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09:30, 15:35. Documentary. United Kingdom, Russia, Ukraine, USA 2016, 85 min. Directed by Steven Cantor. In English, Russian and Ukrainian with Russian subtitles. “Dancer” is an ambitious and detailed study of Polunin’s personal and creative life, collected from rare archive materials, family records, and interviews with Polunin, those close to him, and notable ballet professionals. Famous documentary director Steven Cantor focused on Polunin’s extraordinary physical profile and his unique emotional spectrum, which shows through both on stage and in life. A rebel, a genius, and a loner, Polunin created a stir in the ballet world when he became the youngest principal dancer of the London Royal Ballet in history – and then when, at the peak of his career, he unexpectedly left, citing his desire to be independent, free, and not to belong to anyone, even if such a decision would be accompanied by self-destruction. The film also tells about Polunin’s collaboration with famous photographer David LaChapelle, who shot his expressive dancing for the music video for Hozier’s “Take Me To Church,” which became a smash hit practically overnight.
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21:00 | Garage Screening: Homo Sapiens |
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Documentary. Switzerland, Austria, Germany 2016, 94 min. Directed by Nikolaus Geyrhalter. In English with Russian subtitles. Culture is the human race’s biggest achievement and at the same time the symbol of the inevitability of death and decay—in Nicolaus Geyrhalter’s film featuring no human beings. The Austrian director, producer and writer Nicolaus Geyrhalter is the author of over a dozen documentaries, including the critically acclaimed Pripyat (1999), about people who continued to live in Chernobyl even after the catastrophe, and Our Daily Bread (2005), unveiling the truth about modern technologies of food production. Shot in Argentina, Bulgaria, Japan and the U.S., Homo Sapiens (2016) is made in the director’s signature “no comment” manner, offering an impersonal view on the subject matter. The long, static scenes of Homo Sapiens record abandoned architectural or natural spaces: a former airport, a half-ruined cathedral, and overgrown railways. Accompanied by natural and technical noises reminiscent of computers or printing machines, these ruins of human activity look both dramatic and poetic, creating a sublime image of culture and, implicitly, of its creator—the thinking man. Tickets
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Drama. USA 2016, 101 min. Directed by Marc Webb. Starring: Jenny Slate, Chris Evans, Octavia Spencer, Mckenna Grace, Lindsay Duncan. In English with Russian subtitles. Frank Adler lives in a coastal city in Florida, raising his unusually gifted daughter Mary alone. But his plans for his daughter’s calm school life are ruined when his terrifying mother, Evelyn, finds out about the girl’s mathematical abilities. Grandma has her own visions for her granddaughter’s future, and she is even willing to tear Frank and Mary apart to realize them. A new film by Marc Webb (“500 Days of Summer,” “The Amazing Spider-Man”), with Chris Evans, Lindsay Duncan, and Octavia Spencer in the leading roles.
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11:30, 16:20, 21:20. Drama. Russia, Belgium, Germany, France 2017, 127 min. Directed by Andrey Zvyagintsev. Starring: Maryana Spivak, Sergey Dvoinikov, Djan Badmaev, Evgenia Dmitrieva. In Russian with English subtitles. A Moscow family suffers through a difficult, torturous divorce. Boris and Zhenya are still married, but each of them has begun a new chapter of life, and thus neither is in a hurry to finish with the formalities. Amid their conflicts and mutual demands, Zhenya and Boris are neglecting their only child, 12-year-old Alyosha, who acutely feels just how unnecessary he is to his parents. After yet another argument, Alyosha unexpectedly disappears. “Loveless” has been awarded the jury prize at the 70th Cannes Film Festival. The Guardian, which gave “Loveless” its highest rating, compared the film with Ingmar Bergman’s “Scenes from a Marriage,” Michelangelo Antonioni’s “L’Avventura,” and Michael Haneke’s “Caché.”
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11:00, 17:10, 21:30. Drama. Australia, Germany 2015, 95 min. Directed by Julian Rosenfeldt. Starring: Cate Blanchett. In English with Russian subtitles. A journey through art history with Cate Blanchett. The two-time Oscar winner appears in 13 different guises, and reads the manifestos of 13 important figures of 20th century art (Malevich, Jarmusch, Kandinsky, Goddard, and others). The film was conceived as an art installation – from 2015 onward, the 130-minute version was shown in museums in Melbourne, Berlin, and New York. For the 2017 Sundance Festival, the film was redone in a theatrical version.
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19:10, 23:30. Drama. France, Belgium 2017, 120 min. Directed by Nicolas Bedos. Starring: Doria Tillier, Nicolas Bedos, Denis Podalydès. In French with Russian subtitles. Victor is a beginning writer, and Sarah is a literature critic. They share a weakness for Joyce and Dostoevsky. They were carefree and easy-going, but their chance meeting in a bar stretches on for 45 long years. How do they deal with success, wealth, and everyday boredom? Who will get what they want, and who will stay in the shadows? This is the story of one family and a great love on the backdrop of Paris’ sun-soaked boulevards.
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19:30 | The Dark Knight. The Retrospective of Heath Ledger |
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Action/Drama/Crime. USA, UK 2008, 152 min. Directed by Christopher Nolan. Starring: Christian Bale, Heath Ledger, Aaron Eckhart, Gary Oldman, Morgan Freeman. In English with Russian subtitles. Set within a year after the events of Batman Begins, Batman, Lieutenant James Gordon, and new district attorney Harvey Dent successfully begin to round up the criminals that plague Gotham City until a mysterious and sadistic criminal mastermind known only as the Joker appears in Gotham, creating a new wave of chaos. Batman's struggle against the Joker becomes deeply personal, forcing him to "confront everything he believes" and improve his technology to stop him. Awards: Academy Award - Best Supporting Actor, Best Sound Editing; Golden Globe Award - Best Supporting Actor; BAFTA Award - Best Supporting Actor; Empire Award - Best Film, Best Director, Best Actor; Grammy Award - Best Score; People's Choice Award - Best Film, Best Action Film, Best Ensemble, Best Match-up, Best Superhero; Actors Guild Award - Best Supporting Actor, Best Ensemble; Women Film Critics Alliance Award - Best Supporting Actor; Australian Film Institute Award - Best Supporting Actor; Japanese Academy Award - Best Foreign-Language Film; etc. Read more
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Adventure/Fantasy. USA 2017, 135 min. Directed by Patty Jenkins. Starring: Gal Gadot, Robin Wright, Chris Pine, David Thewlis. In English with Russian subtitles. Diana, Princess of the Amazons, lived her whole life on the island Temiskir, isolated from the outside world. From childhood, she was trained to become an undefeatable warrior, but simultaneously hid from her the truth about the great power hidden within her. At the beginning of the 20th century, an American military pilot crashes on the shores of the island, and Diana learns of the First World War through him. Unable to sit in place while innocent people perish, Diana leaves the island, sure that she can put an end to the war. The fourth film in the expanded DC universe, which began production in 1998. After a long selection process, Warner Bros. selected Patty Jenkins to direct – the creator of the film “Monster,” for which she received the “Independent Spirit” prize, and the pilot for “The Killing,” for which she received an Emmy nomination.
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