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Drama/Fantasy. USA, Spain 2016, 108 min. Directed by J.A. Bayona. Starring: Lewis MacDougall, Sigourney Weaver, Felicity Jones. In English with Russian subtitles. The monster does not come walking often. This time it comes to Connor, and it asks for the one thing Connor cannot bring himself to do. Tell the truth. This is a very touching story about a boy who feels very damaged, guilty and mostly angry. He struggles at school with bullies, and pity looks from everyone, and at home with his mother's sickness. Will Connor overcome his problems? Will everything be okay? Will Connor be able to speak the truth?
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Drama/Thriller. Iran, France 2016, 125 min. Directed by Asghar Farhadi. Starring: Shahab Hosseini, Taraneh Alidoosti, Babak Karimi. In Persian with Russian subtitles. Emad and Rana are an ideal couple. He teaches literature in one of Tehran’s best institutes, and together they act in an amateur theater – now, in the evenings, they are rehearsing their roles in Arthur Miller’s “Death of a Salesman.” They are forced to leave their crumbling house and rent a new apartment from one of their actor colleagues, not suspecting that a prostitute had previously lived their. Their peaceful life comes to an end when one of her former clients pays them a visit and finds Emad in the shower… A new drama by Oscar-winning Iranian director Asghar Farhadi, which won Best Actor and Best Screenplay awards at the 2016 Cannes Film Festival.
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19:10, 00:40. Drama/Thriller. Iran, France 2016, 125 min. Directed by Asghar Farhadi. Starring: Shahab Hosseini, Taraneh Alidoosti, Babak Karimi. In Persian with Russian subtitles. Emad and Rana are an ideal couple. He teaches literature in one of Tehran’s best institutes, and together they act in an amateur theater – now, in the evenings, they are rehearsing their roles in Arthur Miller’s “Death of a Salesman.” They are forced to leave their crumbling house and rent a new apartment from one of their actor colleagues, not suspecting that a prostitute had previously lived their. Their peaceful life comes to an end when one of her former clients pays them a visit and finds Emad in the shower… A new drama by Oscar-winning Iranian director Asghar Farhadi, which won Best Actor and Best Screenplay awards at the 2016 Cannes Film Festival.
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14:30 | From the Land of the Moon (Mal de pierres) |
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Melodrama. France, Belgium, Canada 2016, 116 min. Directed by Nicole Garcia. Starring: Marion Cotillard, Louis Garrel, Alex Brendemühl, Brigitte Roman, Victoire Du Bois, Aloïse Sauvage. In French with Russian subtitles. A small village in the south of France is weathering the difficult postwar years. A girl named Gabrielle (Marion Cotillard) dreams of real love, but those around her consider her obsession improper and even insane. Her parents marry her to a Spanish farmer, José, and Gabrielle’s life takes on the appearance of a prison sentence. One day, she is sent to a sanatorium in the Alps, where she falls hopelessly in love with a wounded Vietnam veteran, André (Louis Garrel). Together, they plan to escape and start a new life. Nicole Garcia’s romantic drama, based on the classic novel by Italian writer Milena Agus. The film was nominated for a Palme d’Or.
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09:15, 19:15, 23:30. Musical/Comedy/Drama. USA 2016, 126 min. Directed by Damien Chazelle. Starring: Ryan Gosling, Emma Stone, Sinda Adams, Calli Hernandes. In English with Russian subtitles. Mia (Emma Stone), a young actress, is forced to make a living as a barista on a film set, and in her spare time go to torturous, fruitless auditions. In the hunt for her dream, Mia sets off for Hollywood, where she meets Sebastian (Ryan Gosling), a young jazz pianist who has yet to give up the dream of opening his own jazz club – regardless of the fact that his favorite music is going out of style. With time, Mia and Sebastian’s dreams start to come true, and their relationship must stand the test of fame. Damien Chazelle’s (Whiplash) romantic musical, the Critics’ Choice for best film of 2016.
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09:45, 23:00. Musical/Comedy/Drama. USA 2016, 126 min. Directed by Damien Chazelle. Starring: Ryan Gosling, Emma Stone, Sinda Adams, Calli Hernandes. In English with Russian subtitles. Mia (Emma Stone), a young actress, is forced to make a living as a barista on a film set, and in her spare time go to torturous, fruitless auditions. In the hunt for her dream, Mia sets off for Hollywood, where she meets Sebastian (Ryan Gosling), a young jazz pianist who has yet to give up the dream of opening his own jazz club – regardless of the fact that his favorite music is going out of style. With time, Mia and Sebastian’s dreams start to come true, and their relationship must stand the test of fame. Damien Chazelle’s (Whiplash) romantic musical, the Critics’ Choice for best film of 2016.
