Andrey ZVIAGINTSEV
Андрей ЗВЯГИНЦЕВ
Andreï ZVIAGUINTSEV
Russia, 2003, 106mn 
Colour, fiction
Vozvrashchenie
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Возвращение

 

 The Return

 Le Retour

 
Directed by : Andrey ZVIAGINTSEV (Андрей ЗВЯГИНЦЕВ)
Writing credits : Vladimir MOISEYENKO (Владимир МОИСЕЕНКО), Aleksandr NOVOTOTSKY (Александр НОВОТОЦКИЙ)
 
Cast
Ivan DOBRONRAVOV (Иван ДОБРОНРАВОВ) ...Ivan
Vladimir GARIN (Владимир ГАРИН) ...Andreï, le frère d'Ivan
Konstantin LAVRONENKO (Константин ЛАВРОНЕНКО) ...Le père
Natalia VDOVINA (Наталья ВДОВИНА) ...La mère
 
Cinematography : Mikhail KRICHMAN (Михаил КРИЧМАН)
Production design : Zhanna PAKHOMOVA (Жанна ПАХОМОВА)
Music : Andrey DERGACHYOV (Андрей ДЕРГАЧЕВ)
Sound : Andrey KHUDIAKOV (Андрей ХУДЯКОВ)
Produced by : Yelena KOVALEVA (Елена КОВАЛЕВА), Dmitry LESNEVSKY (Дмитрий ЛЕСНЕВСКИЙ)
Companies : REN Film
Release Date in Russia : 14/06/2003
 
format : 35 mm
Sites : Page sur Allociné, page sur IMDb
Release date in France : 2003-11-26, Site

Awards :
Best film Golden Eagle awards, Moscow (Russia), 2004
Best film Award "White Elephant", Moscow (Russia), 2003
Best Cinematography Mikhail KRICHMAN , Award "White Elephant", Moscow (Russia), 2003
Best first film Award "White Elephant", Moscow (Russia), 2003
Best feature film "NIKA" Prizes, Moscow (Russia), 2003
Best Cinematography Mikhail KRICHMAN , "NIKA" Prizes, Moscow (Russia), 2003
Golden Lion for Best Film Venice International Film Festival, Venice (Italy), 2003
Prix Luigi De Laurentiis 2003, décerné à une première œuvre de fiction

DVD with subtitles
Editor : Kino International

Plot synopsis
Having a fatherless childhood, young brothers Andrei and Ivan have grown closer than most siblings. But when they least expect it, the father the boys have never known returns. Under the cool midnight sun of a coastal Russian summer, the boys eagerly hop into a car for a fishing trip with a complete stranger they absolutely need to believe is their father. As they travel deep into the wilderness, their journey devolves from vacation to boot camp to father-son love triangle and ultimately to a test of wills that pushes to the brink of violence.
Source : www.lib.berkeley.edu/
 

commentaries
Les récompenses internationales les plus prestigieuses obtenues par des films soviétiques et russes, Nikolaï KORNATSKI, RUSSIA BEYOND, 2023
Les sept films soviétiques et russes les plus primés, RUSSIA BEYOND, 2022
RUSSIA BEYOND : Cinq films d'Andreï Zviaguintsev que vous devriez regarder au plus vite, Valeria PAÏKOVA, RUSSIA BEYOND, 2022
Le Retour (2003) [un film de Andreï ZVIAGUINTSEV], Julien MORVAN, Perestroikino, 2020
Le Retour (Andreï Zviaguintsev, 2003), Quentin CORAY, alarencontreduseptiemeart.com, 2020
Les 100 films les plus cultes de Russie et d'URSS [selon RUSSIA BEYOND], RUSSIA BEYOND, 2019
Le Retour (2003) [Plusieurs critiques du film de Andreï ZVIAGUINTSEV ], senscritique.com, 2018
La famille, lieu de la trahison (parcours littéraire et cinématographique en Russie et en URSS), Catherine GERY, Presses de l'Inalco, 2016
Andrei Zviagintsev’s The Return (Vozvrashchenie, 2003), Meghan VICKS, kinokultura.com, 2011
"Возвращение": диптихи, дорога, Andrey ZVIAGINTSEV, Марко ЗАКАРИАС, Ксения ГОЛУБОВИЧ, Логос, 2007
Le cinéma des années 1990-2000. Images dispersées, Françoise NAVAILH, Russie, peuples et civilisations, La découverte, 2005
Andrei Zviagintsev : The Return (Vozvrashchenie) (2003), Birgit BEUMERS, kinokultura.com, 2004
Le retour - la critique, Thomas Carlat, avoir-alire.com, 2003
Возвращение следует [О фильме Андрея Звягинцева], Andrey PLAKHOV, kommersant.ru, 2003
Le Retour [ce Andreï ZVIAGUINTSEV], Vincent OSTRIA, Les Inrockuptibles, 2003
 

