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19:30 | Der Boden unter den Füßen (The Ground Beneath My Feet) |
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8th New Austrian Cinema Festival. Drama. Austria 2019, 108 min. Directed by Marie Kreutzer. Starring: Valerie Pachner, Pia Hierzegger, Mavie Hörbiger, Michelle Barthel, Marc Benjamin. In German with Russian subtitles. Not yet 30, Lola controls her personal life with the same ruthless efficiency she uses to optimize profits in her job as a high‐powered business consultant. No one knows about her older sister Conny or her family’s history of mental illness. But when a tragic event forces Conny back into Lola’s life and her secrets begin to unravel, Lola’s grip on reality slips away.
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Adventure, fantasy, family. USA 2019, 112 min. Directed by Tim Burton. Starring: Eva Green, Michael Keaton, Colin Farrell, Danny DeVito, Alan Arkin. In English with Russian subtitles. Dumbo is a little circus elephant with enormous ears that make everyone laugh out loud. But they’re not his only unusual trait. Dumbo can fly! Thanks to that, his poor little circus, where Dumbo works together with his caretaker Holt Farrier and his children, flourishes again and attracts the attention of an energetic entrepreneur. He wants to make Dumbo the star of his unbelievable new show. However, Holt finds out that behind his shiny façade, there are dark secrets and danger hiding. It is only thanks to the incredible little elephant that people can find the strength to stand up against evil.
Pioner Cinema on Kutuzovsky |
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N.I.C.E. Festival of New Italian Cinema. Documentary. Italy 2018, 95 min. Directed by Walter Bencini. In Italian with Russian subtitles. Alberese, in the Tuscan Maremma, is home to the last three remaining butteri, heroic men who still rear cattle in the wild, living examples of the possibility of redemption between humans and nature. The eyes of these men and their animals reflect the feeling they have of living a life with meaning, a life that they will never give up. Two young men have joined the group to learn this traditional craft, a tough job that few can do. Only one of them will make it. The future of this ancient world will lie in his hands.
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N.I.C.E. Festival of New Italian Cinema. Comedy. Italy, France, Switzerland 2018, 96 min. Directed by Duccio Chiarini. Starring: Daniele Parisi, Silvia D'Amico, Anna Bellato. In Italian with Russian subtitles. Guido thought he had an uncomplicated life, until, on a winter's afternoon, an unexpected accident sends his relationship with girlfriend Chiara into disarray. As they head to the pharmacy to buy the morning after pill, Guido suggests that she shouldn't take it after all and Chiara has no choice but to confess her growing doubts about their relationship. This is the beginning of their crisis and Guido is forced to pack a bag and leave their flat, but where to now? Unable to be alone, he asks his parents and friends to put him up and so navigates the perilous waters of moving from one couch to the next, playing the unusual role of witness to their everyday lives and their various romantic entanglements.
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16:40, 00:10. Horror. USA 2019, 97 min. Directed by Kevin Kölsch, Dennis Widmyer. Starring: Jason Clarke, John Lithgow, Amy Seimetz, Naomi Frenette, Jeté Laurence. In English with Russian subtitles. Dr. Louis Creed, together with his wife and two children, moves from Boston to the quiet wilds of Maine. Near their new home, there is a local landmark: a cemetery where children bury their pets. This is mysterious and dark place, and the Creeds’ neighbors warn them that it’s best not to go near there. But when their beloved cat Church dies, the Creeds’ daughter nevertheless buries it in the cemetery. This choice releases an ancient evil, which wants to stay among the living this time.
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11:40, 21:30. Fantasy, action, adventure. USA 2019, 132 min. Directed by David F. Sandberg. Starring: Zachary Levi, Djimon Hounsou, Mark Strong, Michelle Borth, Jack Dylan Glazer, Meagan Good. In English with Russian subtitles. Each of us has our superpowers — all you need is to know how to unleash them. For 14-year-old orphan Billy Batson, all he needs to do is say the magic word: “Shazam!” And he turns into a grown-up superhero with a powerful body, who can fly, shoot lightning, beat the bad guys with one hand tied behind his back and even skip a quiz! In his heart, though, Shazam remains a child, so the new superpowers are an endless source of fun and games for him. That is, until he comes up against a real villain: Doctor Thaddeus Sivana, who controls power forces of evil.
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| The Trouble With You (En liberté!) |
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14:20, 19:10. Drama, comedy. France 2018, 108 min. Directed by Pierre Salvadori. Starring: Adele Haenel, Pio Marmai, Audrey Tautou, Damien Bonnard, Vincent Elbaz. In French with Russian subtitles. What is there to do when one awful day, you discover that your whole life is built on a lie? This is what happens to modest policewoman Yvonne, when she found out that her late husband, the brave policeman Santi, was no knight in shining armor, but an immoral bribe-taker. That’s not all — because of Santi, an innocent man is now in jail. Now, when the unfortunate Antoine goes free, Yvonne tries to do everything to absolve her husband’s guilt. However, everyone knows what good intentions usually lead to.
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