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A year in hospital and 90% lung damage: how Andrey Zvyagintsev came back from Covid to Cannes
Cannes film festival: The great Russian director of Leviathan, Loveless and The Return has overcome extraordinary obstacles to present his first film in nine years
TL;DR
- Director Andrey Zvyagintsev recovered from a severe Covid-19 infection that caused 90% lung damage and left him hospitalized for 11 months.
- He has chosen to go into exile and will premiere his new film, 'Minotaur,' at the Cannes Film Festival.
- Zvyagintsev's previous films, such as 'Leviathan,' 'Loveless,' and 'The Return,' have been critically acclaimed for their allegorical critiques of Russian society and state power.
- His new film, 'Minotaur,' is an adaptation of Claude Chabrol's 'The Unfaithful Wife' and is set in a fictional Russian town in 2022.
- Russian authorities previously expressed disapproval of Zvyagintsev's work, with the culture minister implying that future funding would be selective.