Sony Pictures nabs “Leviathan” Russia’s Cannes darlingMay 26, 2014 - 09:43 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Sony Pictures Classics has picked up U.S. and Canadian rights to Cannes Festival best screenplay winner Leviathan, The Hollywood Reporter said. The film, from Russian director Andrey Zvyagintsev, is, on the surface, about how a dispute over land in a remote Russian township becomes a stone that casts ripples through a family and a community. Deeper down however, the project is an examination of corruption and flawed justice system. Leviathan is produced by Alexander Rodnyansky from a script by Zvyagintsev and Oleg Negin. It's Zvyagintsev's fourth feature. Starring Alexey Serebryakov, Elena Lyadova and Vladimir Vdovichenkov, Leviathan is loosely based on the Book of Job. Pyramide Intlernational sold the film in Cannes. In THR's review, critic Leslie Falperin wrote: "Huge monsters of the deep move under the surface of this powerful, craftily allusive and elusive film, the director’s best and most courageous so far." Top stories Ara Aivazian said Azerbaijan continues the traditions of Turkey after seizing territories and forced Armenians out. The creative crew of the Public TV had chosen 13-year-old Malena as a participant of this year's contest. She called on others to also suspend their accounts over the companies’ failure to tackle hate speech. Penderecki was known for his film scores, including for William Friedkin’s “The Exorcist”, Stanley Kubrick’s “The Shining”. Partner news | International cybercrime ringleaders arrested in Armenia, Ukraine Europol, Europe's crime agency, has arrested four ringleaders of several cybercrime networks that used botnets. Armenia skips CSTO Defense Ministers meeting A meeting of the Council of Defense Ministers of the Collective Security Treaty Organization countries began in Almaty. Armenian, Iranian foreigh policy chief talk over the phone The Foreign Minister of Armenia once again expressed condolences to his counterpart on the death of the President of Iran. Armenia, U.S. customs authorities to boost assistance with new deal The government has approved an agreement with the U.S. government on mutual assistance between the customs authorities. |