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Thriller/Drama. USA 2017, 92 min. Directed by Elliott Lester. Starring: Arnold Schwarzenegger, Maggie Grace, Kevin Zegers. In English with Russian subtitles. Roman (Arnold Schwarzenegger), while awaiting the arrival of his family, finds out that there’s been a plane crash, and his wife and son were killed. The tragedy occurred by the fault of the air traffic controller, who admitted his guilt. Roman could not forgive him, and decides to get revenge. The film is based on a real event: the Überlingen mid-air collision in 2002, which occurred as a result of a Swiss air traffic controller. Darren Aronofsky produced.
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Drama. Italy 2015,100 min. Directed by Antonio Capuano. Starring: Luigi Attrice, Antonio Casagrande, Marco Grieco. In Italian with Russian subtitles. Bagnoli. Among the ruins of Ilva, the great factory of progress in the past and today a desolate indictment, Giggino, Antonio and Marco move, live and survive. Three generations that, throughout the three chapters, only occasionally cross paths. Three characters that one at a time encounter street musicians and house painters, nuns and gangsters, half naked or desperate housewives, fat shopkeepers and starving migrants. And also rappers, runaways, normal people at a protest… Without any order or sense. Only those who remain where history erased their paths will find themselves in a steppe, or in a desolate, contaminated and empty jungle.
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Drama. Italy 2015, 100 min. Directed by Antonio Capuano. Starring: Luigi Attrice, Antonio Casagrande, Marco Grieco. In Italian with Russian subtitles. Bagnoli. Among the ruins of Ilva, the great factory of progress in the past and today a desolate indictment, Giggino, Antonio and Marco move, live and survive. Three generations that, throughout the three chapters, only occasionally cross paths. Three characters that one at a time encounter street musicians and house painters, nuns and gangsters, half naked or desperate housewives, fat shopkeepers and starving migrants. And also rappers, runaways, normal people at a protest… Without any order or sense. Only those who remain where history erased their paths will find themselves in a steppe, or in a desolate, contaminated and empty jungle.
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| David Lynch – The Art Life |
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11:30, 15:40, 18:30, 20:00. Documentary. USA, Denmark 2016, 90 min. Directed by Jon Nguyen, Rick Barnes, Olivia Neergaard-Holm. In English with Russian subtitles. A childhood in Montana, student years in Philadelphia, first experiences in film and the search for his own path in art: this documentary film describes the beginnings of the career of the American cult classic director. The man himself tells a story in which painting, art, and film are closely connected, and it is from this very connection that David Lynch’s art is born. At the heart of the film are home videos and twenty interviews, filmed filmed over the course of three years in Lynch’s studio. At the Venice Film Festival, the film was nominated for the Venezia Classici award for best documentary film about the cinema.
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| David Lynch – The Art Life |
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10:00, 18:00. Documentary. USA, Denmark 2016, 90 min. Directed by Jon Nguyen, Rick Barnes, Olivia Neergaard-Holm. In English with Russian subtitles. A childhood in Montana, student years in Philadelphia, first experiences in film and the search for his own path in art: this documentary film describes the beginnings of the career of the American cult classic director. The man himself tells a story in which painting, art, and film are closely connected, and it is from this very connection that David Lynch’s art is born. At the heart of the film are home videos and twenty interviews, filmed filmed over the course of three years in Lynch’s studio. At the Venice Film Festival, the film was nominated for the Venezia Classici award for best documentary film about the cinema.
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14:20 | David Lynch – The Art Life |
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Documentary. USA, Denmark 2016, 90 min. Directed by Jon Nguyen, Rick Barnes, Olivia Neergaard-Holm. In English with Russian subtitles. A childhood in Montana, student years in Philadelphia, first experiences in film and the search for his own path in art: this documentary film describes the beginnings of the career of the American cult classic director. The man himself tells a story in which painting, art, and film are closely connected, and it is from this very connection that David Lynch’s art is born. At the heart of the film are home videos and twenty interviews, filmed filmed over the course of three years in Lynch’s studio. At the Venice Film Festival, the film was nominated for the Venezia Classici award for best documentary film about the cinema.
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Fantasy/Action/Drama. USA 2017, 107 min. Directed by Rupert Sanders. Starring: Scarlett Johansson, Michael Pitt, Juliette Binoche, Pilou Asbaek, Michael Wincott, Takeshi Kitano. In English with Russian subtitles. The events of the film take place in the near future. Terrorism has reached a new level, and criminals are free to break into human consciousness and control it. A girl, Motoko Kusanagi (Scarlett Johansson), is made into the first cyborg Major, who will lead an elite police division against these cyber-criminals. The first live-action screen adaptation of Masamune Shirow’s cult classic manga, with Scarlett Johansson, Juliette Binoche, Michael Pitt, and Takeshi Kitano in the leading roles.
