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19:30 | 15th Annual Israeli Film Festival: 10% My Child |
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Drama/Comedy. Israel 2014, 85 min. Directed by Uri Bar-On. Starring: Gur Bentwich, Vered Feldman, Yali Friedman. In Hebrew with Russian subtitles. Franny is seven years old. Her mother’s new boyfriend is 26-year-old Niko. Niko must earn Franny’s favor in order to be with her mother, but his first meeting with the girl doesn’t go so well – she finds him in bed with her mother. From that moment on, Niko and Franny search for a way to accept, understand, and maybe even love one another.
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14:30, 01:05. Comedy/Drama. USA 2016 ,94 min. Directed by Woody Allen. Starring: Jesse Eisenberg, Kristen Stewart, Steve Carell. In English with Russian subtitles. In the 1930s, young Bronx native Bobby Dorfman (Jesse Eisenberg) arrives in Hollywood in the hopes of finding a job in the film industry, where his uncle Phil (Steve Carell) works. Phil is a well-known Hollywood agent, and Bobby discovers the world of film stars, backstage drama, and the high life, while falling in love with Phil’s secretary (Kristen Stewart). Woody Allen’s 47th full-length film has a full complement of celebrities: Corey Stoll, Parker Posey, Blake Lively, and Sheryl Lee, alongside the aforementioned Jesse Eisenberg, Kristen Stewart, and Steve Carell – and opened the 69th annual Cannes Film Festival. The legendary Vittorio Storaro (“Apocalypse Now,” “The Last Emperor,” “Dune”) served as cinematographer.
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10:00, 22:00. Comedy/Drama. USA 2016 ,94 min. Directed by Woody Allen. Starring: Jesse Eisenberg, Kristen Stewart, Steve Carell. In English with Russian subtitles. In the 1930s, young Bronx native Bobby Dorfman (Jesse Eisenberg) arrives in Hollywood in the hopes of finding a job in the film industry, where his uncle Phil (Steve Carell) works. Phil is a well-known Hollywood agent, and Bobby discovers the world of film stars, backstage drama, and the high life, while falling in love with Phil’s secretary (Kristen Stewart). Woody Allen’s 47th full-length film has a full complement of celebrities: Corey Stoll, Parker Posey, Blake Lively, and Sheryl Lee, alongside the aforementioned Jesse Eisenberg, Kristen Stewart, and Steve Carell – and opened the 69th annual Cannes Film Festival. The legendary Vittorio Storaro (“Apocalypse Now,” “The Last Emperor,” “Dune”) served as cinematographer.
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11:50 | Hurricane: A Wind Odyssey |
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Documentary. France 2015, 83 min. Directed by Cyril Barbançon. Starring: Kristin Samuelson, Joe Fontana, John Flanders. In Originals with Russian subtitles. Together with NASA scientists, the film’s crew spent a thousand days in the centre of one of the world’s most dangerous environments – an Atlantic hurricane – in order to study its characteristics and understand the essence of what a hurricane is. The result of their work is a unique documentary that describes a journey of over 15,000 kilometres. Winds over 200 kmh, 18 cyclones, 12 countries, ruined forces, and destroyed animal habitats, coral reefs, and overflowing riverbanks – all of these are are shown from the Earth’s surface, from space, through the eyes of animals and on the screens of rescue agencies. The soundtrack was composed by French neoclassical composer Yann Tiersen.
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11:20, 17:30. Documentary. France 2015, 83 min. Directed by Cyril Barbançon. Starring: Kristin Samuelson, Joe Fontana, John Flanders. In Originals with Russian subtitles. Together with NASA scientists, the film’s crew spent a thousand days in the centre of one of the world’s most dangerous environments – an Atlantic hurricane – in order to study its characteristics and understand the essence of what a hurricane is. The result of their work is a unique documentary that describes a journey of over 15,000 kilometres. Winds over 200 kmh, 18 cyclones, 12 countries, ruined forces, and destroyed animal habitats, coral reefs, and overflowing riverbanks – all of these are are shown from the Earth’s surface, from space, through the eyes of animals and on the screens of rescue agencies. The soundtrack was composed by French neoclassical composer Yann Tiersen.
