We will not reveal more of the plot in the hope that one day it will be playing in a theater near you . It is truly something to see; for among all the lives to be ruined it is a visual rhapsody.
The Banishment (2007)
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Reviews Counted:3
Fresh:1
Rotten:2
Average Rating:N/A
Consensus: Beautifully shot, but ultimately disappointing, lumbering sophomore effort from Russian potential great Andrey Zvyagintsev.
Runtime: 2 hrs 30 mins
Genre: Foreign Films
Starring: Maria Bonnevie, Konstantin Lavronenko, Alexander Baluyev
Starring: Maria Bonnevie, Konstantin Lavronenko, Alexander Baluyev
Director: Andrei Zvyagintsev
Director: Andrei Zvyagintsev
Reviews for The Banishment
If only the ravishing opening shot of Andrey Zvyagintsev's The Banishment was followed up with both beauty and something genuinely profound, then disappointment wouldn't be so palpable.
A movie falls into the clutches of long, solemn stares into space, meaningful drags on cigarettes, cryptic dialogue revealing little and a tiny drama that feels old, tired and empty of real purpose.
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