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19:00 | The Dardenne Brothers Retrospective: L'enfant |
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Drama. France, Belgium 2005, 95 min. Directed by Jean-Pierre Dardenne, Luc Dardenne. Starring: Jérémie Renier, Déborah François, Jérémie Segard. In French with Russian subtitles. Young, unmarried couple Sonia and Bruno have just had a son, who Sonia names Jimmy. Bruno, who did not visit her while she was in the hospital, scoffs at the notion of what he considers traditional employment, instead eking out a living primarily on petty crimes committed with his fourteen year old associate, Steve. He even sublets Sonia's small apartment while she is in the hospital, he sleeping either in the homeless shelter or squatting in what he calls his "shack" down by the river. On the day after Sonia gets out of the hospital, she allows Bruno to take Jimmy for a walk while she stands in line for her benefits. On that walk, Bruno makes the unilateral decision to sell Jimmy to a black market adoption agency. Upon finding out what Bruno has done, Sonia has a breakdown and falls unconscious. Fearing that Sonia will turn him over to the police when she regains consciousness, Bruno tries to get Jimmy back while he leaves Sonia in the hospital in her unconscious state. Awards: Cannes Film Festival - Palm d'Or; Guldbagge Award - Best Foreign Language Film; Lumiere Award - Best French Language Film; Bodil Award Nomination - Best Foreign Film; David di Donatello Award Nomination - Best European Film.
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| Beat Weekend: Placebo: Alt.Russia |
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17:00, 19:00. Ducumentary. UK 2016, 67 min. Directed by Charlie Targett-Adams. In English with Russian subtitles. As the band Placebo approached their 20th anniversary they were given a unique opportunity to play ten cities throughout Russia. In a time when Russia was at the forefront of the world’s current affairs, little was actually reported outside the country about its internal culture. Fronted by Placebo’s Stefan Olsdal, the film explores the alternative cultures in Russia’s major cities. As the tour travelled through the country the band went out and met artists, architects, animators and musicians, finding out about alternative creative scenes and celebrating all they have to offer. From Krasnoyarsk in Siberia to St. Petersburg on the Baltic Sea, Placebo: Alt.Russia takes you on the band’s journey, meeting great characters on the way, investigating the alternative culture in Russia, and taking in the raw emotions of Placebo’s powerful concerts.
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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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| Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them |
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13:20, 18:15, 18:30, 20:45. Adventure. Great Britain, USA 2016, 133 min. Directed by David Yates. Starring: Eddie Redmayne, Ezra Miller, Colin Farrell, Zoë Kravitz. In English with Russian subtitles. 1926. The magical zoologist Newt Scamander is working on the classification of fantastical beasts and creatures. In preparation for the Magical Congress of the United States of America, Newt packs a suitcase with several dangerous creatures and their natural environments along with them. When these creatures escape, the American magical forces begin a hunt for the researcher. These events compound the already-complex relationship between the magicians and No-Majs (American English for Muggles) of New York. The long-awaited film by David Yates, also responsible for the final installments of the Harry Potter series, based on J.K. Rowling’s book. The events of the film take place 65 years before the beginning of the Potter saga, and the story’s central character is the author of the very same textbook from which Harry would later study.
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13:30, 23:20. Drama. Australia, USA 2016, 139 min. Directed by Mel Gibson. Starring: Andrew Garfield, Richard Pyros, Jacob Warner, Darcy Bryce. In English with Russian subtitles. Desmond Doss is an American army private during World War II. For religious reasons, he conscientiously objected to carrying a weapon, and was thus assigned the role of medic. Regardless of his inability to “resist the enemy,” he took part in the most terrible battles of the war, including the Battle of Okinawa, where he saved 75 people and received several serious wounds in the process. A war drama by Mel Gibson, based on a true story about the WWII veteran and hero Desmond Tom Doss – the first of three conscientious objectors to receive the highest American military honor, the Medal of Honor.
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Drama. Belgium, France 2016, 106 min. Directed by Jean-Pierre Dardenne, Luc Dardenne. Starring: Adèle Haenel, Olivier Bonnaud, Jérémie Renier, Louka Minnella. In French with Russian subtitles. One evening, at the end of the workday, Jenny decides to refuse a late patient admission to the operating room. The next day, she finds out that the body of a black girl was found nearby, the identity of which is still unknown. Tortured by a guilty conscience, Jenny decides to undertake her own investigation. A hard-hitting crime drama from the Dardenne brothers (“Rosetta,” “The Kid with a Bike”) about feelings of guilt and moral demands, nominated for the Palme d’Or at the Cannes Film Festival.
