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| | Arts Calendar / February 19 / Film |
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12:20. Drama, History. UK, USA 2019, 119 min. Directed by Sam Mendes. Starring: Dean-Charles Chapman, George MacKay, Colin Firth, Benedict Cumberbatch, Andrew Scott. In English with Russian subtitles. In the heat of the First World War, two young British soldiers receive a practically impossible assignment. They must cross enemy territory and deliver an important message that will prevent the death of hundreds of soldiers—including the brother of one of them. This is just the beginning of an exhausting race against time and death itself, where winning means staying alive. A tough, striking and exciting war drama from the creator of “American Beauty,” “Revolutionary Road” and “Skyfall.”
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| An Officer and a Spy (J'accuse) |
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14:00. Drama, History. France, Italy 2019, 132 min. Directed by: Roman Polanski. Starring: Jean Dujardin, Louis Garrel, Emmanuelle Seigner, Gregory Gadebois, Mathieu Amalric, Melvil Poupaud. In French with Russian subtitles. In 1895, a promising French army officer, Captain Alfred Dreyfus, was convicted of spying for Germany, subjected to public humiliation and convicted to solitary confinement for life on Devil’s Island. The witness was one brilliant officer, Major Georges Picquart, who was appointed to head the counterintelligence division. Soon he discovered that military secrets were still being passed to Germany—making Dreyfus innocent. But before truth can triumph, Picquart finds himself sucked into a whirlpool of deception and corruption, putting not just his career but his life on the line in the name of performing his duty.
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14:45, 23:30. Action, Crime, Adventure. USA 2019, 109 min. Directed by Cathy Yan. Starring: Margot Robbie, Ewan MacGregor, Jurnee Smollett-Bell, Mary Elizabeth Winstead, Rosie Perez, Ella Jay Basco. In English with Russian subtitles. The wild story of the charismatic supervillain Harley Quinn, told in her own words. The most heinous and self-absorbed criminal in Gotham, Roman Sionis puts a bounty on a young girl named Cass, turning the whole city upside down. Only Harley has the guts to stand up to him and collects an unbelievable team: Black Canary, Huntress and Rene Montoya. Each of them has their own scores to settle with Roman, but they can only defeat him together. There won’t be a dull moment til it’s over!
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09:20, 23:40. Drama. USA 2019, 109 min. Directed by Jay Roach. Starring: Charlize Theron, Nicole Kidman, Margot Robbie, John Lithgow, Allison Janney, Malcolm McDowell, Kate McKinnon. In English with Russian subtitles. Roger Ailes is one of the most powerful people in American television, who turned the Fox News network into a media empire capable of defining the conservative views of an audience of millions: hated by many, but watched by all. However, Ailes was not all-powerful. Everything began when journalist Gretchen Carlson dared to speak out against him and tell about his sexual harassment. Other women joined her, and together they began a brutal battle that lead to Ailes’ fall. The film is based on true stories.
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16:40. Drama, Melodrama, Comedy. USA 1994, 142 min. Directed by Robert Zemeckis. Starring: Tom Hanks, Robin Wright, Sally Field, Gary Sinise, Mykelti Williamson, Michael Connor Humphreys. In English with Russian subtitles. The beloved classic and winner of six Oscars returns to the big screen. In the words of Forrest Gump, born in a tiny town in the southern United States, “Stupid is as stupid does.” In spite of his mental disabilities, he lives an incredible life. He taught Elvis to dance, became an American football star, held his own in Vietnam, and spoke with the President as an equal. Most importantly, he always stayed true to himself and helped people without expecting anything in return. That’s how a naive fool taught a lot of people that honesty, goodness and love are often more important than a high IQ.
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17:00. Documentary. USA 2019, 103 min. Directed by Tara Wood. Starring: Quentin Tarantino, Robert Forster, Samuel L. Jackson, Jennifer Jason Leigh, Diane Kruger, Kurt Russell. In English with Russian subtitles. Tara Wood invites us on a 21-year-long journey through Quentin Tarantino’s films, unveiling the stories of their creation in every detail. How did the young director get a star-studded cast together for “Reservoir Dogs?” Why did Michael Madden refuse to act in “Pulp Fiction” and give John Travolta a chance for his triumphant return to the screen? Why did Tarantino decide to rewrite history in “Inglorious Basterds?” All this and much more is revealed by his colleagues, actors and other professionals who helped him build his crazy, fantastic and inspiring world.
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11:40. 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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| Theatre HD Live in Cinema: Timon of Athens |
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19:30. Theatre production. USA 2019, 158 min (with one interval). Directed by Simon Godwin. Starring: Kathryn Hunter, Sam Pay, Patrick Drury. In English with Russian subtitles. In a world driven by greed, what do we truly value? Timon has it all – money, influence, friends. Surely it can’t last? When the money runs out, Timon soon finds her influence and friends have also gone. Left alone, she flees Athens to take refuge in the woods, cursing the city she once loved.
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