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16:40 | Beauty and the Beast |
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Musical/Fantasy. USA 2017, 129 min. Direced by Bill Condon. Starring: Emma Watson, Dan Stevens, Luke Evans. In English with Russian subtitles. In order to free her father, who has fallen under a curse, Beauty agrees to become a prisoner in a magical castle, where invisible servants instantly grant all of her wishes. The castle's owner, bewitched by a fairy for a lack of hospitality, is presented before Beauty in the form of a monster. With time, she learns to love this monster, the force of which alone can turn the Beast back into a prince. This new interpretation of a traditional European fairy tale, better known in Russian as "The Crimson Flower," was conceived of all the way back in 2014. Since then, the studio managed to fully rewrite the screenplay, having changed many plot points and introducing new characters. But its technological might and musical accompaniment nevertheless proved faithful to the original film. In place of latter-day Broadway showtunes, composer Alan Mencken and lyricist Tim Rice wrote several new numbers. One of them, "How Does A Moment Last Forever," was performed by Canadian diva Celine Dion.
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20:00 | CIFRA 3: Tiszta Szívvel. Q&A with Szabolcs Thuróczy |
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Comedy/Drama/Action. Hungary 2016, 107 min. Directed by Attila Till. Starring: Szabolcs Thuróczy, Zoltán Fenyvesi, Ádám Fekete. This is a meaningful action-comedy of a wheelchair-bound assassin gang. Driven by despair and fear of becoming useless, a 20 year-old boy, his friend, and an ex-fireman offer their services to the mafia. But things are not what they seem. The boundaries between reality and fiction blur and the story becomes a whirling kaleidoscope showing us gangsters and gunfights, but also the challenge of life in a wheelchair and the pain caused by a father's rejection. Awards: Chicago International Film Festival - Roger Ebert Award; Thessaloniki International Film Festival - Best Director, Best Actor; Cottbus Film Festival of Young East European Cinema - Ecumenical Jury Award, FIPRESCI Prize; Cairo International Film Festival - Bronze Pyramid Award. Read more
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12:00 | King of the Belgians |
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Tragicomedy. Belgium, Netherlands, Bulgaria 2016, 94 min. Directed by Peter Brosens, Jessica Woodworth. Starring: Peter Van den Begin, Titus De Voogdt, Bruno Georis, Goran Radakovic. In original language with Russian subtitles. King Nicolas III can clearly feel that he is living the wrong life. He sets off on a state visit to Constantinople together with a British film director, who has been tasked with filming a documentary in support of the monarch's image. At the same time, he gets news that Wallonia, the southern part of Belgium, has declared independence, and the country is on the verge of collapse. Nicolas decides to quickly return home in order to save the government, and even plans to write his own royal speech for the first time. Insurmountable obstacles, however, get in the way of this plan, and his return to Belgium is now possible only via a long road through the Balkans.
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14:00, 23:30. Drama. USA 2016, 135 min. Directed by Kenneth Lonergan. Starring: Casey Affleck, Michelle Williams, Gretchen Mol, Kyle Chandler, Kara Hayward. In English with Russian subtitles. Lee Chandler lives in a tiny basement room in Boston and works as a janitor. One day, he receives news from his hometown, Manchester by the Sea, that his brother has died – and like a good brother, Lee travels home to prepare for the funeral. He also learns that he has been assigned guardianship of his sixteen-year-old nephew. Lee dreams of running away from the town as soon as possible, as it is full of unbearable memories which already forced him to leave and start a new life once before. But he can't just leave Manchester - here, his nephew still has his childhood home, beat-up little boat, friends, two girlfriends at once, and a rock band with whom he plays guitar. A touching drama by Kenneth Lonergan and Casey Affleck, who won an Oscar, a Golden Globe, and a BAFTA award for the role of Lee Chandler.
