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Drama/Thriller. Great Britain, Italy, USA 2014, 122 min. Directed by Anton Corbijn. Starring: Grigoriy Dobrygin, Philip Seymour Hoffman, Homayoun Ershadi, Willem Dafoe, Robin Wright, Rachel McAdams. In English with Russian subtitles. When a half-Chechen, half-Russian, brutally tortured immigrant turns up in Hamburg's Islamic community, laying claim to his father's ill gotten fortune, both German and US security agencies take a close interest: as the clock ticks down and the stakes rise, the race is on to establish this most wanted man's true identity - oppressed victim or destruction-bent extremist? Based on John le Carré's novel, A Most Wanted Man is a contemporary, cerebral tale of intrigue, love, rivalry, and politics that prickles with tension right through to its last heart-stopping scene. Awards: Edinburgh International Film Festival - participation.
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Action/Thriller. Great Britain, USA 2017, 113 min. Directed by Edgar Wright. Starring: Ansel Elgort, Jon Bernthal, Jon Hamm, Kevin Spacey, Lily James, Jamie Foxx. In English with Russian subtitles. A young man by the name of Baby works as a getaway driver. He loves driving fast, chases, the rush of adrenaline, and the pop music that gets him pumped up. One day, he meets the girl of his dreams and starts to think about breaking his connection with the criminal world. But the boss convinces Baby to take part in one last hit. The doomed heist puts the boy’s life, love, and freedom at risk. A new thriller by Edgar Wright, director of “Hot Fuzz” and “Scott Pilgrim vs. The World,” with Kevin Spacey, Jon Hamm, and Jamie Foxx, among others.
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19:30 | Creative Visions: Hua li shang ban zu (Office) |
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Comedy/Drama/Musical. China, Hong Kong 2015, 119 min. Directed by Johnnie To. Starring: Sylvia Chang, Chow Yun-Fat, Eason Chan. In Cantonese, Mandarin with Russian subtitles. A musical set mainly in a corporate high-rise. Two assistants, Lee Xiang and Kat, start new jobs at the financial firm Jones & Sunn. Lee Xiang is an earnest young man who naively enters the world of high finance with noble intentions. Kat on the other hand has a secret. Awards: Hong Kong Film Award - Best Score, Best Production Design; Golden Horse Award - Best Productin Design. Read more
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11:40, 16:15, 21:20. Comedy. USA 2017, 119 min. Directed by Steven Soderbergh. Starring: Katherine Waterston, Daniel Craig, Channing Tatum, Adam Driver. In English with Russian subtitles. After Jimmy Logan gets fired from his job, he concocts a plan to start his life anew. He plans to commit a daring robbery at the biggest NASCAR race of the season, the Coca-Cola 600, which will take place at the Charlotte Motor Speedway in Concorde, North Carolina. In order to carry out his plan, he needs a crack team, including none other than Joe Bang. But there’s one hitch – Joe’s in prison. Steven Soderbergh’s long-awaited return to the big screen with yet another crazy heist movie, in the vein of “Ocean’s Eleven.” The Logan brothers are played by Channing Tatum and Adam Driver.
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09:20 | Mister Stein Goes Online (Un Profil pour Deux) |
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Comedy/Romance. France, Belgium, Germany 2017, 99 min. Directed by Stéphane Robelin. Starring: Pierre Richard, Yaniss Lespert, Fanny Valette. In French with Russian subtitles. A 75-year-old widower is leading a sequestered life. His relatives give him a computer in the hopes of livening up the old man’s days. Soon, he tries out online dating – first slightly doctoring the details of his profile, of course. With conversation unusually elegant for the present day, he gets a pretty young woman hooked on him. How can he avoid being uncovered when they meet? A love triangle with an extraordinary turn of events ensues.
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23:40 | Terminator 2: Judgement Day 3D |
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Action/Fantasy. France, USA 1991, 137 min. Directed by James Cameron. Starring: Arnold Schwarzenegger, Linda Hamilton, Edward Furlong, Robert Patrick, Joe Morton. In English with Russian subtitles. More than ten years have passed since the Terminator came from the year 2029 and tried to destroy Sarah Connor – the woman whose son is destined to win the war of men against machines. Now Sarah has given birth to a son, John, and the time for him to lead the survivors into battle with the machines is quickly approaching. At that very moment moment, a new Terminator appears from the post-apocalyptic future, practically invincible and capable of taking on any form. The new Terminator’s target goal is now the young John, not Sarah, Connor. On the 26th anniversary of its release, “Terminator 2,” the most popular film in the series, returns to the big screen in a unique 3D version. The original film won four Oscars: best makeup, best sound, best editing, and best visual effects.
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13:45, 19:05. Tragicomedy. Sweden, Germany, France, Denmark 2017, 142 min. Directed by Ruben Östlund. Starring: Claes Bang, Elizabeth Moss, Dominic West, Terry Notary. In original with Russian subtitles. Christian (Claes Bang) is the curator of the recently-opened Stockholm Museum of Contemporary Art. He is working on an installation by an Argentinian artist called “The Square,” which has been declared a “territory for altruism.” But when Christian’s wallet and smartphone are stolen, he quickly forgets about the project’s humanistic goal. A caustic existential satire of contemporary art and the “creative class,” winner of the Palme d’Or at the most recent Cannes Film Festival.
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Melodrama. Great Britsain, USA 2017, 107 min. Directed by Justin Chadwick. Starring: Alicia Vikander, Dane DeHaan Cara Delevingne, Christoph Waltz, Zack Galifianakis, Judi Dench. In English with Russian subtitles. The Netherlands, in the 17th century. The country is in the grip of tulip fever, and the residents of Amsterdam are ready to do anything for the flower bulbs – even kill. A poor artist falls in love with a young married woman. Together, they decide to work in the risky flower business in the hope of making a life for themselves. A new stage adaption of this historical novel by director Justin Chadwick (“The Other Boleyn Girl”). This time – based on a screenplay by famous playwright Tom Stoppard.
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Animation/Fantasy. Japan 2016, 106 min. Directed by Makoto Shinkai. In Japanese with Russian subtitles. A story about a Tokyo teenager and a provincial girl who discover that a strange and inexplicable bond exists between them. In their dreams, they change bodies and live each other’s lives. But one day, this ability disappears as quickly as it appeared. Taki decides to search out Mitsuha, no matter what, but will they be able to recognize each other in real life? A new film by the hopeless romantic of Japanese animation Makoto Shinkai (“5 Centimeters per Second,” “The Garden of Words”).
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