Red Sparrow

Director: Francis Lawrence Francis Lawrence

Overview

A Russian ballerina (Jennifer Lawrence) is recruited for a brutal training regime for "Sparrows," highly trained spies who use their sexuality to manipulate their targets. She is assigned to seduce a CIA officer (Joel Edgerton) as part of a mission to uncover a mole within the Russian government, but she is soon tempted to turn double agent and strike back against her cruel handlers. Matthias Schoenaerts, Jeremy Irons, Mary-Louise Parker, Charlotte Rampling, and Joely Richardson co-star. Directed by Francis Lawrence (The Hunger Games: Catching Fire), Red Sparrow is based on the novel of the same name by Jason Matthews. ~ Jack Rodgers

Product Details

Release Date:	05/22/2018
UPC:	0024543418009
Original Release:	2018
Rating:	R
Source:	20Th Century Fox
Region Code:	A1
Presentation:	[Wide Screen]
Time:	2:20:00
Sales rank:	4,647

Special Features

Closed Caption; A New Cold War: Origination & Adaptation; Agents Provacteurs : The Ensemble Cast; Tradecaft: Visual Authenticity; Heart of the Tempest: On Location; Welcome to the Sparrow School: Ballet & Stunts; A Puzzle of Need: Post-Production; Director Commentary by Francis Lawrence; Deleted Scenes (With Optional Commentary By Francis Lawrence)

Cast & Crew

Performance Credits

Jennifer Lawrence	Dominika Egorova
Joel Edgerton	Nate Nash
Matthias Schoenaerts	Vanya Egorov
Jeremy Irons	Korchnoi
Mary-Louise Parker	Stephanie Boucher
Charlotte Rampling	Matron
Joely Richardson	Nina
Douglas Hodge	Maxim Volontov
Sakina Jaffrey	Trish Forsythe
Ciarán Hinds	Alexei Ivanovich Zyuganov
Bill Camp	Marty Gable
Thekla Reuten	Marta
Sergei Polunin	Konstantin
Sasha Frolova	Anya
Sebastian Hülk	Matorin
Ingeborga Dapkunaite	Ballet Director
Nicole O'Neill	Sonya
Kristoff Konrad	Dmitri Ustinov
Christopher O'Hara	Marine Guard
Judit Rezes	Leni
Kata Palfi	Doctor
Karen Gagnon	Kremlin Secretary
Cameron MacConomy	Alexei
Hugh Quarshie	Simon Benford
Sergej Onopko	Simyonov
David Z. Miller	Viktor
Makar Zaporozhskiy	Nikolai
Zsolt Viczei	Chemist
Tom Morley	Pyotr
Endre Szilvasi	Parliamentarian
Patrick McCullough	Junior Official
Gabi Borsoviczky	Passport Officer
Andrea Takats	Pool Receptionist
Joel de la Fuente	U.S. Senator
Louis Hoffman	Bank Manager
Balint Adorjani	Detective
Tanya Vital	M16 Driver
Kinsco Norah Petho	Interrogator
Zsolt Anger	Russian Ambassador
Lauren Glazier	Russian Sniper
Scott Alexander Young	Russian Officer
Isabella Boylston	Princess Aurora Dancer
Sokol Cahani	SVR Agent
Graham Bryan	M16 Agent
Attila Arpa	Ustinov Security #1
Simon Szabo	Ustinov Security #2
Judit Viktor	Ustinov's Wife
George Mendel	Dutch Diplomat

Technical Credits

Justin Haythe

Francis Lawrence	Director
Garrett Basch	Executive Producer
Alan Edward Bell	Editor
Csilla Blake-Horvath	Makeup
Phil Booth	Asst. Director
Denise Chamian	Casting
Peter Chernin	Producer
Zsolt Csutak	Casting
Laszlo Demeter	Art Director
Maria Djurkovic	Production Designer
Steve Enticott	Animator
Justin Haythe	Screenwriter
James Newton Howard	Score Composer
Priscilla John	Casting
Ildiko Kemeny	Co-producer
Tibor Lazar	Art Director
Cameron MacConomy	Associate Producer
Mary McLaglen	Executive Producer
David Minkowski	Co-producer
Juraj Molnar	Production Manager
Monika Nagy	Production Manager
Gerd Nefzer	Special Effects Supervisor
Jeremy Peirson	Sound/Sound Designer
David Ready	Producer
Trish Summerville	Costumes/Costume Designer
Christopher Surgent	Asst. Director
Zsolt Tolmer	Asst. Director
Jenno Topping	Producer
Dalibor Vasica	Production Manager
Jo Willems	Cinematographer
Steven Zaillian	Producer