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20:00 | Manchester by the Sea |
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Drama. USA 2016, 135 min. Directed by Kenneth Lonergan. Starring: Casey Affleck, Michelle Williams, Gretchen Mol, Kyle Chandler, Kara Hayward. In English with Russian subtitles. Lee Chandler lives in a tiny basement room in Boston and works as a janitor. One day, he receives news from his hometown, Manchester by the Sea, that his brother has died – and like a good brother, Lee travels home to prepare for the funeral. He also learns that he has been assigned guardianship of his sixteen-year-old nephew. Lee dreams of running away from the town as soon as possible, as it is full of unbearable memories which already forced him to leave and start a new life once before. But he can't just leave Manchester - here, his nephew still has his childhood home, beat-up little boat, friends, two girlfriends at once, and a rock band with whom he plays guitar. A touching drama by Kenneth Lonergan and Casey Affleck, who won an Oscar, a Golden Globe, and a BAFTA award for the role of Lee Chandler.
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16:30, 21:20. Short films. France, Hungary, Sweden, Denmark, Spain 2015-2016, 133 min. Directed by Kristof Deák, Sélim Azzazi, Timo von Gunten, Aske Bang, Juanjo Giménez. In original language with Russian subtitles. In this special short film programme are all five films on the short list for this year's Oscar. As luck would have it, they are all European: a delicate Franco-Swiss melodrama, "The Woman and the TGV" (La femme et le TGV), with the great Jane Birkin; a French psychological thriller about the dark side of European democracy; "Silent Nights" from Denmark, about a contemporary Romeo and Juliet in sleepy Copenhagen; the Spanish comedy, "Timecode," which won a Palme d'Or at Cannes; and, of course, the 2017 Oscar winner, the Hungarian drama "Sing" (Mindenki).
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22:30 | Oscar Shorts – 2017 |
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Short films. France, Hungary, Sweden, Denmark, Spain 2015-2016, 133 min. Directed by Kristof Deák, Sélim Azzazi, Timo von Gunten, Aske Bang, Juanjo Giménez. In original language with Russian subtitles. In this special short film programme are all five films on the short list for this year's Oscar. As luck would have it, they are all European: a delicate Franco-Swiss melodrama, "The Woman and the TGV" (La femme et le TGV), with the great Jane Birkin; a French psychological thriller about the dark side of European democracy; "Silent Nights" from Denmark, about a contemporary Romeo and Juliet in sleepy Copenhagen; the Spanish comedy, "Timecode," which won a Palme d'Or at Cannes; and, of course, the 2017 Oscar winner, the Hungarian drama "Sing" (Mindenki).
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Horror/Thriller. USA 2016, 117 min. Directed by M. Night Shyamalan. Starring: James McAvoy, Anya Taylor-Joy, Haley Lu Richardson. In English with Russian subtitles. When three girls are kidnapped by a man with 23 different personalities they have to work out which of those personalities will help them escape and which of those personalities will try to stop them.
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11:40, 19:10. Drama. Ireland 2016, 108 min. Directed by Jim Sheridan. Starring: Aidan Turner, Rooney Mara, Theo James, Eric Bana. In English with Russian subtitles. In 1940, Rose, in an effort to save herself from German bombings, leaves Belfast for a small provincial town. The male population is set astir by her appearance - Rose is too beautiful and too independent for a conservative Irish backwater like theirs, where a girl doesn't even have the right to look a man in the eyes before marriage. Soon, she falls in love with military pilot Michael McNulty, and it seems that their union will soon prove to be a happy one for them both. However, the young priest Father Gaunt is also passionately in love with Rose, and accuses her of debauchery and nymphomania. This proves enough to have her committed to a psychiatric clinic. A story of love and betrayal from six-time Oscar nominee, Jim Sheridan.
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10:00 | The Secret Scripture |
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Drama. Ireland 2016, 108 min. Directed by Jim Sheridan. Starring: Aidan Turner, Rooney Mara, Theo James, Eric Bana. In English with Russian subtitles. In 1940, Rose, in an effort to save herself from German bombings, leaves Belfast for a small provincial town. The male population is set astir by her appearance - Rose is too beautiful and too independent for a conservative Irish backwater like theirs, where a girl doesn't even have the right to look a man in the eyes before marriage. Soon, she falls in love with military pilot Michael McNulty, and it seems that their union will soon prove to be a happy one for them both. However, the young priest Father Gaunt is also passionately in love with Rose, and accuses her of debauchery and nymphomania. This proves enough to have her committed to a psychiatric clinic. A story of love and betrayal from six-time Oscar nominee, Jim Sheridan.
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