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13:10, 23:10. Drama. Spain 2016, 99 min. Directed by Pedro Almodovar. Starring: Adriana Ugarte, Rossy de Palma, Adriana Ugarte, Inma Cuesta, Rossy de Palma, Michelle Jenner, Emma Suárez. In Spanish with Russian subtitles. Julieta is just a bit over fifty and lives in Madrid, but is planning to leave her orderly life behind and move to Portugal. Her daughter Antia, only recently having turned eighteen, disappears with no explanation, immediately after her father and Julieta’s husband, Xoan, tragically dies. After twelve years, Julieta finds out by accident that her daughter is still living in Madrid. She moves back into an apartment in the house where she raised Antiaband begins to write her daughter letters, in which she reconstructs the history of her relationship with both her daughter and Xoan, as well as with her own parents. Pedro Almodóvar’s twentieth film, in which he again tackles the familiar subject of a woman’s destiny and the relationship of a mother with her children. The film is based on three stories by Canadian writer and laureate of both the Nobel Prize in Literature and the Booker Prize, Alice Munro. The film was nominated for the Palme d’Or at this year’s Cannes Film Festival.
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Drama. Spain 2016, 99 min. Directed by Pedro Almodovar. Starring: Adriana Ugarte, Rossy de Palma, Adriana Ugarte, Inma Cuesta, Rossy de Palma, Michelle Jenner, Emma Suárez. In Spanish with Russian subtitles. Julieta is just a bit over fifty and lives in Madrid, but is planning to leave her orderly life behind and move to Portugal. Her daughter Antia, only recently having turned eighteen, disappears with no explanation, immediately after her father and Julieta’s husband, Xoan, tragically dies. After twelve years, Julieta finds out by accident that her daughter is still living in Madrid. She moves back into an apartment in the house where she raised Antiaband begins to write her daughter letters, in which she reconstructs the history of her relationship with both her daughter and Xoan, as well as with her own parents. Pedro Almodóvar’s twentieth film, in which he again tackles the familiar subject of a woman’s destiny and the relationship of a mother with her children. The film is based on three stories by Canadian writer and laureate of both the Nobel Prize in Literature and the Booker Prize, Alice Munro. The film was nominated for the Palme d’Or at this year’s Cannes Film Festival.
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09:20, 15:20, 21:20. Comady/Drama/Romance. Ireland, Netherlands, France 2016, 92 min. Directed by Whit Stillman. Starring: Kate Beckinsale, Morfydd Clark, Tom Bennett, Chloe Sevigny, Stephen Fry. In English with Russian subtitles. The charming young widow Lady Susan is in a desperate search for a husband – both for herself and for her growing daughter. Hoping to hide herself from the judgmental stares of London society, she sets off to the estate of her brother and sister-in-law, both of whom also have decidedly mixed feelings about her. Her outstanding knack for social scandal introduces chaos into their measured country life: she offends her relatives, repels potential husbands, misleads young suitors, and makes plans for her daughter’s future, all the while managing to turn any situation to her own benefit. The film is based on Jane Austen’s epistolary novel “Lady Susan,” about the customs of British society at the end of the 18th century. Whit Stillman has taken it and freshly reimagined it, with merciless jokes at the expense of the “social order” and its rituals that take the guise of love and friendship in order to hide inequities and weakness. The film premiered at the Sundance Film Festival in January 2016.
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Comady/Drama/Romance. Ireland, Netherlands, France 2016, 92 min. Directed by Whit Stillman. Starring: Kate Beckinsale, Morfydd Clark, Tom Bennett, Chloe Sevigny, Stephen Fry. In English with Russian subtitles. The charming young widow Lady Susan is in a desperate search for a husband – both for herself and for her growing daughter. Hoping to hide herself from the judgmental stares of London society, she sets off to the estate of her brother and sister-in-law, both of whom also have decidedly mixed feelings about her. Her outstanding knack for social scandal introduces chaos into their measured country life: she offends her relatives, repels potential husbands, misleads young suitors, and makes plans for her daughter’s future, all the while managing to turn any situation to her own benefit. The film is based on Jane Austen’s epistolary novel “Lady Susan,” about the customs of British society at the end of the 18th century. Whit Stillman has taken it and freshly reimagined it, with merciless jokes at the expense of the “social order” and its rituals that take the guise of love and friendship in order to hide inequities and weakness. The film premiered at the Sundance Film Festival in January 2016.
