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18:00 | 16th Annual Israeli Film Festival: The Women’s Balcony |
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Drama/Comedy. Israel 2016, 96 min. Directed by Emil Ben-Shimon. Starring: Avraham Aviv Alush, Itzik Cohen, Orna Banai, Evelin Hagoel, Sharon Elimelech, Igal Naor. In Hebrew with Russian subtitles. Elderly couple Etti and Zion are living a happy, quiet life in a small Jerusalem Sephardic community. They have stayed in love, and enjoy their children’s respect. Their daily regime includes a visit to the synagogue, where they not only pray, but see all of their friends, too. One day, during a their grandson’s bar mitzvah, an awful event occurs. The balcony where women traditionally stand in the ancient building collapses. The synagogue is closed, and the orphaned congregation suddenly understands that they have nowhere to go. Five nominations from the Israeli Film Academy. The film will be introduced by director Emil Ben-Shimon.
Pioner Cinema on Kutuzovsky  |
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Exhibition film. Great Britain 2017, 87 min. Directed by Phil Grabsky. In English with Russian subtitles. From award-winning director Phil Grabsky comes this fresh new look at arguably the world’s favourite artist – through his own words. Using letters and other private writings I, Claude Monet reveals new insight into the man who not only painted the picture that gave birth to impressionism but who was perhaps the most influential and successful painter of the 19th and early 20th centuries. Despite this, and perhaps because of it, Monet’s life is a gripping tale about a man who, behind his sun-dazzled canvases, suffered from feelings of depression, loneliness, even suicide. Then, as his art developed and his love of gardening led to the glories of his garden at Giverney, his humour, insight and love of life is revealed. Shot on location in Paris, London, Normandy and Venice I, Claude Monet is a cinematic immersion into some of the most loved and iconic scenes in Western Art.
Karo 11 Oktyabr |
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14:00, 20:00. Comedy. USA 2017, 119 min. Directed by Steven Soderbergh. Starring: Katherine Waterston, Daniel Craig, Channing Tatum, Adam Driver. In English with Russian subtitles. After Jimmy Logan gets fired from his job, he concocts a plan to start his life anew. He plans to commit a daring robbery at the biggest NASCAR race of the season, the Coca-Cola 600, which will take place at the Charlotte Motor Speedway in Concorde, North Carolina. In order to carry out his plan, he needs a crack team, including none other than Joe Bang. But there’s one hitch – Joe’s in prison. Steven Soderbergh’s long-awaited return to the big screen with yet another crazy heist movie, in the vein of “Ocean’s Eleven.” The Logan brothers are played by Channing Tatum and Adam Driver.
Pioner Cinema on Kutuzovsky |
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16:15, 00:40. Tragicomedy. France 2017, 88 min. Directed by Amanda Sthers. Starring: Toni Collette, Harvey Keitel, Michael Smiley, Rossy de Palma. In English with Russian subtitles. A wealthy couple, living in Paris, invites big-name guests to a dinner party. Among the invitees are the mayor of London and other aristocrats. Due to a series of coincidences, a total of 13 guests find themselves at the table. The superstitious hostess has no choice but to ask Maria, her maid, to pretend to be her Spanish friend and join the dinner. As Maria sits at the table incognito, a wealthy collector falls in love with her. A tragicomedy by Amanda Sthers, featuring Toni Collette (Golden Globe for her role in “United States of Tara”) and Rossy de Palma, muse to Pedro Almodovar (“Women on the Verge of a Nervous Breakdown,” “Broken Embraces,” “Julieta”).
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11:30, 16:00, 18:20, 20:40, 22:20. Detective/Drama/Horror. USA 2017, 120 min. Directed by Darren Aronofsky. Starring: Jennifer Lawrence, Javier Bardem, Brian Gleeson, Michelle Pfeiffer. In English with Russian subtitles. A young woman lives with her husband in their suburban home. She renovated the house herself, meticulously planning out every single detail in the hopes of creating the perfect place to live. One day, a stranger shows up at her doorstep in need of a place to stay, and brings his fearsome wife with him. The unwelcome guests worry the homemaker, and her anxiety only grows when she finds a picture of her own husband in the man’s bag. Darren Aronofsky’s new horror-thriller, which premiered at the Venice Film Festival a mere several days before its Russian release.
Pioner Cinema on Kutuzovsky |
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17:00 | Painting the Modern Garden: Monet to Matisse |
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Documentary. Great Britain 2016, 93 min. Directed by Phil Grabsky. In English with Russian subtitles. Claude Monet was an avid horticulturist and arguably the most important painter of gardens in the history of art, but he was not alone. Great artists like Van Gogh, Bonnard, Sorolla, Sargent, Pissarro and Matisse all saw the garden as a powerful subject for their art. These great artists, along with many other famous names, feature in an innovative and extensive exhibition from The Royal Academy, London. From the exhibition walls to the wonder and beauty of artists’ gardens like Giverny and Seebüll, the film takes a magical and widely travelled journey to discover how different contemporaries of Monet built and cultivated modern gardens to explore expressive motifs, abstract colour, decorative design and utopian ideas. Guided by passionate curators, artists and garden enthusiasts, this remarkable collection of Impressionists, Post-Impressionists, and avant-garde artists of the early twentieth century will reveal the rise of the modern garden in popular culture and the public’s enduring fascination with gardens today. Long considered spaces for expressing colour, light and atmosphere, the garden has occupied the creative minds of some of the worlds greatest artists. As Monet said, "Apart from painting and gardening, I’m no good at anything". For lovers of art or lovers of gardens, this is an ideal film.
