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21:45 | 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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09:15, 14:00, 19:10. 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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09:20 | 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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13:30 | 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 | 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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11:40, 00:10. 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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16:45, 00:15. Thriller/Drama. USA, Canada 2016, 94 min. Directed by Benedict Andrews. Starring: Rooney Mara, Ben Mendelsohn, Riz Ahmed, Tobias Menzies. In English with Russian subtitles. At the age of 12, Una ran away from home with Ray – a man several times older than herself. Now, fifteen years later, she discovers his photograph in a newspaper: he has a new life, a new family, and a new name. In an attempt to answer the questions that are torturing her, Una begins to seek out a meeting with him. The film is based on Scottish playwright David Harrower’s famous play, “Blackbird.” The leading roles are played by Rooney Mara and Ben Mendelsohn.
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11:20 | 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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