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14:10. Drama. USA 2018, 113 min. Directed by Sam Taylor-Johnson. Starring: Aaron Taylor-Johnson, Billy Bob Thornton, Odessa Young. English with Russian subtitles. This is a new scandalous drama from the director of “Fifty Shades of Gray,” Sam Taylor-Johnson. Her heroes yet again try with aplomb and contradictions to fight their passions and pitfalls—this time, related to drug addiction. The film is based on the autobiographical bestseller by writer James Frey.The main character, played by the director’s husband Aaron Taylor-Johnson (“Kick-Ass,” “Anna Karenina,” “Nocturnal Animals”), heads to a specialized rehab clinic. His new home brings with it many challenges, surprises and new acquaintances who can eliminate his previous impressions about life’s pleasures. “A Million Little Pieces” is a challenge of a film—the kind of jolt that can help audiences handles their problems and bad habits, too.
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14:20. Drama, Thriller, Crime. France 2019, 100 min. Directed by Lucie Borleteau. Starring: Karin Viard, Leila Bekhti, Antoine Reinartz, Assya Da Silya, Noelle Renaude. In French with Russian subtitles. Myriam, a young mother of two small children, decides to go back to work in spite of her husband Paul’s objections. The couple looks for a nanny and finds Louise, an irreproachable, experienced and caring candidate. She quickly wins the children’s affection and becomes an integral part of the family. But gradually, lonely Louise’s attachment to the young family grows into an unhealthy obsession, and in their cozy nest, a true catastrophe is brewing. This shocking thriller is a screen adaptation of Leila Slimani’s bestseller, winner of the Prix Goncourt.
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21:50. Drama. France, Japan 2019, 106 min. Directed by Hirokazu Koreeda. Starring: Catherine Deneuve, Juliette Binoche, Ethan Hawke, Clementine Grenier, Manon Clavel, Alain Libolt. In French with Russian subtitles. The legendary Catherine Deneuve plays faded film star Fabienne, who remains a strong personality in spite of her age and makes people take her seriously. When she publishes her memoirs under the title “La vérité,” her daughter Lumir comes to Paris from New York with her family to celebrate the event and remind everyone that there’s actually not a word of truth in the book. She gets into a confrontation with her mother in order to shed light on the embellished past. Fabienne has no time for family feuds: she’s getting ready for a new role. In a strange way, however, it becomes a reflection of her actual life.
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