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14:10. Musical, adventure. USA 2019, 128 min. Directed by Guy Ritchie. Starring: Mena Massoud, Naomi Scott, Will Smith, Billy Magnussen, Alan Tudyk. In English with Russian subtitles. The beloved Disney classic in a new format. Aladdin grew up on the streets of Agrabah, the beautiful capital of a divine Eastern kingdom. Here, he learned to eke out a living on the streetand hoodwink the city’s guards. But one day, the little thief runs out of luck, and he finds himself in jail. There, the vizier Jafar find him and sends him on a search for a cave where untold riches are hiding, promising them all to Aladdin. For himself, Jafar only asks for an old lamp, omitting that it holds a powerful genie, capable of granting his owner’s any wish. But when the lamp ended up in the boy’s hands, the genie becomes his new best friend. Aladdin asks him for one thing: to help him win the heart of the beautiful Princess Jasmine. However, the evil vizier has anything but forgotten about his dastardly plans...
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Beat Film Festival. Documentary. France 2018, 74 min. Directed by Olivier Meyrou. In French with Russian subtitles. Yves Saint Laurent was the last of the great Parisian couturiers. In 2002, he bid the fashion world adieu with one final collection. Celebration is an immersive experience in an industry that can sometimes feel like you’re on another planet. This portrait of a fashion icon in those final years takes the form of a panoramic, no-nonsense montage of observations behind the scenes, with Saint Laurent seeming fragile and at times a little remote. The man himself remains out of the picture most of the time, and it’s his partner Pierre Bergé who directs the industrious seamstresses, the models, the photo sessions, and pretty much anything else happening on the work floor. After initially cooperating with the film, the fashion company objected to its release. An earlier version was shown at the 2007 Berlinale.
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21:40. Documentary. France 2007, 74 min. Directed by Olivier Meyrou. In French with Russian subtitles. Olivier Meyrou’s film tells about the last years spent by Yves Saint-Laurent as the creative director of his own fashion house and the creation of his farewell collection for YSL. This is an uncompromising and subjective look at the backstage world and routines of the creative process that destroys the myths about the great couturier, and was violently opposed by Saint-Laurent’s partner, Pierre Berger — after which it was banned from screenings for seven years.
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23:50. Drama. France 2019, 107 min. Directed by Lou Jeunet. Starring: Noemie Merlant, Niels Schneider, Benjamin Lavernhe, Camelia Jordana, Amira Casar. In Fench with Russian subtitles. To pay off her father's debts, Marie de Heredia marries the poet Henri de Regnier, but it is Pierre Louÿs whom she loves. He also writes poetry and travels a lot, but his true calling is photography, an art form that is still new and young at the end of the 19th century. It is with Pierre that Marie’s body and soul come alive, and their shared discoveries turn into words and images. However, Henri is not ready to let his beloved go to another. A sensual and refined love story that unfolds in Belle Epoque Paris.
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14:20. Crime, Drama, Horror. Germany, France 2019, 115 min. Directed by Fatih Akin. Starring: Jonas Dassler, Adam Bousdoukos, Marc Hosemann. In German with Russian subtitles. Set against a grimy depiction of director Fatih Akin’s native Hamburg, The Golden Glove is based on the true story of serial killer Fritz Honka, who between 1970 and 1975 murdered at least four women, stashing their dismembered and decomposing corpses in his small attic apartment. The film, based on a novelized version of Honka’s story by Heinz Strunk, is intentionally, bracingly ugly, a confrontationally gore-splattered semi-comedy that simultaneously challenges and engages in the trappings of exploitation cinema.
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| Godzilla: King of the Monsters |
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09:25. Fantasy, action, adventure. USA 2019, 132 min. Directed by Michael Dougherty. Starring: Millie Bobby Brown, Alexandra Rachael Rabe, Sally Hawkins, Charles Dance. In English with Russian subtitles. Five years ago, the first battle between ancient super predators occurred. Afterwards, the world slowly returned to normal, but due to an unhealthy relationship to natural resources, humanity is yet again on the verge of catastrophe. The kaiju monsters return. Only the Monarch cryptozoology agency can resist them, but in order to prevail in this new and unbelievable fight, people must call on the powerful Godzilla for help. He goes into battle with monsters that have long been considered myths, but have turned out to be very real.
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09:20, 11:50, 16:50, 19:20, 21:40, 23:55. Biography, Drama, Music. UK 2019, 121 min. Directed by Dexter Fletcher. Starring: Taron Egerton, Jamie Bell, Richard Madden. In English with Russian subtitles. ROCKETMAN is an epic musical fantasy about the incredible human story of Elton John's breakthrough years. The film follows the fantastical journey of transformation from shy piano prodigy Reginald Dwight into international superstar Elton John. This inspirational story -- set to Elton John's most beloved songs and performed by star Taron Egerton -- tells the universally relatable story of how a small-town boy became one of the most iconic figures in pop culture. ROCKETMAN also stars Jamie Bell as Elton's longtime lyricist and writing partner Bernie Taupin, Richard Madden as Elton's first manager, John Reid, and Bryce Dallas Howard as Elton's mother Sheila Farebrother.
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Beat Film Festival. Documentary. UK 2019, 78 min. Directed by Elizabeth Sankey. In English with Russian subtitles. This documentary goes beneath the surface of our favorite films, seeking to better understand the way we view love, relationships, and romance. From clumsy meet cutes to rain-soaked declarations of love, these films reflect our experiences but are often just as problematic as they are comforting. Helped by a chorus of critics, actors, and filmmakers, and original songs by her band Summer Camp, director Elizabeth Sankey embarks on a journey of investigation and self-discovery.
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20:00 | Woodstock: Three Days That Defined a Generation |
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Beat Film Festival. Documentary. USA 2019, 106 min. Directed by Barak Goodman. In English with Russian subtitles. 50 years after the legendary fest, Barak Goodman’s electric retelling of Woodstock, from the point of view of those who were on the ground, evokes the freedom, passion, community, and joy the three-day music festival created.
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Beat Film Festival. Documentary. USA, Russia 2018, 63 min. Directed by Clayton Vomero. In English and Russian. As a new wave of consumerism and digital access floods the former Soviet Union, Zona follows the lives of the young influencers grappling with the cultural limitations from beneath the Iron Curtain. Q&A with Clayton Vomero.
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