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20:00 | XVIII New British Film Festival: Victoria and Abdul. Q&A with Simon Callow |
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Drama/History/Biography. UK, USA 2017, 112 min. Directed by Stephen Frears. Starring: Judi Dench, Olivia Williams, Michael Gambon, Olivia Williams, Paul Higgins, Simon Callow, Tim Pigott-Smith. The extraordinary true story of an unlikely friendship in the later years of Queen Victoria's (Judi Dench) remarkable rule. When Abdul Karim (Ali Fazal), a young clerk, travels from India to participate in the Queen's Golden Jubilee, he is surprised to find favor with the Queen herself. As the Queen questions the constrictions of her long-held position, the two forge an unlikely and devoted alliance with a loyalty to one another that her household and inner circle all attempt to destroy. As the friendship deepens, the Queen begins to see a changing world through new eyes and joyfully reclaims her humanity. Registration. Read more
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Fanatasy/Thriller. USA, Canada, United Kingdom 2017, 163 min. Directed by Denis Villeneuve. Starring: Harrison Ford, Ryan Gosling, Robin Wright, Ana de Arms, Dave Bautista. In English with Russian subtitles. Officer K works in a special division of the LAPD, specializing in trapping runaway androids – a blade runner. One day, he is granted access to an ancient secret which, as far as he understands, puts the entirety of human existence in jeopardy. Wishing to find the key to the mystery, K decides to track down Rick Deckard, a former blade runner, who disappeared without a trace many years ago. A sequel to the 1982 masterpiece, filmed by Denis Villeneuve and produced by Ridley Scott. The soundtrack was created by some of the greatest contemporary film composers: Hans Zimmer and Jóhann Jóhannsson.
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Melodrama. Denmark 2017, 115 min. Directed by Birgitte Stærmose. Starring: Gustaf Skarsgård, Danica Curcic, Ulrich Thomsen. In Danish with Russian subtitles. Darling is a world-famous ballerina. Frans is the main man in her life, and her professional partner and mentor. Together, they plan to stage "Gisele" at the Royal Theatre, where Darling would dance the lead role. But an aggravated injury puts an end to the ballerina's career. She must submit to painful circumstances and find the strength to help her spouse – his production is at stake. However, a young ballerina – the new Gisele – begins to occupy the centre of attention for the ballet and Frans. A drama about love against the backdrop of art, and a story about an ambitious, striving woman, who loses her identity and finds herself face-to-face with an unavoidable tragedy.
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Drama. South Korea 2016, 114 min. Directed by Ki-duk Kim. Starring: Seung-bum Ryoo, Won-geun Lee, Young-min Kim. In Korean with Russian subtitles. A North Korean fisherman breaks his boat engine by accident and drifts down to South Korea. After enduring brutal investigations in the South, he eventually gets sent back to North Korea.
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09:10, 17:20. Drama. Italy/France 2016, 112 min. Directed by David Grieco. Starring: Massimo Ranieri, Libero De Rienzo, Matteo Taranto. In Italian with Russian subtitles. In the summer of '75 Pier Paolo Pasolini's film, "Salò", is stolen from the lab where he is editing it. This is just the first step of an intricate plan that will bring the great poet to his violent death.
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