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Action/Detective. USA 2017, 115 min. Directed by David Leitch. Starring: Sofia Boutella, Charlize Theron, James McAvoy, John Goodman. In English with Russian subtitles. The story of the best agent in Britain’s MI6, Lorraine Broughton (Charlize Theron). Besides being a master of spycraft, Lorraine is an unbelievably attractive woman with an explosive personality. On the eve of the attack on the Berlin Wall, Lorraine is sent to Berlin to retrieve a priceless dossier, and she must join forces with deep agent David Percival (James McAvoy). A screen adaptation of the graphic novel “Coldest City,” by the director of “John Wick” and upcoming “Deadpool 2,” David Leitch.
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Drama. Great Britain 2016, 89 min. Directed by William Oldroyd. Starring: Florence Pugh, Christopher Fairbank, Cosmo Jarvis, Bill Fellows. In English with Russian subtitles. Victorian England, 1865. The young Katherine is married off to a withered aristocrat – an embittered, despotic person twice her own age. During one of her husband’s long trips, she meets a young worker on the estate, and a passion between them is born. An adaptation of Nikolay Leskov’s “Lady Macbeth of the Mtsensk District,” set in the English provinces during the 19th century. The film’s world premiere took place at the Toronto International Film Festival.
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11:15, 19:30. Documentary. France 2016, 90 min. Directed by Thierry Frémaux. In French with Russian subtitles. A collection of restored prints from the Lumière Brothers.
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Drama/Western. USA 2017, 95 min. Directed by Sofia Coppola. Starring: Elle Fanning, Kirsten Dunst, Colin Farrell, Nicole Kidman. In English with Russian subtitles. The heat of the American Civil War. Wounded corporal John McBurney escapes the field of battle and hides in the woods. 12-year-old Amy helps him, taking him into a cloistered boarding school for girls not far away and giving him first aid. The residents of the boarding school are none too pleased with this, and the corporal is forced to employ all of his charms so as not to be given up to the Confederates. Gradually, the atmosphere in the school comes to a boil – and everyone dreams of winning the dashing young man’s favor. A dramatic Western by Sofia Coppola, based on a novel by Thomas Cullinan. The film was nominated for a Palme d’Or and won the Best Director prize at the previous Cannes Film Festival. With this, Sofia Coppola become the second woman in history to receive the award.
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12:10, 14:15, 19:10. Thriller/Fantasy. USA 2017, 96 min. Directed by Nikolaj Arcel. Starring: Idris Elba, Matthew McConaughey, Abbey Lee, Tom Taylor. In English with Russian subtitles. Roland Deschain, also known as the Gunslinger, sets off for another dimension in search of the legendary Dark Tower – the centre of the Universe, on which a multitude of worlds are hung, as though on an axle. He must beat Walter o’Dim, also known as the Man in Black, who is planning to destroy the Tower and the entire world. The film is based on Stephen King’s series of novels by the same name. Starring Matthew McConaughey and Idris Elba.
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09:20, 16:20, 23:30. Action/Fantasy/Adventure. France 2017, 137 min. Directed by Luc Besson. Starring: Dane DeHaan, Cara Delevingne, Clive Owen. In English with Russian subtitles. A dark force threatens Alpha, a vast metropolis and home to species from a thousand planets. Special operatives Valerian and Laureline must race to identify the marauding menace and safeguard not just Alpha, but the future of the universe.
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13:15, 23:40. Comedy. France 2017, 94 min. Directed by Reem Kherici. Starring: Reem Kherici, Nicolas Duvauchelle, Julia Piaton. In France with Russian subtitles. When she discovers a wedding planer's business card, Alexia instantly says, "Yes" to Mathias unaware that it belongs to his mistress. The groom is now trapped between his bride, and his lover who in charge of his unwanted marriage.
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Thriller/Action. United Kingdom, Canada, USA 2017, 110 min. Directed by Taylor Sheridan. Starring: Elizabeth Olsen, Jeremy Renner, Jon Bernthal, Gil Birmingham, Graham Greene. In English with Russian subtitles. Cory Lambert (Jeremy Renner) picked a job where nobody would bother him. At the US Fish and Wildlife Service, he works as a game tracker and tries to keep the population of predators within acceptable limits. One day in the wilderness, on the territory of the Wind River Indian Reservation, he finds the maimed body of a young girl. His “catch” interests not just the local police, but the FBI as well, which sends an agent to investigate. Young agent Jane Banner understands that without a guide on these wild lands, her job will be very difficult, and she turns to Lambert for help. Taylor Sheridan’s second feature-length film, who until recently was best known as a screenwriter and actor (with an Oscar nomination for “Hell or High Water”). The film won an “Un certain regard” award at the 2017 Cannes Film Festival.
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