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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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Drama/Thiller. France 2017, 114 min. Directed by Arnaud Desplechin. Starring: Mathieu Amalric, Marion Cotillard, Charlotte Gainsbourg. In French with Russian subtitles. For 20 years already, Ismaël, a film directo ,has been trying to discover the secret of his beloved Carlotta’s disappearance. But time takes its toll, and now Sylvia has become the centre of his life. However, Carlotta unexpectedly returns and destroys their fragile romantic idyll...European cinema giants Charlotte Gainsbourg, Marion Cotillard, Mathieu Amalric, and Louis Garrel star in a timeless story of love from the subtle master of emotions, French director Arnaud Desplechin.
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Drama. Great Britain 2016, 89 min. Directed by William Oldroyd. Starring: Florence Pugh, Christopher Fairbank, Cosmo Jarvis, Bill Fellows. In English with Russian subtitles. Victorian England, 1865. The young Katherine is married off to a withered aristocrat – an embittered, despotic person twice her own age. During one of her husband’s long trips, she meets a young worker on the estate, and a passion between them is born. An adaptation of Nikolay Leskov’s “Lady Macbeth of the Mtsensk District,” set in the English provinces during the 19th century. The film’s world premiere took place at the Toronto International Film Festival.
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19:30, 23:00. Documentary. France 2016, 90 min. Directed by Thierry Frémaux. In French with Russian subtitles. Thierry Fremaux, director of the Cannes Film Festival and the Lumiere Institute, chose 144 works from the more than 1500 in the Lumiere brothers’ oeuvre: from confirmed masterpieces to never-before-seen fines, all restored and collected together for the first time. “Lumiere!” is a real journey through the universe of the creators of cinema. With humor and a true cinephile’s passion, Fremaux demonstrates these unique images of France and the world at the beginning of the 20th century. The Lumieres’ touching yet magical films are the first steps of cinema on the path of art, which would soon take over the world.
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09:20, 19:10. Thriller/Fantasy. USA 2017, 96 min. Directed by Nikolaj Arcel. Starring: Idris Elba, Matthew McConaughey, Abbey Lee, Tom Taylor. In English with Russian subtitles. Roland Deschain, also known as the Gunslinger, sets off for another dimension in search of the legendary Dark Tower – the centre of the Universe, on which a multitude of worlds are hung, as though on an axle. He must beat Walter o’Dim, also known as the Man in Black, who is planning to destroy the Tower and the entire world. The film is based on Stephen King’s series of novels by the same name. Starring Matthew McConaughey and Idris Elba.
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15:20, 00:50. Thriller/Drama. Iceland 2016, 110 min. Directed by Baltasar Kormákur. Starring: Hera Hilmar, Baltasar Kormákur, Ingar Eggert Sigurðsson, Gísli Örn Garðarsson. In Icelandic with Russian subtitles. The life of the famous surgeon Finnur has taken a dark turn: he suspects that his eldest daughter Anna has started hanging with the wrong crowd, and that her new boyfriend Óttar is selling drugs and taking his daughter with him. Finnur decides to scare the dirtbag away: in Óttar’s house, police find a baggie of cocaine, and arrest him. Unfortunately, the boy is quickly let go, but he blames his loss – with interest, no less – on Finnur, and threatens to take it out on Anna. The biggest Icelandic blockbuster of 2016, filmed by director and actor Baltasar Kormákur (“Angels of the Universe / Englar alheimsins,” “2 Guns”).
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Comedy. Italy 2015, 95 min. Directed by Fabio Bonifacci, Francesco Miccichè. Starring: Marco Giallini, Edoardo Leo, Ivano Marescotti. In Italian with Russian subtitles. At 36, David has a one and only ambition: to win the respect of the president of the company he works for and, in the process, to get a better position with the substantial salary increase going with it. The time seems to have come as he is the author of a revolutionary invention that could help the firm to become more profitable. But before he has time to present the result of his research to his manager, he is accosted by a friendly-looking man who - he will realize too late - his nothing but a con artist. In a matter of a single night, his life is rocked.
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| Valerian and the City of a Thousand Planets |
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11:30, 21:10. Action/Fantasy/Adventure. France 2017, 137 min. Directed by Luc Besson. Starring: Dane DeHaan, Cara Delevingne, Clive Owen. In English with Russian subtitles. The year 2700. Valerian and Laureline are special agents in space, whose task is to keep order on all territories under human control. Per the orders of the Ministry of Defense, they set off for Alpha, a constantly-expanding megapolis full of life forms from all corners of the work, in order to share their knowledge and culture with each other. But in the center of Alpha, a dark force resides, which threatens the city’s peaceful existence. Valerian and Laureline must identify the threat and defend not just the city, but the entire universe. Luc Besson’s new film, an adaptation of Pierre Christin and Jean-Claude Mézières’ famous comics.
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13:20 | Wedding Unplanned (Jour J) |
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Comedy. France 2017, 94 min. Directed by Reem Kherici. Starring: Reem Kherici, Nicolas Duvauchelle, Julia Piaton. In France with Russian subtitles. When she discovers a wedding planer's business card, Alexia instantly says, "Yes" to Mathias unaware that it belongs to his mistress. The groom is now trapped between his bride, and his lover who in charge of his unwanted marriage.
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14:20, 23:50. Melodrama/Comedy. Mexico, Canada 2016, 100 min. Directed by Roberto Sneider. Starring: Gael Garcia Bernal, Verónica Echegui, Ashley Hinshaw, Jadyn Wong, Björn Hlynur Haraldsson. In Spanish with Russian subtitles. Carefree pretty boy Eligio comes home as the sun rises, but when he wakes up, he realizes that his wife – the aspiring writer and feminist, Susana – has disappeared without so much as a note. The discouraged Eligio begins to search and discovers that Susana, tired of his infantile behavior, has left for America to focus on her writing career. In the hopes of regaining his wife’s love, Eligio sets off after her to the cold wilds of America, where he must clash with a foreign northern culture, international passions, and personal conflicts. A melodrama by Roberto Sneider, the producer of “Frida,” with Gael Garcia Bernal and Verónica Echegui in the leading roles.
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