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Action, adventure, fantasy. USA 2018, 143 min. Directed by James Wan. Starring: Jason Momoa, Amber Heard, Willem Dafoe. In English with Russian subtitles. From Warner Bros. Pictures and director James Wan comes an action-packed adventure that spans the vast, visually breathtaking underwater world of the seven seas, "Aquaman," starring Jason Momoa in the title role. The film reveals the origin story of half-human, half-Atlantean Arthur Curry and takes him on the journey of his lifetime - one that will not only force him to face who he really is, but to discover if he is worthy of who he was born to be... a king.
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| Gaspard at the Wedding (Gaspard va au Mariage) |
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18:00, 00:40. Melodrama, comedy. France, Belgium 2017, 103 min. Directed by Antony Cordier. Starring: Félix Moati, Laetitia Dosch, Christa Théret, Marina Foïs, Johan Heldenbergh, Guillaume Gouix. In French with Russian subtitles. Gaspard hasn't spoken with his eccentric family, who run a private zoo in the French provinces, for a long time. But now his father is planning to get married again, and the prodigal son must return home. Along the way, he meets the charming and direct Laura, who convinces him to let her play his girlfriend in order to withstand his relatives' presence a little more easily. She can't imagine, however, what an explosive mix of intermingled family relations, ancestral secrets, and eccentric habits await her. Gaspard himself must once again establish a relationship with his flighty father, too-positive brother, and alarmingly beautiful sister - and at long last, grow up.
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Documentary, biography. UK 2018, 111 min. Directed by Ian Bonhôte, Peter Ettedgui. In English with Russian subtitles. Alexander McQueen's rags-to-riches story is a modern-day fairy tale, laced with the gothic. Mirroring the savage beauty, boldness and vivacity of his design, this documentary is an intimate revelation of McQueen's own world, both tortured and inspired, which celebrates a radical and mesmerizing genius of profound influence.
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15:45 | Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse |
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Animation. USA 2018, 104 min. Directed by Bob Persichetti, Peter Ramsey. In English with Russian subtitles. Everyone knows the story of Peter Parker, Spider-Man himself, who saved the world more times than you can could. But as it turns out, there's more like him. There are many universes, and each one has its own Spider-Man. In one of them, the role of superhero is filled by a normal Brooklyn schoolboy, Miles Morales. When the borders between worlds are blurred by a mad scientist's experiment that threatens to destroy all of creation, Miles, Peter, and the other Spideys have to join forces and stop the catastrophe together.
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16:00, 20:10. Animation, comedy, family. USA 2018, 86 min. Directed by Yarrow Cheney, Scott Mosier. Starring: Benedict Cumberbatch, Cameron Seely, Rashida Jones. In English with Russian subtitles. For their eighth fully animated feature, Illumination and Universal Pictures present The Grinch, based on Dr. Seuss' beloved holiday classic. The Grinch tells the story of a cynical grump who goes on a mission to steal Christmas, only to have his heart changed by a young girl's generous holiday spirit. Funny, heartwarming, and visually stunning, it's a universal story about the spirit of Christmas and the indomitable power of optimism. Academy Award® nominee Benedict Cumberbatch lends his voice to the infamous Grinch, who lives a solitary life inside a cave on Mt. Crumpet with only his loyal dog, Max, for company. With a cave rigged with inventions and contraptions for his day-to-day needs, the Grinch only sees his neighbors in Whoville when he runs out of food. Each year at Christmas they disrupt his tranquil solitude with their increasingly bigger, brighter, and louder celebrations. When the Whos declare they are going to make Christmas three times bigger this year, the Grinch ...
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13:40 | The Kindergarten Teacher |
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Drama. USA 2018, 97 min. Directed by Sara Colangelo. Starring: Maggie Gyllenhaal, Gael García Bernal, Ato Blankson-Wood. In English with Russian subtitles. Lisa is your average wife and mother, living with her husband and family in the New York suburbs. She's been working as a kindergarten teacher for 20 years now, but her life has turned into a banal routine. Her only source of relief are her poetry courses. But neither the charismatic teacher or her loving husband take Lisa's literary attempts seriously, and her teenage children have completely separated themselves from their mother. One day, she hears one of her five-year-old students mumbling something that sounds to her very much like a brilliant poem. The teacher becomes so excited by the boy and his talents that it turns into a real obsession and leads to dangerous consequences.
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