Directed by Andrey Zvyagintsev
Masterfully crafted by award-winning Russian filmmaker Andrey Zvyagintsev and featuring evocative, Hitchcockian music by Philip Glass, Elena is a subtly stylish exploration of crime, punishment and human nature.
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This film is part of the Nanovic Institute Fall 2013 Film Series: Young and Broke in Europe.
Observers are speaking of a new ‘lost generation’ in Europe as youth unemployment in Europe soars from 24% in the eurozone to above 60% in certain countries like Greece. Statistics only tell us part of this story. What light does European cinema shed on the human dimensions of this profound intergenerational crisis?