elena with a monthly stipend. Elena is horriﬁ ed: There will be no way to save her grandson from the Russian army unless she does something drastic. Luxurious cinematography, careful choices about focus and editing, sparing and beautiful use of Philip Glass’ Symphony No. 3 and excellent, constrained performances, particularly from Markina, give Elena much greater depths than its plot suggests. Quietly, insistently, the ﬁ lm asks a lot of questions about class and entitlement. In a divided society, who survives? Who ﬂ ourishes, and why? How do we make choices in the face of arbitrary divisions of wealth and privilege? When lives are on the line, who do we choose, and what’s the fallout? Who will you judge for their actions when everyone acts in self-interest? Zvyagintsev’s uncomfortable ﬁ lm masterfully tells an ugly story that ends where it starts; life goes on inside and outside the apartment, no matter what has or hasn’t changed. ew COUPON 55 SILVER LN. 654-0603 1211 ALDER 686-9598 COUPONS GOOD UNTIL OCTOBER 4 TH , 2012 11AM-MIDNIGHT SUN-THU 11AM-1AM FRI-SAT 11 AM -10PM DAILY SERVING DELICIOUS NEW YORK PIZZA BY THE SLICE AND BY THE WHOLE PIZZA PIE 2.00 OFF ANY 18” LARGE $ ® SODA 2 SLICES W/ PURCHASE OF COUPON VOTE NOW! BESTOFEUGENE.COM FREE LARGE COUPON COUPON NOW 2 LOCATIONS! 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Tix on Sale HOTEL TRANSYLVANIA THE MASTER (R) Fri. - Sat.(1140 245) 630 940 DREDD 3D (R) ★ Fri. - Sat.700 PM 930 PM DREDD (R) Fri. - Sat.(1135 AM 200 PM) 430 PM TROUBLE WITH THE CURVE (PG-13) Fri. - Sat.(1130 1210 205) 440 645 715 950 HOUSE AT THE END OF THE STREET (PG-13) Fri. - Sat.(1150 225) 500 730 1010 END OF WATCH (R) Fri. - Sat.(1200 235) 510 745 1020 FINDING NEMO 3D (G) ★ Fri. - Sat.(1130 200) 405 435 650 720 925 955 FINDING NEMO (G) Fri. - Sat.(1245 PM) THE LAST OUNCE OF COURAGE (PG) Fri. - Sat.(1145 AM) 455 PM 1015 PM RESIDENT EVIL 5 (R) Fri.(220 PM) 445 PM 1000 PM Sat.(1155 AM) 445 PM 725 PM IMAX: RESIDENT EVIL 5 3D (R) ★ Fri. - Sat.1225 250 515 755 1030 RESIDENT EVIL 5 [OC] (R) Fri.(1155 AM) 725 PM Sat.(220 PM) 1000 PM THE POSSESSION (PG-13) Fri. - Sat.(1240 300) 520 740 1025 LAWLESS (R) Fri. - Sat.(1215 255) 635 920 THE CAMPAIGN (R) Fri. - Sat.(215 PM) 750 PM THE BOURNE LEGACY (PG-13) Fri. - Sat.(1205 305) 640 945 HOPE SPRINGS (PG-13) Fri. - Sat.(1205 230) 505 735 1005 THE DARK KNIGHT RISES (PG-13) Fri. - Sat.(240 PM) 935 PM Adv. Tix on Sale WON'T BACK DOWN Adv. Tix on Sale HOTEL TRANSYLVANIA TROUBLE WITH THE CURVE (PG-13) Fri. - Sat.(100 340) 700 940 HOUSE AT THE END OF THE STREET (PG-13) Fri. - Sat.(140) 430 720 1000 DREDD 3D (R) ★ Fri. - Sat.730 PM 955 PM DREDD (R) Fri. - Sat.(130 PM) 420 PM END OF WATCH (R) Fri. - Sat.(120) 400 710 945 RESIDENT EVIL 5 (R) Fri. - Sat.(200 PM) 740 PM RESIDENT EVIL 5 3D (R) ★ Fri. - Sat.440 PM 1005 PM FINDING NEMO 3D (G) ★ Fri. - Sat.(110 350) 630 920 THE POSSESSION (PG-13) Fri. - Sat.410 PM 640 PM 930 PM LAWLESS (R) Fri. - Sat.(130 PM) DREDD 3D (R) ★ Fri. - Sat.730 PM 1000 PM HOUSE AT THE END OF THE STREET (PG-13) Fri. - Sat.(145) 445 720 950 DREDD (R) Fri. - Sat.(115 PM) 430 PM END OF WATCH (R) Fri. - Sat.(130) 415 700 945 THE LAST OUNCE OF COURAGE (PG) Fri. - Sat.(100 PM) 645 PM THE POSSESSION (PG-13) Fri. - Sat.(355 PM) 930 PM Times For 09/21 - 09/22 © 2012 EUGENE WEEKLY SEPTEMBER 20, 2012 23