Scene Index

Disc #1 -- Red Sparrow
1. Scene 1 [7:59]
2. Scene 2 [3:31]
3. Scene 3 [5:24]
4. Scene 4 [4:12]
5. Scene 5 [6:11]
6. Scene 6 [5:41]
7. Scene 7 [5:05]
8. Scene 8 [4:19]
9. Scene 9 [4:12]
10. Scene 10 [7:32]
11. Scene 11 [4:30]
12. Scene 12 [6:09]
13. Scene 13 [2:55]
14. Scene 14 [2:35]
15. Scene 15 [6:01]
16. Scene 16 [10:15]
17. Scene 17 [5:22]
18. Scene 18 [4:15]
19. Scene 19 [5:30]
20. Scene 20 [7:54]
21. Scene 21 [3:57]
22. Scene 22 [5:06]
23. Scene 23 [8:27]
24. Scene 24 [6:19]
25. Scene 25 [6:33]

Menu

Disc #1 -- Red Sparrow
   Play
   Set Up
      Audio
         English Dolby Digital 5.1
         English Descriptive Audio 5.1
         Español Dolby Digital 2.0
         Français Dolby Digital 2.0
         Director Commentary By Francis Lawrence
      Subtitles
         English For The Deaf and Hard of Hearing
         Español
         Français
         English Commentary
         Comentario En Español
         Commentaire Français
         Subtitles: Off
   Scenes
   Extras
      Director Commentary By Francis Lawrence
      Deleted Scenes
         With Optional Commentary By Francis Lawrence: On/Off
            With Optional Commentary By Francis Lawrence: On
            With Optional Commentary By Francis Lawrence: Off
            Play All
         Tunnel Escape/Ballet
         Nate's Apartment
         Dominika's Future
         "Give Us A Call"
         Punishment
         "Service To The State"
         Following Nate
         "And What Progress Has She Made?"
         Watching Marta
         "I'm Sure He Meant Well"

Editorial Reviews

There is a difference between a stoic disposition and being just plain stone-faced. Jennifer Lawrence clearly does not know this. Throughout Red Sparrow, in which she plays the lead role of Dominika Egorova, she seems determined to move her face as little possible, especially during the moments in which one imagines her character is experiencing great emotional tumult. Whatever it is she is trying to do, she's certainly outmatched by her co-star Joel Edgerton, whose performance as CIA agent Nate Nash comes off as an actual human being compared to Lawrence's Russian-spy robot. Nevertheless, this and a few other shortcomings can be overlooked and Red Sparrow can be deemed a successful spy film. It succeeds because it repeatedly builds crescendos of tension. During clandestine exchanges, safe-house invasions, torture-driven interrogations, and several junctures during which characters must decide whether to cut and run to save their own hides or push deeper into some subterfuge to go for the big payoff, the film rattles viewers' nerves as we bounce around Moscow, Vienna, Budapest, and London. Red Sparrow boasts an exceedingly strong supporting cast, which includes Jeremy Irons, Mary-Louise Parker, and Charlotte Rampling. Parker doesn't get much screen time, but makes the most of what she does get as Stephanie Boucher, a somewhat hapless but ethically challenged government staffer. Irons is superb as General Korchnoi, a man at the highest level of the chain of command above Dominika, and Rampling plays the severe headmistress of a spy school to a T. However, the film stumbles in taking so long to set up its plot that it actually feels like two different movies. Dominika's journey into the world of spycraft is a rather tragic and twisted one, and while this story is interesting in and of itself, it isn't really necessary since Red Sparrow ends up treating it like just a prologue for the main tale. The opening act also has a sort of clunky feel to it, as if the filmmakers knew it only existed for expositional purposes and they didn't have to be as artful regarding its execution. It might seem like a bit of a stretch that a film could land in the "still worth watching" category despite a perplexing performance by its lead actress, but chalk it up to the strength of what Red Sparrow does right that this recommendation can be made with a straight face. It's possible there are other things a spy movie could do, but as for what we know a spy movie should do, it's all here.

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