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| | Arts Calendar / October 29 / Film |
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| BritFest 2019: Downton Abbey |
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20:00. Drama. UK 2019, 122 min. Directed by Michael Engler. Starring: Tuppence Middleton, Matthew Goode, Michelle Dockery. In English with Russian subtitles. This fall, the worldwide phenomenon Downton Abbey, becomes a grand motion picture event, as the beloved Crawleys and their intrepid staff prepare for the most important moment of their lives. A royal visit from the King and Queen of England will unleash scandal, romance and intrigue that will leave the future of Downton hanging in the balance.
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17:00. Biography, Drama, History. UK 2019, 118 min. Directed by Rupert Goold. Starring: Renée Zellweger, Jessie Buckley, Finn Wittrock. In English with Russian subtitles. In winter 1968, Hollywood and Broadway legend Judy Garland came to London to perform concerts meant to save her career. 30 years had already passed since her debut in “The Wizard of Oz,” which brought the still-young Judy to the top of show business and simultaneously plunged her into an abyss of drug addiction, alcoholism, depression, and disappointment. While she is getting ready to perform, she argues with her managers, charms musicians, and remembers her past with her friends and adoring fans, while her incredible talent, cleverness, and human warmth make people love this fragile woman who had come to know the darkest sides of fame, but nevertheless refused to break down.
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| Maleficent: Mistress of Evil |
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16:45. Directed by Joachim Ronning. Starring: Angelina Jolie, Michelle Pfeiffer, Elle Fanning, Imelda Staunton, Juno Temple, Ed Skrein, Chiwetel Ejiofor. In English with Russian subtitles. Five years after Princess Aurora cast off the evil charms of her godmother, the enchantress Maleficent, she meets her beautiful prince and plans to live happily ever after with him. Howveer, Maleficent doesn’t trust people or believe in love. Her worst fears come true when the prince’s mother, Queen Ingrith, announces that Aurora will now become her daughter. The great wizard is not ready to accept this, and a war erupts between the two strong women — one that involves not just the kingdom of men, but all the magical worlds that audiences will come to know for the first time.
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| Renoir: Revered and Reviled |
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19:30. Documentary. Great Britain 2016, 87 min. Directed by Phil Grabsky. In English with Russian subtitles. Pierre-Auguste Renoir is known and loved for his impressionist paintings of Paris. These paintings count among the world’s favourites. Renoir, however, grew tired of this style and changed course. This stunning film – based on the remarkable collection of 181 Renoirs at the Barnes Foundation in Philadelphia – examines the direction he then took and why it provokes such extreme reactions right up to today. Some claim they are repulsed by Renoir’s later works and some claim they are seduced. What may surprise many is that among the many artists who sought Renoir’s new works out and were clearly highly influenced by them were the two giants of the 20th century – Picasso and Matisse. The film is a fresh new biography of this artistic giant but more than that it uncovers a rarely told story that places Renoir as a critical link between the old and the new.
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14:55. Comedy, drama. USA 2019, 98 mins. Directed by Lulu Wang. Starring: Shuzhen Zhao, Awkwafina, X Mayo. In English, Mandarin with Russian subtitles. The film follows a Chinese family who, when they discover their beloved Grandmother has only a short while left to live, decide to keep her in the dark and schedule an impromptu wedding to gather before she passes. Billi, feeling like a fish out of water in her home country, struggles with the family's decision to hide the truth from her grandmother.
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11:45. Fantasy, Action. USA 1999, 136 min. Directed by Lana Wachowski and Lilly Wachowski. Starring: Keanu Reeves, Laurence Fishburne, Carrie-Anne Moss, Hugo Weaving. In English with Russian subtitles. “The Matrix,” which hit theaters in 1999, instantly became a cult classic and influenced many aspects of contemporary life, from film to the fashion industry. The futuristic thriller, which combined the traditions of 20th century sci-fi, the philosophy of Baudrillard and Zizek, references to the New Testament and revolutionary visual effects, changed the reality and worldview of an entire generation. Now the legendary fantasy is coming back to the big screen yet again, exactly 20 years after it first appeared in Russia.
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