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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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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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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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18:05 | 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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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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13:35 | 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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