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| Arts Calendar / December 3 / Film |
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09:15. Comedy, Romance. Russia 2019, 92 min. Directed by Anna Parmas. Starring: Olga Albanova, Vitali Daushev, Anton Filipenko. In Russian with English subtitles. Masha, a gynaecology doctor, is so absorbed by her work that she doesn't immediately come to notice that her husband is about to leave her. Her life is shattered: Masha is overloaded at work, and her kids are demanding constant attention. Used to winning, Masha isn't ready to hand over her beloved husband to a young and stunning-looking fitness trainer. Masha won't stop at anything to get him back, including turning to supernatural forces. But her new life opens up new opportunities, so is this old barely flickering flame really worth reigniting? Pioner Cinema on Kutuzovsky |
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11:20. Drama. France, Senegal, Belgium 2019, 104 min. Directed by Mati Diop. Starring: Abdou Balde, Aminata Kane, Ibrahima Mbaye, Amadou Mbow, Mame Bineta Sane. In French with Russian subtitles. The film won the Grand Prix at the 2019 Cannes Film Festival. In the suburbs of Dakar, a skyscraper is being built on the Atlantic coast. The workers haven’t been paid for a long time, and one night, they decide to leave behind their miserable life and set off for Spain on a boat. One of them, Souleiman, is beloved by Ada, even though she has already been promised to a wealthy groom. At night, the boat crashes, and everyone onboard perishes. The grief-stricken Ada agrees to marry. But after a short time, she begins to feel Souleiman’s presence: he and his drowned comrades have returned to claim what’s theirs. Pioner Cinema on Kutuzovsky |
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19:30. Documentary. USA 2018, 74 min. Directed by Steven Cantor. In English with Russian subtitles. The famous ballerina Tiler Peck is invited to Los Angeles to stage her first show. She gathers a group of talented dancers in order to take a new look at ballet: a tap genius, a hip-hop dancer, a clown, and a prima ballerina work together to create a performance. The first meeting with the conductor and lighting designer, interviews, and endless rehearsals. Not a single accidental movement, concentration and flawless mastery of the body. There’s very little time to stage the show, the idea is grandiose and demands impeccable execution. The project starts to scare Tiler: can she handle it? Pioner Cinema on Kutuzovsky |
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16:40. Documentary. USA 2019, 116 min. Directed by Sebastian Jones, Ramez Silyan. In English with Russian subtitles. Executive produced by Terrence Malick, Everybody's Everything is an intimate, humanistic portrait that seeks to understand an artist who attempted to be all things to all people. Creating a unique mix of punk, emo and trap, Lil Peep was set to bring a new musical genre to the mainstream when he died of a drug overdose at just 21 years old. Everybody's Everything was produced by First Access Entertainment and Beamer Boy Productions, in association with Liza Womack (Ahr's mother). Pioner Cinema on Kutuzovsky |
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13:30. Drama, Biography. USA, France 2019, 152 min. Directed by James Mangold. Starring: Matt Damon, Christian Bale, Caitriona Balfe, Jon Bernthal, JJ Feild, Josh Lucas. In English with Russian subtitles. Oscar laureates Matt Damon and Christian Bale star in a new film by the director of “Logan” and “Walk the Line,” James Mangold, based on an incredible but true story. The film tells the story of how outstanding American automotive engineer Carroll Shelby and fearless British driver Ken Miles challenged corporate inference, their own demons, and the laws of physics themselves. They decided to create an absolutely new racer for Ford and compete with Enzo Ferrari’s sports cars in the legendary 24 Hours of Le Mans in 1966. Pioner Cinema on Kutuzovsky |
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11:40. Drama, Detective. USA 2019, 109 min. Directed by Bill Condon. Starring: Helen Mirren, Ian McKellen, Jim Carter, Russell Tovey, Phil Dunster. In English with Russian subtitles. Legendary British actors Helen Mirren and Ian McKellen on screen together for the first time in this exciting drama about secrets that people keep and the lies they live for years Roy, a professional con man, finds a new victim: the recently widowed Betty who has a fortune of millions. He is determined to take all that money for himself, but the closer he gets to Betty, the more he understands that she has her sights set on him, too. A simple, everyday game of deceit becomes a dangerous game in which the stakes are only getting higher. Pioner Cinema on Kutuzovsky |
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| The Traitor (Il traditore) |
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14:00. Drama, Biography, Crime. Italy, France, Germany, Brazil 2019, 135 min. Directed by Marco Bellocchio. Starring: Pierfrancesco Favino, Luigi Lo Cascio, Fausto Russo Alesi, Maria Fernanda Candido. In Italian with Russian subtitles. At the beginning of the 1980s, a war for the cocaine market breaks out between the Sicilian mafia bosses. One of the mafiosi, Tommaso Buscetta, tries to hide in Brazil. At the same time as the violence begins in his homeland, Buscetta is forced to observe from afar how his sons and brothers are being murdered in Palermo. He understands that he might be next. The Brazilian police arrest Buschetta and extradite him to Italy. The mafioso makes a decision that will change the mafia’s life for good: he meets with judge Giovanni Falcone and breaks the vow he gave to Cosa Nostra. Pioner Cinema on Kutuzovsky |
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