Documentary Film Center |
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15:00 | Show US! The Music of Strangers |
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Documentary. USA 2015, 96 min. Directed by Morgan Neville. Inspired by the exchange of ideas and traditions along the historical Silk Road, cellist Yo-Yo Ma established the Silk Road Project (Silkroad) in 1998 to explore how the arts can advance global understanding. Since 2000, the musicians of the Silk Road Ensemble have led Silkroad’s work to connect the world through the arts, focusing in three areas: musical performances, learning programs, and cultural entrepreneurship. Representing dozens of nationalities and musical traditions, the musicians of the Ensemble model new forms of cultural exchange through performances, workshops, and residencies. Awards: Grammy Award Nomination - Best Music Film; Bigrafilm International Film Festival - Best Music Film; Golden Reel Award - Best Sound Editing in a Documentary; Provincetown International Film Festival - Best Documentary; Heartland International Film Festival - Most Moving Film Award. Read more
Formula Kino Horizon |
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13:00 | The Artist's Garden: American Impressionism |
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Exhibition film. Great Britsain 2017, 87 min. Directed by Phil Grabsky. In English with Russian subtitles. Following the smash hit Painting the Modern Garden: Monet to Matisse from Season 3 of "Exhibition on Screen" comes a new film based on the hugely popular exhibition ‘The Artist’s Garden: American Impressionism and the Garden Movement’ from the Florence Griswold Museum in Connecticut, widely considered a home of American impressionism. American impressionism took its lead from French artists like Renoir and Monet but followed its own path that over a thirty-year period reveals as much about America as a nation as it does about a much-loved artistic movement. The story of American impressionism is closely tied to a love of gardens and a desire to preserve nature in a rapidly urbanizing nation. Travelling to studios, gardens and treasured locations throughout the Eastern United States, UK and France, this mesmerising film is a feast for the eyes.
Cinema Park Metropolis |
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Exhibition Film. Great Britain 2014, 87 min. Directed by Phil Grabsky. In English with Russian subtitles. Monet, Ceaznne, Degas, Renoir: some of the world’s most popular artists. Their works, and that of their contemporaries, fetch tens of millions of dollars around the globe. But who were they really? Why & how exactly did they paint? What lies behind their enduring appeal? To help answer these questions, this unique film secured unparalleled access to a major new exhibition focussing on the man credited with inventing Impressionism as we know it: 19th century Parisian art collector Paul Durand-Ruel. This eagerly anticipated international exhibition is possibly the most comprehensive exploration of the Impressionists in history. It was Durand-Ruel’s brave decision to exhibit the Impressionists in New York in 1886 that introduced enlightened wealthy Americans to this modern French painting. In doing so, he not only filled great American galleries with Impressionist masterworks, but kept Impressionism alive at a time when it faced complete failure. This energetic and revealing film will tell his remarkable story along with that of the Impressionists themselves. Featuring universally loved masterpieces by Monet, Degas, Cezanne, Renoir, Pissarro and many more.
Formula Kino Lubyanka |
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13:50 | The Minister (Il Ministro) |
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Comedy. Italy 2016, 104 min. Directed by Giorgio Amato. Starring: Gianmarco Tognazzi, Alessia Barela, Edoardo Pesce, Giorgio Amato. In Italian with Russian subtitles. Franco Lucci, an entrepreneur on the verge of bankruptcy, finds his only chance to save his business: asking a government minister – and old friend of his – for help. He invites him to a dinner party, and everything must be perfect: the best wine, a big bribe, and a charming girl…for the minister to take to bed. But suddenly, something goes awry with that last item on the list.
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Tragicomedy. Sweden, Germany, France, Denmark 2017, 142 min. Directed by Ruben Östlund. Starring: Claes Bang, Elizabeth Moss, Dominic West, Terry Notary. In original with Russian subtitles. Christian (Claes Bang) is the curator of the recently-opened Stockholm Museum of Contemporary Art. He is working on an installation by an Argentinian artist called “The Square,” which has been declared a “territory for altruism.” But when Christian’s wallet and smartphone are stolen, he quickly forgets about the project’s humanistic goal. A caustic existential satire of contemporary art and the “creative class,” winner of the Palme d’Or at the most recent Cannes Film Festival.
Pioner Cinema on Kutuzovsky |
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17:00 | Vermeer and Music: The Art of Love and Leisure |
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Exhibition film. Great Britain 2013, 88 min. Directed by Phil Grabsky. In English with Russian subtitles. The National Gallery, London, is offering a fresh look at one of the most startling and fascinating artists of all – Johannes Vermeer, painter of the famous Girl with a Pearl Earring. The National Gallery has chosen to focus on Vermeer’s relationship with music. It is one of the most popular themes of Dutch painting and reveals an enormous amount about the sitter and the society they lived in. New research, revealed for the first time at this exhibition, shows how his technique and materials affected his works. Tim Marlow goes beyond the exhibition to tell the entire story of Vermeer’s life – and, in doing so, shows in fabulous HD detail many other of the artist’s captivating works. For those inspired by the 2003 film, Girl with a Pearl Earring, starring Colin Firth and Scarlett Johansson, this new, cinematic exploration will take their enjoyment and fascination of Vermeer’s life and work to a new level.
Karo 7 Atrium |
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