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| | Arts Calendar / December 11 / Film |
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Drama. UK, USA, Hungary 2018, 115 min. Directed by Wash Westmoreland. Starring: Keira Knightley, Eleanor Tomlinson, Dominic West, Fiona Shaw, Aiysha Hart, Denise Gough. In English with Russian subtitles. A young provincial girl gets married to a famous Parisian writer and becomes his “literary slave.” The novels she writes are published under her husband’s name and earn an unexpected level of popularity. But Colette doesn’t like playing the role of the good wife, and she starts a fight for her personal and creative freedom, gaining her own voice in the process.
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| I Can Quit Whenever I Want - Ad Honorem (Smetto quando voglio: Ad honorem) |
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09:30, 17:10. Comedy, action. Italy 2017, 102 min. Directed by Sydney Sibilia. Starring: Edoardo Leo, Valerio Aprea, Paolo Calabresi, Libero De Rienzo, Stefano Fresi, Lorenzo Lavia, Pietro Sermonti. In Italian with Russian subtitles. Pietro and his gang of unusual criminal scientists continue to serve their sentences in various jails. At the same time, the mysterious villain Walter Mercurio is preparing a massive terrorist attack in Rome. Only our heroes can stop him, but of course, nobody believes them. Therefore, they must once again join forces, make a daring and seemingly impossible escape, and become true superheroes in order to save the Eternal City. The final note in Sydney Sibilia’s comedy trilogy that has been an undoubted hit of Italian film distribution.
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Action, adventure. USA 2018, 116 min. Directed by Otto Bathurst. Starring: Aaron Egerton, Jamie Foxx, Ben Mendelsohn, Jamie Dornan, F. Murray Abraham. In English with Russian subtitles. Nobleman Robin of Loxley returns from the Crusades together with his Moorish commander and discovers that in his native England, corruption reigns. Honest men can’t make a living, so Robin goes through training and becomes the best thief in the realm. The merciless Sheriff of Nottingham puts a price on his head, but a series of bold thefts lead to a real revolt, and the name of the people’s hero is passed by word of mouth – Robin Hood! A new take on an old legend.
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Horror, thriller, detective. Italy, USA 2018, 152 min. Directed by Luca Guadagnino. Starring: Tilda Swinton, Dakota Johnson, Doris Hick, Chloe Grace Moretz, Magorzata Bela. In English with Russian subtitles. A young American girl, Susie, comes to Berlin and gets into a prestigious dance school, run by a brilliant and charismatic headmistress, Madam Blanc. But the academy’s walls are hiding an ancient evil. Some of the students get sucked into the nightmarish cycle and become its servants, while others are cruelly killed. Susie understands that if she can’t solve the mystery in time, she might become the next victim. A remake of the cult classic horror movie from one of Europe’s most interesting directors. Part of the main concourse at the 2018 Venice Film Festival.
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09:20 | The Sisters Brothers |
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Adventure, comedy, crime. Spain, USA, France 2018, 121 min. Directed by Jacques Audiard. Starring: John C. Reilly, Joaquin Phoenix, Jake Gyllenhaal. In English with Russian subtitles. Based on Patrick DeWitt's novel, "The Sisters Brothers" revolves around the colourfully named gold prospector Hermann Kermit Warm, who's being pursued across 1,000 miles of 1850s Oregon desert to San Francisco by the notorious assassins Eli and Charlie Sisters. Except Eli is having a personal crisis and beginning to doubt the longevity of his chosen career. And Hermann might have a better offer.
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Drama. UK, Sweden, USA 2017, 100 min. Directed by Bjorn Runge. Starring: Glenn Close, Jonathan Pryce, Christian Slater, Max Irons, Annie Starke, Elizabeth McGovern. In English with Russian subtitles. Having spent 40 years in a happy marriage, Joe and Joan Castleman complete each other perfectly. He’s easy-going and she’s elegant. He’s vain and she’s modest. He enjoys the life of a great writer, and she puts all her intellect, charm, and diplomacy into the society of genius’ wives. After all, behind every great man stands a great woman. But what are their actual roles? When news breaks about Joe’s Nobel Prize, this whole modest construction is ruined in order to reveal a carefully guarded secret, on which both his literary fame and their long shared life were built.
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19:30 | Vincent van Gogh - A New Way of Seeing |
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#ArtInCinemas. Exhibition Film. UK 2014, 92 min. Directed by Phil Grabsky. In English with Russian subtitles. Enjoying complete and unprecedented access to the treasures of Amsterdam’s Van Gogh Museum, this is a brilliant new film about one of the world’s most fascinating and beloved artists. Made in collaboration with the experts at the Van Gogh Museum, the film marks both a major re-showing of the gallery’s collection and a celebration of the 125th anniversary of Van Gogh’s death. Experience the wonder of seeing Van Gogh’s legendary masterpieces on the big screen, in high definition, while specially invited guests, including world-renowned curators and art historians, offer their interpretations and explanations of his work. With exclusive new research revealing incredible recent discoveries, the Van Gogh Museum has helped craft a cinema experience like no other. Not to be missed.
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