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Action/Thriller. Indonesia 2016, 117 min. Directed by Kimo Stamboel, Timo Tjahjanto. Starring: Iko Uwais, Chelsea Islan, Sunny Pang. In Indonesian with Russian subtitles. A young man, unconscious and with a bullet in his head, washes up on the shore of an Indonesian village. When he is revived in a local hospital, it becomes clear that he remembers nothing of his previous life. Ailin, the doctor responsible for hi, names him Ishmael, taking the name from Moby Dick. Ishmael and Ailin set off for Jakarta to remove the bullet fragments from his brain, but on the way, they fall into a trap set by the henchmen of a secretive underworld boss named “Father from Hell.” The girl is kidnapped, and Ishmael must save her while dealing with the slowly-returning memories of his past – which he himself might not have wanted to remember. An action flick by Kimo Stamboel and Timo Tjahjanto, which continues the tradition of the “Raid” series. The leading role is played by Iko Uwais, star of Gareth Evans’ films.
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| If I were a Boy (Si j’étais un Homme) |
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13:30, 18:00. Comedy. France, Belgium 2017, 97 min. Directed by Audrey Dana. Starring: Audrey Dana, Christian Clavier, Eric Elmosnino. In French with Russian subtitles. Jeanne is a 38-year-old mother of two, who has absolutely terrible luck with men: her husband leaves her and wins joint custody of their children, and her relationship with her new boyfriend falls apart. In the end, Jeanne decides not to have anything to do with the opposite sex. However, one day she wakes up and discovers between her legs the organ of that very same opposite sex, and from this unexpected discovery forward, her life turns into a series of unbelievable events.
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Action/Thriller. Canada 2016, 198 min. Directed by Nathan Morlando. Starring: Sophie Nélisse, Josh Wiggins, Bill Paxton. In English with Russian subtitles. Casey and Jonas are neighbors, and madly in love with each other. Their despotic parents forbid them from being together, and the only escape for the two children is to run away from home. After mugging a local drug dealer, the lovers take flight. Casey’s father, a corrupt police sergeant for whom the stolen money was intended, sets off after them. Nathan Morlando’s crime drama had its world premiere at the most recent Cannes Film Festival. For Bill Paxton (“Predator 2,” “Titanic,” “Edge of Tomorrow”), the role of Casey’s father was one of his last.
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17:00 | New Austrian Cinema Festival. Stefan Zweig: Farewell to Europe |
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Drama/Biography. Austria, Germany, France 2016, 106 min. Directed by Maria Schrader. Starring: Tómas Lemarquis, Barbara Sukowa, Josef Hader. In 1936, Stefan Zweig, the illustrious author of " 24 Hours of a Woman's Life" and "Letter from an Unknown Woman", leaves Austria for South America. Being Jewish and hating the inhumanity that prevails in Germany while threatening his native country, he has decided to escape the specter of Nazism. Brazil is his chosen country. He is immediately hailed at Rio de Janeiro's Jockey Club by the local jet set. But whereas expect him to take sides and to make a statement against Hitler and his clique, Zweig refuses to renounce his humanity and to indulge in over-simplification: he just cannot condemn Germany and its people. On the other hand, the great writer literally falls in love with Brazil and undertakes the writing of a new book about the country. Accompanied by Lotte, his second wife he explores different regions, including the most remote ones... Awards: Bavarian Film Award - Best Director; Austrian Film Award - Best Make-up; German Film Award Nomination - Best Director, Best Supporting Actress; Jupiter Award Nomination - Best German Actor. Read more
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Comedy/Action. France, Belgium 2016, 105 min. Directed by Dany Boon. Starring: Alice Pol, Dany Boon, Michel Blanc. In French with Russian subtitles. Johanna, a fragile girl, winds up in an elite special forces unit, comprised exclusively of men. Each of the unit’s brave young men tries to win her attention and the strict discipline and subordination of the unit is ruined. This situation doesn’t suit Eugène – the division commander and a fierce misogynist. He is convinced that there’s nothing for women to do in the special forces, and tries any way he can to dispense of his freshly-minted charge. The antipathy between them grows into a real fight of ambitions, and gradually, they begin to recognize each other better and better… A new comedy by Dany Boon, the mind behind the film “Welcome to the Sticks” / Bienvenue chez les Ch’tis, one of the biggest French box office successes in history. He himself played the role of Eugène.
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12:40 | The Happiest Day in the Life of Olli Mäki |
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Drama/Romance/Biography. Finland, Sweden, Germany 2016, 92 min. Directed by Juho Kuosmanen. Starring: Oona Airola, Joonas Saartamo, Jarkko Lahti. The true story of Olli Mäki, the famous Finnish boxer who had a shot at the 1962 World Featherweight title. Immensely talented and equally modest, Olli's small town life is transformed when he is swept into national stardom and suddenly regarded as a symbol of his country. There's only one problem: Olli has just fallen in love. Inside of the ring, it's Finland vs. the USA, but outside, boxing and romance become unlikely adversaries vying for Olli's attention. Awards: Cannes Film Festival - Un certain regard Award; Chicago International Film Festival - New Directors Competition Award; European Film Award - Discovery of the Year; Sattellite Award Nomination - Best Foreign Language Film; Zurich International Film Festival - Best International Film; Munich International Film Festival - participation; Thessaloniki International Film Festival - participation.
