Alisa Khazanova Movies
A widowed lawyer travels to a secluded village on an important assignment, and encounters a vengeful ghost with mysterious motives. After losing his beloved wife in childbirth, young barrister Arthur Kipps (Daniel Radcliffe) was nearly consumed by grief. A haunted widower father, he raises his young son with the help of his devoted nanny. Arthur is on the verge of losing his job when an important client of the firm dies, and his boss offers him one last opportunity to prove his worth by settling the woman's affairs. Determined to succeed, Arthur travels to the remote village and receives a chilly welcome. Something horrible once happened here, and it seems that the locals are determined to ensure Arthur never finds out what it was. Now, the more time Arthur spends in his client's crumbling estate, the more aware he becomes of a presence that isn't quite human. In this house dwells a woman's ghost. In life she lost something precious, and now in death she'll do whatever it takes to get it back. Until she does, her spectral presence will serve as a harbinger of doom, always to be followed by the death of an innocent. ~ Jason Buchanan, Rovi
- Starring:
- Daniel Radcliffe, Ciarán Hinds, (more)
- 2009
A woman struggling with loneliness is searching for Mr. Right in this low-key drama from director Nikolai Khomeriki. Gelya (Alisa Khazanova) is a female police officer who lives and works in a large resort town along the Russian coast. Gelya specializes in cases involving children who have been victims of abuse and neglect, but while she tries to reach out to the kids, they don't seem to care for her, and her luck isn't much better with adults. Gelya is single and hasn't been able to find a boyfriend, which is especially frustrating in a town where people frequently come to renew their love. Though she's attractive, many men are put off after they learn Gelya is a cop, and when she takes a dancing class in hopes of meeting bachelors, she finds the only man who wants to be her partner is Dimych (Boris Kamorzin), a charmless fellow officer. One day, a child in Gelya's care bluntly explains to her why she isn't more popular, and she makes a decision to change her life. Skazka Pro Tmnotu (aka Tale In The Darkness was an official selection at the 2009 Cannes Film Festival, where it was screened as part of the "Un Certain Regard" program. ~ Mark Deming, Rovi
- Starring:
- Alisa Khazanova, Boris Kamorzin, (more)
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