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14:50. Drama, Thriller. USA, UK 1999, 169 min. Directed by Stanley Kubrick. Starring: Nicole Kidman, Tom Cruise, Sydney Pollack, Marie Richardson, Rade Serbedzija, Leelee Sobieski, Todd Field. In English with Russian subtitles. Bill and Alice Harford are an ideal married couple, living a calm and unperturbed life that lacks for nothing. But one night, the wife admits to her husband that she feels unsatisfied. Addled with jealously, Bill sets off on a journey through the city at night, full of mystery, seduction and forbidden fantasies where the line between dream and reality becomes more and more blurred—until it disappears entirely. The great Stanley Kubrick’s last masterpiece, a provocative study of the depths of the human psyche. Screenings will be preceded by a new 8-minute documentary film, “Never Just a Dream: Stanley Kubrick and ‘Eyes Wide Shut.’”
Pioner Cinema on Kutuzovsky  |
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09:10, 21:45. Drama. France 2019, 102 min. Directed by Ladj Ly. Starring: Damien Bonnard, Alexis Manenti, Djibril Zonga, Issa Perica, Al-Hassan Ly. In French with Russian subtitles. Stephane begins service in the Montfermeil police. At one point, this Paris banlieue was inhabited by the characters of Hugo’s novel, but now it’s full of migrants. Poverty, crime, and social injustice are as prevalent now as they were 200 years ago, but now with the addition of racial and religious intolerance. In order to stand up to local gangs, the police themselves sometimes resort to less-than-legal methods, and one of those cases begins a down-and-out war on the streets of the neighborhood. The film won the Jury Prize at the 2019 Cannes Film Festival.
Pioner Cinema on Kutuzovsky |
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| Theatre HD Live in Cinema: Madama Butterfly |
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15:00. Opera by Giacomo Puccini. USA 2019, 191 min (with two intermissions). Directed by Anthony Minghella. Cast: Pier Giorgio Morandi, Christine Goerke, Bruce Sledge. In Italian with Russian subtitles. Hui He stars as Cio-Cio-San, the devoted geisha who gives everything for the American naval officer Pinkerton, sung by Andrea Carè. Elizabeth DeShong is her devoted companion Suzuki, and Plácido Domingo adds another role to his remarkable repertoire, singing Sharpless for the first time. Pier Giorgio Morandi conducts Anthony Minghella’s beautiful, atmospheric production.
Formula Kino Lubyanka |
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| Theatre HD Live in Cinema: The Magic Flute |
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15:00. USA 2006, 115 min. Directed by Gary Halvorson. Starring: Matthew Polenzani, Ying Huang, René Pape. In English. Prince Tamino and Papageno are sent by the Queen of Night to save her daughter Pamina from the clutches of the evil lord Sarastro. Adults and children alike were enchanted by the whimsical humor and breathtaking puppetry of Julie Taymor’s hit production, presented in a shortened English-language version. Under the baton of Maestro James Levine, a winning ensemble cast – including Nathan Gunn, Ying Huang, Matthew Polenzani, Erika Miklosa, and René Pape – brings fresh life to Mozart's timeless fairy tale.
Cinema Park Kaluzhskiy |
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| Theatre HD Live in Cinema: The Nutcracker |
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12:00. Ballet in two acts to music by Pyotr Tchaikovsky. 135 min (with one intermission). Libretto by Yuri Grigorovich. Choreographer: Yuri Grigorovich. One of the peaks of Tchaikovsky’s work and the quintessence of his style, The Nutcracker explicitly shows the composer’s approach to the genre. Mostly thanks to Tchaikovsky and Petipa ballet acquired single dramaturgy like symphony music, based on the contrast and interaction of the main themes and images. In over 120 years The Nutcracker has been staged in many great theatres and by many great choreographers. “The brilliant symphony of childhood” (Boris Asaev), The Nutcracker is still one of the most beautiful music fairy tales about good overpowering evil.
Rachmaninov Concert Hall (Philharmonia-2) |
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