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Drama. USA 2014, 80 min. Directed by Charles Poekel. Starring: Kentucker Audley, Hannah Gross, Craig Butta, Heather Courtney, Martin Courtney, Duncan Hannah. In English with Russian subtitles. Brooklyn, a few days before Christmas. The shy Noel is a lonely Christmas tree salesman. His “corner store” is a trailer on an unremarkable street in Greenpoint. Some time ago, his girlfriend dumped him, and this Christmas, he came to New York alone. Day after day, Noel sleepily sells Christmas trees, and it seems that he is slowly disconnecting not just from his colleagues and customers, but from the whole world, until one day he finds an unconscious girl in the park. “Christmas, Again” is the directing debut of 30-year-old Charles Poekel – “the Chekhov of Brooklyn.” This indie Christmas film is a melancholy story about a boy with a broken heart who finally finds his girl. The film owes its unique Christmas spirit to a soundtrack featuring Clara Rockmore’s surprising theremin arrangement of Tchaikovsky’s Lullaby. A participant in 2016’s Sundance Festival, and a nominee for the Golden Leopard at the Locarno Festival and for the “Independent Spirit” award.
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Drama. USA 2016, 97 min. Directed by David Frankel. Starring: Will Smith, Keira Knightley, Kate Winslet, Naomie Harris, Edward Norton, Michael Peña. In English with Russian subtitles. Howard Inlet – the boss of a major advertising company – is struggling with the death of his child. While his friends and colleagues are trying to figure out how to help him, Howard begins to write letters addressed to Love, Death, and Time. A short time passes, and the letters’ recipients begin to search him out. A drama by David Frankel (“The Devil Wears Prada”) with an exclusive cast, including Will Smith, Keira Knightley, Edward Norton, and Kate Winslet.
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11:30 | Rogue One: A Star Wars Story |
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Thriller/Drama/Action. USA 2016, 125 min. Directed by Robert Zemeckis. Starring: Brad Pitt, Lizzy Caplan, Marion Cotillard, Matthew Goode, Raffey Cassidy. In English with Russian subtitles. 1942. Counterespionage officer Max Vatan meets French spy and Résistance member Marianne Beauséjour while on a dangerous mission in Casablanca. Under the guise of a married couple, the agents must engineer the assassination of a major Nazi official. During the operation, they fall in love and, upon returning to London, enter into a real marriage. However, their relationship goes through a challenging trial after Vatan learns of his wife’s cooperation with the Nazis. A spy thriller from Oscar winner Robert Zemeckis, with Brad Pitt and Marion Cotillard in the leading roles.
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16:00, 16:05. Comedy USA 1994, 97 min. Directed by Chuck Russell. Starring: Jim Carrey, Cameron Diaz, Peter Riegert, Peter Greene, Amy Yasbeck, Richard Jeni, Orestes Matacena, Tim Bagley, Nancy Fish, Johnny Williams. In English with Russian subtitles. A fantastical comic cartoon about a shy and universally kicked-around office clerk (Jim Carrey), who transforms into a superhero after donning a magical mask that he found by accident. The slapstick comedy became Jim Carrey’s first real triumph, stunning everyone with his insane mime and physical comedy. In addition, Cameron Diaz’s star career began with her debut role in this film.
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00:05 | The Three Little Pigs 2 |
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Comedy/Melodrama. Canada 2016, 102 min. Directed by Jean-François Pouliot. Starring: Paul Doucet, Guillaume Lemay-Thivierge, Patrice Robitaille, Sophie Prégent. In French with Russian subtitles. Rémy, Mathieu, and Christian are a trio of brothers, whose hyperactivity causes endless problems and unpleasantness for them and their wives and girlfriends. Over the years, they have changed: Rémy is still bouncing from one romantic adventure to another, Mathieu is leading a relatively peaceful life with his wife and daughters, and Christian is just hoping to find his ideal partner. Everything gets more complicated when Rémy’s wife finds out about his infidelity and kicks him out of the house. A provocative comedy by Jean-François Pouliot – and a sequel to Patrick Huard’s 2007 film – about the new adventures of the inexhaustible company.
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10:50, 01:00. Drama/History. Russia 2016, 135 min. Directed by Andrey Kravchuk. Starring: Danila Kozlovsky, Maksim Sukhanov, Aleksandra Bortich, Ekaterina Vilkova, Sergey Bezrukov, Maksim Matveev, Kirill Pletnev. In Russian with English subtitles. The film takes place more than a thousand years ago. The ruling Rurik dynasty is in strife. The Kievan prince Yaropolk is found guilty of his brother’s accidental death. According to the law, his younger illegitimate brother Vladimir must settle the score with him, but he goes into hiding on the shore of the Frozen Sea, not wishing to avenge an unfortunate hunting accident. Now he must pay for his refusal to kill...An ambitious project by Andrey Kravchuk about the birth of Russian nationhood, based on the “Tale of Past Years” and Scandinavian sagas. The film is dedicated to the memory of Vladimir the Great, who ruled over the Christianization of Rus.
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