Selected in the following festivals or events :
- Russian or Soviet films awarded at Berlin, Cannes or Venice, kinoglaz.fr (France), 2023
- Russian Film Festival For Another Russia, Paris (France), 2023
- Rétrospective Andreï Zviaguintsev au Louxor et Nouvel Odéon, Paris (France), 2023
- Reflets du cinéma de la Mer Noire en Mayenne, Different cities (France), 2022
- Festival de cinéma russe à Montpellier, Montpellier (France), 2021
- Festival de cinéma russe à Saint-Estève. Les toiles, Saint-Estève (France), 2021
- Russian Film Festival For Another Russia, Paris (France), 2020
- Angers Festival Premiers Plans, Angers (France), 2016
- Festival international du film de Marrakech : FIFM, Marrakech (Morocco), 2016
- Honfleur Russian Film Festival, Honfleur (France), 2014
- Russian film festival in Ajaccio, Ajaccio (France), 2014
- Marseille Russian Film Festival in Toursky, Marseille (France), 2013
- The Russian Masters, Montreal (Canada), 2012
- Prague International Film Festival : Febiofest, Prague (Czech Republic), 2012
- Les Cinglés du Cinéma, Argenteuil (France), 2010
- Rencontres du cinéma européen, Vannes (France), 2010
- Tbilisi International Film Festival, Tbilisi (Georgia), 2010
- International Film Festival of the Commonwealth Countries "Moscow Premiere", Moscow (Russia), 2010
- Russian films in the restaurant Le Lieu-dit, Paris (France), 2009
- Damascus International Film Festival, Damascus (Syria), 2009
- International Film Festival of the Commonwealth Countries "Moscow Premiere", Moscow (Russia), 2008
- International Film Festival and Forum on Human Rights, Geneva (Switzerland), 2008
- Vienna International Film Festival (Viennale), Vienna (Austria), 2007
- Aye Aye Film Festival Nancy-Lorraine, Nancy (France), 2007
- Festival of Central and Eastern Film , Wiesbaden (Germany), 2007
- Days of Russian cinema in Valence, Valencia (France), 2006
- Angers Festival Premiers Plans, Angers (France), 2004
- Strasbourg two weeks of Russian cinema, Strasbourg (France), 2004
- Nantes Russian Film Festival, Nantes (France), 2004
- International debut film festival, Khanty Mansiysk (Russia), 2004
- "Vyborg" Russian Film Festival (formerly ''A Window to Europe''), Vyborg (Russia), 2004
- Golden Eagle awards, Moscow (Russia), 2004
- Festival "Vivat Kino Rossii", St Petersburg (Russia), 2004
- Release in France of the film, Different cities (France), 2003-11-26
- Venice International Film Festival, Venice (Italy), 2003
- "NIKA" Prizes, Moscow (Russia), 2003
- Award "White Elephant", Moscow (Russia), 2003
- "NIKA" Prizes, Moscow (Russia), 2003

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