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Action, Adventure, Fantasy. USA 2016, 115 min. Directed by Scott Derrickson. Starring: Benedict Cumberbatch, Tilda Swinton, Mads Mikkelson, Rachel MacAdams. In English with Russian subtitles. The famous neurosurgeon Steven Strange gets in terrible car accident, and his own wounds permanently damage his career. He refuses traditional treatment and sets off on a quest for healing. After he meets the Ancient One, the Supreme Magician of the World, he discovers his ability to alter space and time. In doing so, he becomes the link between parallel dimensions and Earth’s defender in a battle with impending doom. The 14th film in the Marvel universe, featuring Benedict Cumberbatch as the all-powerful magician and Tilda Swinton as the Ancient One.
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14:05, 20:00. Action, Adventure, Fantasy. USA 2016, 115 min. Directed by Scott Derrickson. Starring: Benedict Cumberbatch, Tilda Swinton, Mads Mikkelson, Rachel MacAdams. In English with Russian subtitles. The famous neurosurgeon Steven Strange gets in terrible car accident, and his own wounds permanently damage his career. He refuses traditional treatment and sets off on a quest for healing. After he meets the Ancient One, the Supreme Magician of the World, he discovers his ability to alter space and time. In doing so, he becomes the link between parallel dimensions and Earth’s defender in a battle with impending doom. The 14th film in the Marvel universe, featuring Benedict Cumberbatch as the all-powerful magician and Tilda Swinton as the Ancient One.
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Drama/Biography. France, Belgium, Czech Republic 2016, 108 min. Directed by Stéphanie Di Giusto. Starring: Stéphanie Sokolinski, Gaspard Ulliel, Mélanie Thierry, Lily-Rose Depp. In French and English with Russian subtitles. 1887. After her father’s death, the young Marie-Louise sets off for New York in the hopes of conquering America and becoming a great actress. During one of her performances, a strange thing happens: the girl gets tangled in her dress and miraculously avoids falling by spinning the fabric around her. This disastrous scene unexpectedly drives the audience and her critics wild. The reviews claim that she has created a new kind of dance, full of emotion and free of boundaries and restrictions. The now-famous actress then leaves for Paris, where she becomes known by the name Loïe Fuller. She shines on the stage of the Folies Bergères, and the most distinguished men of the time consider her to be their muse. It seems like her dream has come true. However, she soon makes the acquaintance of the young Isadora Duncan, who is fated to eclipse her. The first full-length work by director Stephanie Di Giusto, nominated for the Caméra d’Or at the 2016 Cannes Film Festival. The film was dedicated to the fate of Loïe Fuller – a legendary American dancer, who is considered to have founded the modern genre in dance art.
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Comedy. France 2015, 99 min. Directed by Julie Delpy. Starring: Dany Boon, Julie Delpy, Vincent Lacoste, Karin Viard, Antoine Lounguine. In French with Russian subtitles. Violette is a single mother, who takes care of her only son Lolo and is, besides that, a textbook workaholic. 19-year-old Lolo is a bright teenager and perfectly capable of being independent, but as often happens in broken families, he is far too attached to his mother. And when Violette suddenly falls in love with awkward computer geek Jean-René, Lolo does not seem very happy with their relationship. He decides to get rid of his mother’s interfering lover, whatever the cost. The sixth feature film by famous French-American actress and director Julie Delpy, based on her own screenplay. Delpy also plays one of the main roles.
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16:00 | Nanni Moretti retrospective: Aprile |
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Comedy. Italy 1998, 78 min. Directed by Nanni Moretti. Starring: Nanni Moretti, Silvio Orlando, Silvia Nono, Pietro Moretti, Corrado Stajano. In Italian with Russian subtitles. The famous Italian director Nanni Moretti (played in the film by Moretti himself) is torn between his longstanding desire to film a musical about a hairdresser, the need to made a political documentary about elections, and the very real burden of caring for his newborn son. As a result, he ends up on the verge of a nervous breakdown, fails at every attempt to film something, and nearly destroys his working relationship with his colleagues. Nominated for the Palme d’Or at the Cannes Film Festival. The film will be shown from the 35mm original.
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15:00 | Show US! Festival of American Documentary Films. CODE: Debugging The Gender Gap |
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Documentary. USA 2015, 80 min. Directed by Robin Hauser Reynolds. In English with Russian subtitles. CODE documentary exposes the dearth of female and minority software engineers and explores the reasons for this gender gap and digital divide. The film highlights breakthrough efforts that are producing more diverse programmers and shows how this critical gap can be closed. CODE asks: what would society gain from having more women and people of color code, and how do we get there? Awards: Rhode Island Film Festival - Best Documentary Feature; Mill Valley International Film Festival - Audience award; Boulder International Film Festival - Call to Action Award.
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17:00 | Show US! Festival of American Documentary Films: Before the Flood |
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Documentary. USA 2016, 95 min. Directed by Fisher Stevens. In English with Russian subtitles. A look at how climate change affects our environment and what society can do prevent the demise of endangered species, ecosystems and native communities across the planet. Awards: Toronto International Film Festival - Audience Award (3d Place).