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16:00, 21:00. Drama. Russia 2016, 133 min. Directed by Pavel Lungin. Starring: Ksenia Rappoport, Ivan Yankovsky, Maria Kurdenevich, Igor Mirkurbanov. In Russian with English subtitles. “Queen of Spades” is a contemporary adaptation of two works: Alexander Pushkin’s “The Queen of Spades” and Pyotr Tchaikovsky’s opera of the same name. Opera singer Sofia Meyer (Ksenia Rappoport) is world-famous for her unbelievable soprano voice and beauty, and has become a legend. She would like to end her career with one final triumph. Sofia returns to the Moscow opera theatre, where she once starred in Tchaikovsky’s “Queen of Spades” – it was her first major success. Hoping to outdo it, she begins to search for material to create a new, even more astounding version of the work. Trying to overshadow everyone, herself included, Sofia uses every means known to her…“Queen of Spades” is an exceedingly-untraditional adaptation of this work, combining mysticism with noire to recreate the reality of a contemporary megapolis – Moscow, the city that truly never sleeps – and the eternal myth about art and beauty, demanding insane and at times even devilish sacrifices.
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Drama. Russia 2016, 133 min. Directed by Pavel Lungin. Starring: Ksenia Rappoport, Ivan Yankovsky, Maria Kurdenevich, Igor Mirkurbanov. In Russian with English subtitles. “Queen of Spades” is a contemporary adaptation of two works: Alexander Pushkin’s “The Queen of Spades” and Pyotr Tchaikovsky’s opera of the same name. Opera singer Sofia Meyer (Ksenia Rappoport) is world-famous for her unbelievable soprano voice and beauty, and has become a legend. She would like to end her career with one final triumph. Sofia returns to the Moscow opera theatre, where she once starred in Tchaikovsky’s “Queen of Spades” – it was her first major success. Hoping to outdo it, she begins to search for material to create a new, even more astounding version of the work. Trying to overshadow everyone, herself included, Sofia uses every means known to her…“Queen of Spades” is an exceedingly-untraditional adaptation of this work, combining mysticism with noire to recreate the reality of a contemporary megapolis – Moscow, the city that truly never sleeps – and the eternal myth about art and beauty, demanding insane and at times even devilish sacrifices.
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17:00 | The Curious World of Hieronymus Bosch |
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Documentary. Great Britain 2016, 90 min. Directed by Phil Grabsky. In English with Russian subtitles. Delve into the vivid imagination of a true visionary. Who was Hieronymus Bosch? Why do his strange and fantastical paintings resonate with art lovers now more than ever? How does he bridge the medieval and Renaissance worlds? Where did his unconventional and timeless creations come from? Discover the answers to these questions and more with this remarkable new film from Exhibition on Screen. The Curious World of Hieronymus Bosch features the critically acclaimed exhibition ‘Jheronimus Bosch - Visions of Genius’ at Het Noordbrabants Museum in the southern Netherlands, which brought the majority of Bosch’s paintings and drawings together for the first time to his home town of Den Bosch and attracted almost half a million art lovers from all over the world. With his fascinating life revealed plus the details and stories within his works seen like never before, don’t miss this cinematic exploration of a great creative genius.
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09:20 | The Girl on the Train |
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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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10:00 | The Girl on the Train |
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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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Drama. Belgium, France 2016, 106 min. Directed by Jean-Pierre Dardenne, Luc Dardenne. Starring: Adèle Haenel, Olivier Bonnaud, Jérémie Renier, Louka Minnella. In French with Russian subtitles. One evening, at the end of the workday, Jenny decides to refuse a late patient admission to the operating room. The next day, she finds out that the body of a black girl was found nearby, the identity of which is still unknown. Tortured by a guilty conscience, Jenny decides to undertake her own investigation. A hard-hitting crime drama from the Dardenne brothers (“Rosetta,” “The Kid with a Bike”) about feelings of guilt and moral demands, nominated for the Palme d’Or at the Cannes Film Festival.
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