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The banishment

Saroyan, William 1908-1981 Motion picture adpatation of (work): The laughter matter. (Added Author). Zvi͡agint͡sev, Andreĭ, 1964- (film director,, screenwriter.). Lavornenko, Konstantin, (actor.). Bonnevie, Maria, 1973- (actor.). Baluev, Aleksandr, 1958- (actor.). Krichman, Mikhail, (director of photography.). Dergachev, Andrey, (composer.). Pärt, Arvo, (composer.). Mass, Anna, 1937- (editor of moving image work.). Lesnevsky, Dmitry, (film producer.). Melkumjan, Artem, (screenwriter.). Negin, Oleg, 1970- (screenwriter.). Kino Lorber, Inc., (publisher.). Konstantin Lavornenko, Maria Bonnevie, Aleksandr Baluev. (Cast).

The film investigates the bonds of family, this time tackling the relationship between a husband and wife. A trip to the pastoral countryside reveals a dark, sinister reality for a family from the city. Eschewing easy answers and tackling a wide array of themes, it poetically renders the persistent human state of exile from our surroundings. Based on the novel The Laughing Matter by William Saroyan.

DVD  - 2018
RUSSIAN FIC Banis
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Subject
Saroyan, William, 1908-1981 > Film adaptations.
Armenians > California > Fresno > Drama.
Marriage > Drama.
Husband and wife > Drama.
Families > Drama.
Genre
Feature films.
Motion pictures.
Video recordings.
Film adaptations.
Drama.
  • Physical Description videodisc
    1 videodisc (150 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
  • Publisher New York, NY : Kino Lorber, [2018]

Content descriptions

General Note:
Title from web page.
Based on the novel "The laughing matter" by William Saroyan.
Originally released as a motion picture in 2007.
Aspect ratio, 2.35:1.
Special features: Behind-the-scenes; Interview with director.
GMD: videodisc.
Creation/Production Credits Note: Cinematography, Mikhail Krichman ; music, Andrey Dergachev, Arvo Pärt ; editor, Anna Mass ; producer, Dmitry Lesnevsky ; screenplay, Oleg Negin, Andrey Zvyagintsev ; Artem Melkumjan.
Participant or Performer Note: Konstantin Lavornenko, Maria Bonnevie, Aleksandr Baluev.
System Details Note:
DVD; Widescreen presentation; Aspect ratio, 2.35:1.
Language Note:
Russian dialogue; English subtitles.