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| | Vozvrashcheniye (The Return) review |
 | | The trip becomes a battle of wills between father and son, and as they reach the lake and row out to a deserted island, it becomes clear that this trip has nothing to do with fishing. |
 | | The Siberian-born Andrey Zvyagintsev, has, with cinematographer Mikhail Krichman, taken a screenplay for a conventional genre picture (written by Vladimir Moiseenko and Alexander Novototsky) and transformed it into a complex metaphysical drama about the passage from boyhood to manhood, imbuing a rather simple story with a dark moodiness, allegorical resonance, and a poetically subtle menace. |
 | | Influenced by the work of Tarkovsky, Bresson, and Wenders, “Vozvrashcheniye” is an excellent film that requires close attention, a movie that will stay with you for some time, and likely foster conversation after it is over. |
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