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17:10 | XVIII New British Film Festival: Final Portrait |
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Comedy/Drama/Biography. UK 2017, 90 min. Directed by Stanley Tucci. Starring: Geoffrey Rush, Armie Hammer, Clémence Poésy, Tony Shalhoub, Sylvie Testud. In 1964, while on a short trip to Paris, the American writer and art-lover James Lord is asked by his friend, the world-renowned artist Alberto Giacometti, to sit for a portrait. The process, Giacometti assures Lord, will take only a few days. Flattered and intrigued, Lord agrees. So begins not only the story of an offbeat friendship, but, seen through the eyes of Lord, an insight into the beauty, frustration, profundity and, at times, downright chaos of the artistic process. Final Portrait is a portrait of a genius, and of a friendship between two men who are utterly different, yet increasingly bonded through a single, ever-evolving act of creativity. It is a film which shines a light on the artistic process itself, by turns exhilarating, exasperating and bewildering, questioning whether the gift of a great artist is a blessing or a curse. Read more
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Comedy. France 2017, 88 min. Directed by Sou Abadi. Starring: Félix Moati, William Lebghil, Camélia Jordana. In French with Russian subtitles. Armand and Leïla, are in love. Together they plan to go on their graduate internship to New York. But few days before their departure, Mahmoud, Leila's big brother, comes back from his long-term stay in Yemen, during which he has changed drastically. Wanting to reframe Leila's life, that he judges indecent, Mahmoud decides to confine his sister and stray her from her boyfriend. How can Armand free Leila, who refuses to call the police? For his friends, Armand has no other choice -- if he wants to sneak in Leila's apartment -- he will have to wear a chador... The next day, a new woman in chador walks through Paris... Her name is Shéhérazade...
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Detective. UK 2017, 115 min. Directed by Gilles Paquet-Brenner. Starring: Christina Hendricks, Gillian Anderson, Glenn Close. In English with Russian subtitles. Based on the novel by Agatha Christie, private detective Charles Hayward is invited to solve a gruesome crime where nobody is above suspicion, including Sophia, his client and former lover.
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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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| Gauguin – Voyage de Tahiti |
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13:00, 20:00. Drama. France 2017, 102 min. Directed by Edouard Deluc. Starring: Vincent Cassel, Tuheï Adams, Malik Zidi. In French with Russian subtitles. Paul Gauguin feels smothered by the atmosphere prevailing in Paris in the year 1891. Around him, everything is so artificial and conventional: he needs authenticity to renew his art. Failing to convince his wife Mette and his five children to follow him to Paradise Lost, he sets out for Tahiti alone. Once there, he chooses to settle down in Mataiera, a village far away from Papeete, installing himself in a native-made hut. He soon starts working passionately, painting and carving in a style close to the primitive art specific to the island. During his two-year stay the artist will experience poverty, cardiac problems and other displeasures but also happiness in the arms of Tehura, a beautiful young native girl.
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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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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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11:20, 15:00, 16:40, 18:10. Drama/Melodrama. Russia, USA 2017, 74 min. Directed by Alisa Khazanova. Starring: Marisa Ryan, Rob Campbell, Noah Huntley. In English with Russian subtitles. "Middleground" is famous Russian actress Alisa Khazanova's directorial debut, shot in English in New York. Ilya Stewart and Alisa Khazanova produced, and Roman Volobuyev was creative producer. This is a story about how unfaithful our memory can be, and to what degree our internal desire to live another life – no matter how wonderful this one may seem from the outside – all played out in real time. One of the sources of inspiration for the film was Alain Resnais' classic film, "Last Year at Marienbad."
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09:10, 23:45. Thriller/Drama. France, Belgium 2017, 110 min. Directed by François Ozon. Starring: Marine Vacth, Jérémie Renier, Jacqueline Bisset. In French with Russian subtitles. Chloe, a young French woman, suffers from depression and a sharp pain in her stomach, of which no doctor has been able to ascertain the root cause. The girl begins to see an attractive psychotherapist named Paul, and soon, their meetings begin to cross the lines of ordinary psychotherapy sessions: Chloé falls in love with the doctor, and they begin to live together. Slowly, Chloé begins to suspect that her beloved is not entirely who he seems to be. Master auteur François Ozon’s provocative erotic thriller, which premiered at the most recent Cannes Film Festival. The lead role is played by Marine Vacth, who previously worked with Ozon on the Palme d'Or-nominated "Young & Beautiful / Jeune et jolie."
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00:20 | The Limehouse Golem |
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Thriller. Great Britsain 2016, 105 min. Directed by Juan Carlos Medina. Starring: Olivia Cooke, Bill Nighy, Douglas Booth. In English with Russian subtitles. A series of cruel murders shocks Victorian London, and Inspector Kildare takes on the investigation. The terrified residents suspect that the culprit is the Golem – a mythical clay creature, brought to life through magic. Kildare follows the maniac's trails, which seem to provide clear hints for the inspector, and unearths a connection between these mystical events and another case which he is working on: former music hall actress Lizzie Cree is suspected of murdering her own husband. If Kildare can't handle the London Golem, then Elizabeth will go to the gallows. A historical crime thriller by Juan Carlos Medina, with a screenplay by Jane Goldman ("X-Men, "Kingsman," "The Woman in Black"), based in turn on Peter Ackroyd's detective novel. In Ackroyd's usual manner, real historical figures (like Karl Marx and George Gissing) exist in parallel with invented characters, and literature seeps out into real life.
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15:00 | XVIII New British Film Festival: My Cousin Rachel |
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Drama/Romance/Mystery. UK, USA 2017, 106 min. Directed by Roger Michell. Starring: Rachel Weisz, Sam Claflin, Holliday Grainger, Iain Glen, Simon Russell Beal. Philip, an orphan, was taken in and brought up by his cousin Ambrose, a Devon landowner he loves like a father. At a time, Ambrose, who has been advised by his physician a warmer climate, leaves for Tuscany. There he meets and marry Rachel, a half-Italian cousin of his. After an idyllic outset, the situation deteriorates. Shortly before his death, Ambrose manages to alert Philip: his wife is killing him slowly. Willing to sort out the truth, Philip goes to Ambrose's place but he does not find Rachel, who has gone away. Instead he meets Rainaldi, her friend and lawyer, who does not inspire him with confidence. He returns to his estate, persuaded that Rachel is evil and is the direct cause of Ambrose's death. Some time later, Rachel announces her coming. Determined to welcome her coolly, he is stunned to discover a woman not only beautiful but elegant, intelligent and sensitive. Instead of strangling her like he said he would, he falls in love. Madly. Read more
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19:00 | XVIII New British Film Festival: That Good Night |
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Drama. UK, Portugal 2017, 90 min. Directed by Eric Styles. Starring: John Hurt, Sofia Helin, Max Brown, Charles Dance. Ralph, a once-famous screenwriter, is in his seventies and terminally ill. He has two final missions: to be reconciled to his son, Michael, and, secretly, to ensure he is not a burden to his wife, Anna, as he goes "into that good night". Read more
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