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| | Arts Calendar / November 30 / Film |
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| Dear Comrades! (Dorogie tovarischi!) |
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11:25. Drama, History. Russia 2020, 121 min. Directed by Andrey Konchalovskiy. Starring: Yulia Vystoskaya, Sergey Erlish, Yulia Burova, Andrey Gusev, Vladislav Komarov. In Russian with English subtitles. The main character of the film is Lyudmila, a high-ranking employee of the Novocherkassk City Committee in 1962. The country has decided to raise prices on basic produce and home goods, and the city is exploding with discontent and rebellion. The heroine and her family are caught up in the whirlwind of the uprising and face something that she never wanted to experience. The premiere of Andrey Konchalovsky's new film was held at the Venice Film Festival, where the film was awarded the Special Jury Prize. However, "Dear Comrades!" should be interesting to Russian audiences first and foremost, as it tells about the painful and rarely covered topic of the Soviet past.
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17:00. Comedy, Action. USA 2020, 109 min. Directed by George Gallo. Starring: Robert De Niro, Morgan Freeman, Tommy Lee Jones. In English with Russian subtitles. Two movie producers who owe money to the mob set up their aging movie star for an insurance scam to try and save themselves. But they wind up getting more than they ever imagined.
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| Theatre HD Live in Cinema: Die Walküre |
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The Metropolitan Opera 2019, 261 min (with two intermissions). Directed by Robert Lepage. Starring: Christine Goerke, Eva-Maria Westbroek, Stuart Skelton. In German. In what is expected to be a Wagnerian event for the ages, soprano Christine Goerke plays Brünnhilde in Robert Lepage’s outstanding production for the Metropolitan opera. Tenor Stuart Skelton and soprano Eva-Maria Westbroek are the twins Siegmund and Sieglinde, and bass-baritone Greer Grimsley sings the god Wotan. Philippe Jordan conducts. Watch online here.
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| Theatre HD Live in Cinema: Simon Boccanegra |
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The Metropolitan Opera 1995, 140 min. Directed by Giancarlo Del Monaco. Starring: Kiri Te Kanawa, Placido Domingo, Vladimir Chernov. In Italian. This evocative production by Giancarlo Del Monaco sumptuously captures the look and feel of 14th century Genoa and is a perfect compliment to Verdi’s setting of this story of searing conflict between public duty and private grief. Plácido Domingo is Gabriele Adorno, sworn enemy of the doge of Genoa, Simon Boccanegra (Vladimir Chernov). Gabriele is in love with the beautiful Amelia (Kiri Te Kanawa at her most affecting) who turns out to be none other than the long-lost daughter the doge. James Levine’s authoritative conducting of the Met orchestra and chorus reveals the dark power of Verdi’s score. Watch online here.
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