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Drama/Biography. France, Belgium, Czech Republic 2016, 108 min. Directed by Stéphanie Di Giusto. Starring: Stéphanie Sokolinski, Gaspard Ulliel, Mélanie Thierry, Lily-Rose Depp. In French and English with Russian subtitles. 1887. After her father’s death, the young Marie-Louise sets off for New York in the hopes of conquering America and becoming a great actress. During one of her performances, a strange thing happens: the girl gets tangled in her dress and miraculously avoids falling by spinning the fabric around her. This disastrous scene unexpectedly drives the audience and her critics wild. The reviews claim that she has created a new kind of dance, full of emotion and free of boundaries and restrictions. The now-famous actress then leaves for Paris, where she becomes known by the name Loïe Fuller. She shines on the stage of the Folies Bergères, and the most distinguished men of the time consider her to be their muse. It seems like her dream has come true. However, she soon makes the acquaintance of the young Isadora Duncan, who is fated to eclipse her. The first full-length work by director Stephanie Di Giusto, nominated for the Caméra d’Or at the 2016 Cannes Film Festival. The film was dedicated to the fate of Loïe Fuller – a legendary American dancer, who is considered to have founded the modern genre in dance art.
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13:50, 00:50. Thriller/Detective. USA 2016, 112 min. Directed by Tate Taylor. Starring: Emily Blunt, Haley Bennett, Rebecca Ferguson, Justin Theroux. In English with Russian subtitles. Rachel Watson commutes by train every day from her suburb to London, and always passes by a charming cottage, in the windows of which a married couple is always visible. One morning, she notices that the woman in the pair has gone missing. From that moment on, Rachel gets tangled in a confusing web of a story – after all, it may be the case that she saw from her train window something that nobody else did…A psychological drama by Tate Taylor (“The Help”), based on the famous novel by Paula Hawkins, which became one of the biggest British bestsellers of recent years.
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12:00, 22:05. Thriller/Detective. USA 2016, 112 min. Directed by Tate Taylor. Starring: Emily Blunt, Haley Bennett, Rebecca Ferguson, Justin Theroux. In English with Russian subtitles. Rachel Watson commutes by train every day from her suburb to London, and always passes by a charming cottage, in the windows of which a married couple is always visible. One morning, she notices that the woman in the pair has gone missing. From that moment on, Rachel gets tangled in a confusing web of a story – after all, it may be the case that she saw from her train window something that nobody else did…A psychological drama by Tate Taylor (“The Help”), based on the famous novel by Paula Hawkins, which became one of the biggest British bestsellers of recent years.
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Comedy. Great Britain 2016, 98 min. Directed by John Michael McDonagh. Starring: Alexander Skarsgård, Michael Pena, Theo James, Stephanie Sigman. In English with Russian subtitles. Terry Monroe and Bob Bolaño are two unsuccessful cops, who travel all over New Mexico and make a living blackmailing all the petty criminals they find on their way. Any tactic is fair game for them: extortion, threats, setups… The money keeps flowing until the two try to get the jump on someone far more dangerous than their previous victims. Now they have to think not about their easy money, but about how to save their skins in an uncontrollable war on everyone. The first American film by John Michael McDonagh (“The Guard,” “Calvary”), coming on the heels of his series of Irish tragicomedies with Brendan Gleeson. The film premiered at the 66th annual Berlin Film Festival.
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Comedy. Great Britain 2016, 98 min. Directed by John Michael McDonagh. Starring: Alexander Skarsgård, Michael Pena, Theo James, Stephanie Sigman. In English with Russian subtitles. Terry Monroe and Bob Bolaño are two unsuccessful cops, who travel all over New Mexico and make a living blackmailing all the petty criminals they find on their way. Any tactic is fair game for them: extortion, threats, setups… The money keeps flowing until the two try to get the jump on someone far more dangerous than their previous victims. Now they have to think not about their easy money, but about how to save their skins in an uncontrollable war on everyone. The first American film by John Michael McDonagh (“The Guard,” “Calvary”), coming on the heels of his series of Irish tragicomedies with Brendan Gleeson. The film premiered at the 66th annual Berlin Film Festival.
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01:00 | Where to Invade Next |
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Documentary. USA 2015, 120 min. Directed by Michael Moore. In English with Russian subtitles. Famous documentary filmmaker Michael Moore (“Fahrenheit 9/11”), armed with a camera and an American flag, sets off to “conquer” the most progressive European ideas in order to introduce them to America. To his surprise, he discovers that all these innovations of the Old World are forgotten fragments of the American Dream…Before the premiere of the film – whose filming process was carefully kept secret – Moore told reporters that his work was dedicated to the United States’ “perpetual war”: “After the September 11th attacks, America has a constant need to have an enemy to keep this whole military industrial complex alive and keep the companies that make a lot of money from this in business. Who’s our next enemy?” The film premiered at the Toronto International Film Festival.
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