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| | Arts Calendar / August 6 / Film |
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12:25. Comedy. France, Belgium 2019, 97 min. Directed by Eric Lartigau. Starring: Alain Chabat, Doona Bae, Blanche Gardin. In French with Russian subtitles, Stéphane lives a quiet life as an eminent French Chef but when he decides to visit Soo, a mysterious Korean lady he fell in love with on Instagram, he'll embark on an adventurous journey full of discoveries.
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| Beat Film Festival: Making Waves: The Art of Cinematic Sound |
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20:00. Documentary. USA 2019, 94 min. Directed by Midge Costin. In English with Russian subtitles. An exploration of the history and emotional power of cinema sound, as revealed by legendary sound designers and visionary directors, via interviews, clips from movies, and a look at their actual process of creation and discovery.
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| Beat Film Festival: Martha: A Picture Story |
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21:30. Documentary. USA 2019, 82 min. Directed by Selina Miles. In English with Russian subtitles. In 1970s New York, photographer Martha Cooper captured some of the first images of graffiti at a time when the city had declared war it. Decades later, Cooper has become influential to the global movement of street artists.
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| Beat Film Festival: Max Richter's Sleep |
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20:00. Documentary, Music. UK 2019, 99 min. Directed by Natalie Johns. In English with Russian subtitles. This is a film for these frenetic times; a meditative respite from the rush and chaos of the modern world. A study of the universal experience of sleep, that unites us all.
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| Beat Film Festival: Max Richter's Sleep |
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21:00. Documentary, Music. UK 2019, 99 min. Directed by Natalie Johns. In English with Russian subtitles. This is a film for these frenetic times; a meditative respite from the rush and chaos of the modern world. A study of the universal experience of sleep, that unites us all.
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19:30. Documentary. Germany 2020, 74 min. Directed by Jim Rakete. In English and German with Russian subtitles. NOW shows how young activists from around the globe such as Felix Finkbeiner (Plant for the Planet), Luisa Neubauer, Greta Thunberg (Fridays for Future) and Vic Barrett (Youth v. Gov) are currently challenging the status quo and pushing for social and political change. NOW is focusing on these young protagonists and the question what it feels like to be an activist and what is at stake for them. Experienced activists as well as experts for different and relevant topics will provide background information and forecasts for future developments. FEATURING: Marcella Hansch, Felix Finkbeiner, Zion Lights, Nike Mahlhaus, Luisa Neubauer, Vic Barrett, Muhammad Yunus, Patti Smith, Heiko Maas, Dr. Parag Khanna, Wim Wenders, Antonis Schwarz, Franziska Heinisch, Dr. Jason Hickel, Marc Buckley.
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09:50. UK, Australia, USA, South Africa 2020, 106 min. Directed by Francis Annan. Starring: Daniel Radcliffe, Daniel Webber, Ian Hart. In English with Russian subtitles. Based on the real-life prison break of two political captives, Escape From Pretoria is a race-against-time thriller set in the tumultuous apartheid days of South Africa.
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| Gut gegen Nordwind (The Space Between the Lines) |
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16:25. Drama, Romance. Germany 2019, 123 min. Directed by Vanessa Jopp. Starring: Nora Tschirner, Alexander Fehling, Ulrich Thomsen. In German with Russian subtitles. Actually, Emmi Rothner had just wanted to unsubscribe from a newspaper subscription. But because she makes a typo in the address bar, the email ends up in the mailbox of Leo Leike. It is the beginning of a long online exchange.
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09:30, 21:45. Comedy, France 2019, 94 min. Directed by Varante Soudjian. Starring: Ahmed Sylla, Alban Ivanov, Judith El Zein. In French with Russian subtitles. A fan of the Russian president is in a cell with the character played by Ahmed Sylla.
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19:25. Sci-Fi. Iceland 2017, 70 min. Directed by Jóhann Jóhannsson. Starring: Tilda Swinton. In English with Russian subtitles. Two billion years ahead of us, a future race of humans finds itself on the verge of extinction. Almost all that is left in the world are lone and surreal monuments, beaming their message into the wilderness.
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11:50. UK 2019, 91 min. Directed by Dave Mclean. Starring: Conor Berry, Sean Connor, Grant Robert Keelan. In English with Russian subtitles. His football career over, Davie starts promoting gigs in Dundee with two friends, leading to a hugely ambitious Iron Maiden show. Out of his depth and in debt with gangster Fergie, Davie needs to pull off the biggest scheme of his life.
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| Theatre HD Live in Cinema: Les Contes d’Hoffmann |
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The Metropolitan Opera 2015, 230 min. Directed by Bartlett Sher. Starring: Hibla Gerzmava, Erin Morley, Christine Rice. In French. The magnetic tenor Vittorio Grigolo takes on the tortured poet and unwitting adventurer of the title of Offenbach’s operatic masterpiece, in the Met’s wild, kaleidoscopic production. Hibla Gerzmava, Erin Morley, Christine Rice sing the three heroines — each an idealized embodiment of some aspect of Hoffmann’s desire. Thomas Hampson portrays the shadowy Four Villains, and Yves Abel conducts the sparkling score. Watch online here.
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| Theatre HD Live in Cinema: Madame Butterfly |
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The Metropolitan Opera 2016, 160 min (with one intermission). Directed by Anthony Minghella. Starring: Kristine Opolais, Maria Zifchak, Roberto Alagna. In Italian. Kristine Opolais brings her heartbreaking interpretation of the title role in Madama Butterfly to Live in HD screenings for the first time, in Anthony Minghella’s critically acclaimed 2006 production. Roberto Alagna sings Lieutenant Pinkerton, the callous officer who crushes Butterfly’s dreams of love. Debuting conductor Karel Mark Chichon leads a cast that includes Maria Zifchak as Suzuki and Dwayne Croft as Sharpless. Watch online here.
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14:45, 21:30. Thriller. USA 2020, 90 min. Directed by Derrick Borte. Starring: Russell Crowe, Jimmi Simpson, Caren Pistorius, In English with Russian subtitles. Academy Award-winner Russell Crowe stars in Unhinged, a psychological thriller that takes something we've all experienced--road rage--to an unpredictable and terrifying conclusion. Rachel (Caren Pistorius) is running late getting to work when she crosses paths with a stranger (Crowe) at a traffic light. Soon, Rachel finds herself and everyone she loves the target of a man who feels invisible and is looking to make one last mark upon the world by teaching her a series of deadly lessons. What follows is a dangerous game of cat and mouse that proves you never know who you're driving next to.
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