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13:40 | The Queen of Spain (La Reina de España) |
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Tragicomedy. Spain 2016, 128 min. Directed by Fernando Trueba. Starring: Penélope Cruz, Cary Elwes, Mandy Patinkin. In Spanish with Russian subtitles. Spanish actress Macarena Granada runs from Nazi Germany to the United States. Having won the hearts of Hollywood, she returns to Spanish 18 years later in order to play the role of Spanish Queen Isabella I, which she has dreamt of for a long time. In postwar Spain, she meets friends and colleagues from the past and understands that life in her native country is already different from what it used to be. A comedy by Oscar winner Fernando Trueba, with Penélope Cruz in the main role, which sends up the golden age of Hollywood and the film business as a whole. The film’s world premiere took place at the Berlin Film Festival.
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20:40 | The Zookeeper’s Wife |
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Biography/Drama. USA 2017, 124 min. Directed by Niki Caro. Starring: Jessica Chastain, Daniel Brühl, Johan Heldenbergh, Timothy Radford, Efrat Dor, Shira Haas, Michael McElhatton. In English with Russian subtitles. In 1939, Nazi Germany has just begun the Second World War by invading Poland. The Warsaw Zoo has suffered greatly from bombings: a number of animals died, others ran away, and still more were actually taken as prizes by the Germans. Jan Zabinski and his wife Antonina decide to use the now-unoccupied areas of the zoo to hide Jews sneaking out of the Warsaw ghetto. The film is based on the real story of a Polish zookeeper’s family, who earned the title of Righteous Among the Nations for hiding Jews during the Nazi occupation.
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13:40 | The Zookeeper’s Wife |
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Biography/Drama. USA 2017, 124 min. Directed by Niki Caro. Starring: Jessica Chastain, Daniel Brühl, Johan Heldenbergh, Timothy Radford, Efrat Dor, Shira Haas, Michael McElhatton. In English with Russian subtitles. In 1939, Nazi Germany has just begun the Second World War by invading Poland. The Warsaw Zoo has suffered greatly from bombings: a number of animals died, others ran away, and still more were actually taken as prizes by the Germans. Jan Zabinski and his wife Antonina decide to use the now-unoccupied areas of the zoo to hide Jews sneaking out of the Warsaw ghetto. The film is based on the real story of a Polish zookeeper’s family, who earned the title of Righteous Among the Nations for hiding Jews during the Nazi occupation.
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10:20, 16:00. Biography/Drama. USA 2017, 124 min. Directed by Niki Caro. Starring: Jessica Chastain, Daniel Brühl, Johan Heldenbergh, Timothy Radford, Efrat Dor, Shira Haas, Michael McElhatton. In English with Russian subtitles. In 1939, Nazi Germany has just begun the Second World War by invading Poland. The Warsaw Zoo has suffered greatly from bombings: a number of animals died, others ran away, and still more were actually taken as prizes by the Germans. Jan Zabinski and his wife Antonina decide to use the now-unoccupied areas of the zoo to hide Jews sneaking out of the Warsaw ghetto. The film is based on the real story of a Polish zookeeper’s family, who earned the title of Righteous Among the Nations for hiding Jews during the Nazi occupation.
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14:10 | Voyage of Time: Life’s Journey |
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Documentary. France, Germany, USA 2016, 90 min. Directed by Terrence Malick. In English with Russian subtitles. Terrence Malick’s monumental documentary project, dedicated to the history of the Universe – from the birth of the stars until the appearance of life and beginning of humanity. The project was conceived of by the director in the 1970s, but fully realized only last year: it premiered at the Venice Film Festival. A variety of colors, the rotation of the planets, the eruption of volcanoes and the appearance of life from nothing: as Malick himself assures, this is one of his greatest dreams. The film is narrated by Cate Blanchett.
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15:30 | West Wind Cinema Festival: La Supplication |
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Documentary. Austria, Luxembourg, Ukraine 2016, 82 min. Directed by Pol Cruchten. In French with Russian subtitles. This film does not deal with Chernobyl, but rather with the world of Chernobyl, about which we know very little. Eyewitness reports have survived: scientists, teachers, journalists, couples, children... They tell of their old daily lives, then of the catastrophe. Their voices form a long, terrible but necessary supplication which traverses borders and stimulates us to question our status quo. Awards: Minneapolis St. Paul International Film Festival - Best Documentary.
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