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11:30, 20:00. Drama. France, Germany 2016, 113 min. Directed by François Ozon. Starring: Pierre Niney, Paula Beer, Ernst Stötzner. In French and German with Russian subtitles. The young Anna and Frantz lived in a small German city and were planning to get married. But into their quiet, idyllic life intruded a gigantic, crazy world – the First World War broke out. Frantz is sent to the front in France, where he, a 23-year-old violinist and lover of Verlaine’s poetry, is killed. The war ends, and Anna’s life has been reduced to supporting her beloved’s aging parents and to her memories of him. One day, she sees a stranger at the cemetery bringing flowers to Frantz’s grave. This man – Adrien – is French, and therefore an enemy. But her meeting him changes her life completely. “Frantz” is a new film by the brilliant François Ozon, who this time shot a stylized black-and-white film on the extremely relevant and painful theme of friends and enemies in a world of endless war and constant reshuffling of warring sides. The world premiere of “Frantz” took place at the most recent Venice Film Festival, where German actress Paula Beer received the Best Young Actor prize for her role as Anna.
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13:50, 18:10, 22:10. Drama. Canada, France 2016, 99 min. Directed by Xavier Dolan. Starring: Nathalie Baye, Vincent Cassel, Marion Cotillard, Léa Seydoux, Gaspard Ulliel. In French with Russian subtitles. After 12 years of absence, Louis returns home to inform his family about his terminal illness and try to revive his ruined relationship with them. He is welcomed by his eccentric mother, his sister that he barely knows, his hot-headed brother, and a veritable mountain of hurt feelings and broken dreams. If he can’t fix everything, then there will be no choice but to disappear once again – this time, for good. But hey, this isn’t the end of the world - just a family lunch. A new film by rising independent film star Xavier Dolan, based on the play of the same name by Jean-Luc Lagarce. At the 2016 Cannes Film Festival, the film was awarded the Grand Prix and the Ecumenical Jury Prize.
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