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Drama. Russia, Germany 2016, 130 min. Directed by Andrey Konchalovsky. Starring: Julia Vysotskaya, Viktor Sukhorukov, Yakob DIl. In Russian with English subtitles. “Paradise” is a feature film, produced with the support of “Russia 1” and the Ministry of Culture of the Russian Federation, about people whose lives and fates crossed paths during the Second World War. The film was the most-discussed premiere of the 73th annual Venice Film Festival. Both critics and audiences noted not only the director’s technical prowess, but also the film's outstanding performances. The festival jury awarded Konchalovsky’s new work with a prize for Best Director. Three unique people's lives cross paths in this story: the Russian emigrant Olga, a member of the French Resistance; the French collaborator, Jules; and the high-ranking German SS officer, Helmut. Olga is arrested for hiding Jewish children from a Nazi search party. Her case is being handled by Jules. He falls in love with her, and seems to offer an easier punishment in exchange for an intimate relationship - but this is not meant to be. This phantom hope of freedom gives way to a cruel reality – Olga ends up in a German concentration camp. Here, she meets Helmut, who seems to have been head-over-heels in love with her at some point in the past. They begin a strange and painful relationship. The Nazis are already close to defeat, and Helmut decides to save Olga from the camp and run away with her to South America. Olga, having already lost hope for freedom, agrees, but at the last moment realises that her understanding of paradise has changed. “Paradise” is a collaborative project between Russia and Germany, realized with the help of the Eurimages Fund. The film was shot in three languages – Russian, German, and French. The film’s leading roles are played by Julia Vysotskaya, young German actor Christian Clauss, and the famous French actor Philippe Duquesne. The role of Heinrich Himmler was played by Viktor Sukhorukov. Filming took place in Russia and Germany.
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19:20 | Perfetti Sconosciuti |
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Comedy/Drama. Italy 2016, 97 min. Directed by Paolo Genovese. Starring: Giuseppe Battiston, Anna Foglietta, Marco Giallini. In Italian with Russian subtitles. Seven long-time friends (three married couples and a divorcee) are having a dinner. They decide, as a playful game, to put each one's mobile phone on the table and reveal every text message or phone call they would receive that evening, to prove that nobody has anything to hide. Hilarity and drama ensue together as everyone's secrets are unveiled and the seven friends find themselves perfect strangers to each other.
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14:15, 21:40. Drama. Mexico, Taiwan, USA 2016, 161 min. Directed by Martin Scorsese. Starring: Andrew Garfield, Adam Driver, Liam Neeson, Tadanobu Asano, Ciarán Hinds. In English with Russian subtitles. The 17th century. In Japan, the Tokugawa shogunate rules, and is holding to a policy of isolation and religious oppression directed primarily at Christians. Two Jesuit priests come to Japan in search of their mentor, and observe the sufferings to which their fellows in faith are subjected. Under constant pressure for their religious views, they consign themselves to spiritual and physical torture. A historical epic by Martin Scorsese, and one of the main contenders for this year’s Oscars, with Andrew Garfield, Adam Driver, and Liam Neeson in the leading roles. Howard Shore, famous for his soundtracks to “Lord of the Rings”, “Ed Wood,” “Cosmopolis,” and “The Aviator,” served as composer for the film.
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Drama. Mexico, Taiwan, USA 2016, 161 min. Directed by Martin Scorsese. Starring: Andrew Garfield, Adam Driver, Liam Neeson, Tadanobu Asano, Ciarán Hinds. In English with Russian subtitles. The 17th century. In Japan, the Tokugawa shogunate rules, and is holding to a policy of isolation and religious oppression directed primarily at Christians. Two Jesuit priests come to Japan in search of their mentor, and observe the sufferings to which their fellows in faith are subjected. Under constant pressure for their religious views, they consign themselves to spiritual and physical torture. A historical epic by Martin Scorsese, and one of the main contenders for this year’s Oscars, with Andrew Garfield, Adam Driver, and Liam Neeson in the leading roles. Howard Shore, famous for his soundtracks to “Lord of the Rings”, “Ed Wood,” “Cosmopolis,” and “The Aviator,” served as composer for the film.
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17:00 | The London International Animation Festival (LIAF) |
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Short film. 2015-2016, 90 min. Directed by Alexander Isert, Antje Heyn, Simon Schreiber, Steve Smith, Simon Hewitt, David Dell’Edera, Igor Kovalev, Terri Matthews, Kris Genijn, Pieter Vanluffelen, Michelle Brand, Borbála Mészáros, Zsuzsanna Rádóczy, Alicja Jasina, Jac Clinch. In the original with Russian subtitles. The London International Animation Festival (LIAF) is the main event in European independent animation, showing audiences the most surrealistic, unexpected, and unbelievable stories. This year, the festival took place in London for the 13th time, and the programme contained 128 films from 33 countries. For these Russian screenings from the LIAF programme, short animated films from the British and international concourses were chosen. Among them are works by our countrymen: “Once Upon A Time / Zhil-byl” by Alicja Jasina, which made it on the short list for the Oscars; and Igor Kovalev’s “Before Love / Do lyubvi,” a story about solitude and the search for real love in the big city which scored a win at the festival.
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17:10 | The Space Between Us |
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Adventure/Drama/Romance. USA 2017, 121 min. Directed by Peter Chelsom. Starring: Britt Robertson, Janet Montgomery, Asa Butterfield. In English with Russian subtitles. In this interplanetary adventure, a space shuttle embarks on the first mission to colonize Mars, only to discover after takeoff that one of the astronauts is pregnant. Shortly after landing, she dies from complications while giving birth to the first human born on the red planet - never revealing who the father is. Thus begins the extraordinary life of Gardner Elliot - an inquisitive, highly intelligent boy who reaches the age of 16 having only met 14 people in his very unconventional upbringing. While searching for clues about his father, and the home planet he's never known, Gardner begins an online friendship with a street smart girl in Colorado named Tulsa. When he finally gets a chance to go to Earth, he's eager to experience all of the wonders he could only read about on Mars - from the most simple to the extraordinary. But once his explorations begin, scientists discover that Gardner's organs can't withstand Earth's atmosphere. Eager to find his father, Gardner escapes the team...
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