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11:35. Fantasy, drama. USA, Canada, Hong Kong 2020, 115 min. Directed by Niki Caro. Starring: Yifei Liu, Donnie Yen, Li Gong. In English with Russian subtitles. When the Emperor of China issues a decree that one man per family must serve in the Imperial Army to defend the country from Northern invaders, Hua Mulan, the eldest daughter of an honored warrior, steps in to take the place of her ailing father. Masquerading as a man, Hua Jun, she is tested every step of the way and must harness her inner-strength and embrace her true potential. It is an epic journey that will transform her into an honored warrior and earn her the respect of a grateful nation...and a proud father.
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| Theatre HD Live in Cinema: Così fan tutte |
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The Metropolitan Opera 2014, 201 min. Directed by Lesley Koenig. Starring: Susanna Phillips, Isabel Leonard, Danielle de Niese. In Italian. Met Music director James Levine conducts a cast of youthful stars in Mozart’s sophisticated comedy about testing the ties of love. Susanna Phillips and Isabel Leonard are the sisters Fiordiligi and Dorabella, who are led to believe their fiancés have gone off to war. Matthew Polenzani and Rodion Pogossov are Ferrando and Guglielmo, the lovers who return in disguise to test their girls' fidelity. Danielle de Niese sings the scheming maid Despina and Maurizio Muraro is Don Alfonso, the philosopher and mastermind pulling the strings. Watch online here.
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| Theatre HD Live in Cinema: La Clemenza di Tito |
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The Metropolitan Opera 2014, 175 min. Directed by Jean-Pierre Ponnelle. Starring: Barbara Frittoli, Elīna Garanča, Giuseppe Filianoti. In Italian. The virtuosic Elīna Garanča sings Sesto at the Metropolitan Opera, in Mozart’s drama set in ancient Rome. . Giuseppe Filianoti is the noble Tito and Barbara Frittoli is Vitellia, in this handsome revival of one of the composer’s final masterpieces staged by the famous director Jean-Pierre Ponnelle. Harry Bicket, especially noted for his interpretation of baroque music, conducts. Watch online here.
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| Theatre HD Live in Cinema: Richard II |
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Royal Shakespeare Company 2013, 158 min. Directed by Gregory Doran. Starring: David Tennant, Nigel Lindsay, Antony Byrne. In English. Richard is King. A monarch ordained by God to lead his people. But he is also a man of very human weakness. A man whose vanity threatens to divide the great houses of England and drag his people into a dynastic civil war that will last 100 years. Watch online here.
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09:40, 23:55. Drama, Romance. Germany, France 2020, 90 min. Directed by Christian Petzold. Starring: Paula Beer, Franz Rogowski, Maryam Zaree. In German with Russian subtitles. Undine, an employee of the Berlin History Museum, can tell you a lot about the architecture of the German capital. But her personal life remains unhappy. The sadness does not last long: soon she meets a diver named Christophe who is impressed by Undine's lecture. Together, they will learn a lot about happiness and pain, intimacy and separation, as well as the mystical side of the city. This is a new film dedicated to Berlin by Christian Petzold, one of the leaders of the "Berlin school."
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