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09:30, 19:10. Comedy. Italy 2016, 86 min. Directed by Gennaro Nunziante. Starring: Checco Zalone, Eleonora Giovanardi, Sonia Bergamasco. In Italian with Russian subtitles. Checco is born on the privileged side of life in an Italian small town, with a guaranteed job as a public servant. When a new reformist government vows to cut down on bureaucracy, Checco is forced to accept worsening conditions.
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Drama. Australia 2015, 118 min. Directed by Jocelyn Moorhouse. Starring: Liam Hemsworth, Kate Winslet, Hugo Weaving. In English with Russian subtitles. Myrtle “Tilly” Dunnage (Kate Winslet) returns to her hometown, where her mother still lives, twenty-five years after she was accused of killing a local boy while still a child. The locals greet her with suspicion, and her mother, slowly descending deeper and deeper into dementia, doesn’t immediately recognize her. But for Tilly, returning home is the only way that she can get rid of the weight that she has been carrying around all these years. She wins over the local ladies with her ability to sew stunning dresses, and is dead-set on using it to restore her good name, rebuild her mother’s life, and unravel the secrets of her past. Jocelyn Moorhouse has returned to film to direct after an 18-yeear break with an intimate story about the quirks of human nature, the hunger for revenge, and the life of a small town where everyone has their own personal skeletons in the closet.
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11:30, 21:00. Thriller/Drama. South Korea 2016, 144 min. Directed by Chan-wook Park. Starring: Min-hee Kim, Jung-woo Ha, Jin-woong Jo. In Korean with Russian subtitles. In the Japanese-occupied Korea of the 1930s, a gangster named Graf asks the professional thief Sook-hi to participate in a profitable heist. She must set herself up as a housekeeper in the home of the Japanese aristocrat Hideko, get close to her and her father, and help Graf charm her. The plan must culminate in Hideko being declared insane, which will allow Graf and Sook-hi to take over her fortune. A new psychological thriller from Chan-wook Park, though this time with allusions to the Marquis de Sade – simultaneously radical and full of ironic touches, with all of the genre’s typical clichés. The film premiered at this year’s Cannes Film Festival.
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19:20 | The Handmaiden (Agasshi) |
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Thriller/Drama. South Korea 2016, 144 min. Directed by Chan-wook Park. Starring: Min-hee Kim, Jung-woo Ha, Jin-woong Jo. In Korean with Russian subtitles. In the Japanese-occupied Korea of the 1930s, a gangster named Graf asks the professional thief Sook-hi to participate in a profitable heist. She must set herself up as a housekeeper in the home of the Japanese aristocrat Hideko, get close to her and her father, and help Graf charm her. The plan must culminate in Hideko being declared insane, which will allow Graf and Sook-hi to take over her fortune. A new psychological thriller from Chan-wook Park, though this time with allusions to the Marquis de Sade – simultaneously radical and full of ironic touches, with all of the genre’s typical clichés. The film premiered at this year’s Cannes Film Festival.
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19:30 | Theatre HD Summer Festival 2016: Girl with a Pearl Earring |
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Exhibition Film. Great Britain 2014, 80 min. Directed by Phil Grabsky. In English with Russian subtitles. Discover the secrets behind one of the world’s most enigmatic masterpieces. ‘Girl with a Pearl Earring’ by Johannes Vermeer is one of the most enduring paintings in the history of art. Even today, its recent world tour garnered huge queues lining up for the briefest glimpse of its majestic beauty - In Japan 1.2 million people saw the exhibition. Yet the painting itself is surrounded in mystery. This beautifully filmed new documentary seeks to investigate the many unanswered questions associated with this extraordinary piece. Who was this girl? Why and how was it painted? Why is it so revered? After its world tour, the ‘Girl with a Pearl Earring’ returned to the much-loved Mauritshuis in The Hague, Netherlands, which has just completed extensive renovations. Enjoying unparalleled exclusive access to this historical exhibition, the film takes the audience on a journey as it seeks to answer many of the questions surrounding this enigmatic painting and its mysterious creator, Vermeer. Using the recently completed and highly complex makeover of the museum as its starting point, the film goes on a behind the scenes detective journey to seek out the answers that lie within the other masterpieces housed in the collection.
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