Leviathan
The 100 best films of the 21st century
Gangsters, superheroes, schoolkids, lovers, slaves, peasants, techies, Tenenbaums and freefalling astronauts – they’re all here in our countdown of cinema’s best movies since 2000
Peter Bradshaw, Cath Clarke, Andrew Pulver and Catherine Shoard
13, Sep, 2019 @5:00 AM
Controversial Russian director Andrey Zvyagintsev: 'Dissident? I'm more of a clown'
Leviathan director Zvyagintsev holds up a mirror to corruption and hard times in Russia. He talks about his new film, Loveless, and how he fell out with the political establishment
Xan Brooks
12, Jan, 2018 @11:00 AM
The arts thrive in Putin’s Russia – though they play a complex game of censorship | Natalia Antonova
Russia’s art scene prospers in a bizarre critical climate fostered by the Kremlin. We may not know the rules, but we know our place
Natalia Antonova
30, Mar, 2017 @11:11 AM
The 50 best films of 2015 in Australia – No 4: Leviathan
Continuing our countdown of the best movies released in Australia this year: a booze-fuelled Russian epic which had officials at the Kremlin steaming
Catherine Shoard
14, Dec, 2015 @9:00 PM
The best films of 2015 so far – Australia
Gathering the best movies released in Australia this year, updated weekly
Guardian Film
06, May, 2015 @8:10 AM
Hollywood's Child 44 pulled in Russia after falling foul of culture ministry
Fears of censorship in Russia as Ridley Scott film about serial killer, starring Gary Oldman, withdrawn over ‘distortion of facts and interpretation of events’
Shaun Walker in Moscow
15, Apr, 2015 @4:37 PM
Like Leviathan? You'll love The Leviathan!
Neill Blomkamp’s new movie has a title – and it’s a lot like that Russian drama from last year and the cod documentary from the year before. So why doesn’t Hollywood give a damn about recycling titles?
Benjamin Lee
23, Mar, 2015 @5:31 PM
Russian film industry laments Leviathan's Oscar loss
There is disappointment after Leviathan, victor at the Golden Globes, lost out to Pawel Pawlikowski’s film Ida in the best foreign film category at the Oscars
Ben Beaumont-Thomas
24, Feb, 2015 @10:10 AM
Ida and Leviathan: under attack at home, but heading for Oscar glory
The favourites for best foreign language film – Ida and Leviathan – have already stirred controversy in Poland and Russia
Jonathan Romney
23, Feb, 2015 @4:38 AM
Ida wins Oscar for best foreign language film
Paweł Pawlikowski’s film about a novice nun in the 1960s who discovers she is Jewish becomes first Polish film to win award
Andrew Pulver
23, Feb, 2015 @2:11 AM
Oscars 2015: Birdman and Boyhood set for a sumo contest
Peter Bradshaw: I’ll be on tenterhooks on Sunday night, hoping Richard Linklater’s coming-of-age classic gets the attention it deserves – though will Birdman’s Iñárritu take off with the best director gong? It’s all to play for as the ceremony nears
Peter Bradshaw
21, Feb, 2015 @5:17 PM
Russia's film festivals exempted from 'national unity' licensing rules
Restrictive regulations preventing films that ‘defile culture’ from screening in Russia changed so as not to cover film festivals
Andrew Pulver
10, Feb, 2015 @12:42 PM
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