Translated material
Conspiracy of the Doomed
Watch from November 29 on Moscow screens
“Hitman” (France-USA, 2007, Xavier Gens). A polished action movie based on the popular series of computer games-shooters. An assassin known as Agent 47 (Timothy Olyphant) becomes embroiled in an international conspiracy, targeted by both Interpol and the Russian GRU, and begins a high-speed, high-speed race across Eastern Europe. Also starring Dougray Scott, Olga Kirilenko, Robert Knepper and Ulrich Thompson.“Shakespeare never dreamed of” (Russia, 2007, Alexey Zernov). A film in a genre that was once revered but is now even harder to see on our screens than it has been lately - the Western in America: vaudeville. Moreover, with a completely traditional plot: fraudulent artists touring in the provinces are forced to urgently look for a replacement for their “prima”, who ran away with the gypsies. Shakespeare, perhaps, really never dreamed of this. Starring Anastasia Zavorotnyuk, Sergei Zhigunov, Garik “Bulldog” Kharlamov, Yuri Stoyanov and Tatyana Kravchenko.
“Interview” (USA, 2007, Steve Buscemi). An evening-long conversation between a failed journalist (Steve Buscemi) and a second-rate actress (Siena Miller) leads to very unexpected results. A remake of the film by Dutch director Theo van Gogh, who was killed by Muslim fanatics in 2004. Also starring Michael Buscemi, Tara Elders, David Schecter and Molly Griffith.
“Night Sisters” (Russia, 2007, Alexander Muradov). Having lost his memory as a result of a car accident, a rich young man (Alexei Makarov) finds himself undergoing treatment in a boarding house near Moscow, where young and attractive nurses begin to surround him with suspiciously ardent attention. Also starring Olga Lomonosova, Maxim Konovalov, Evgeny Stychkin, Daniil Spivakovsky, Elena Podkaminskaya, Lina Mirimskaya and Ksenia Zaitseva.
“Paranoid Park” (USA, 2007, Gus Van Sant). Another meditation by Gus Van Sant on modern American everyday life. The story of a young skater (Gabe Nevins) who can't cope with existential angst, and then accidentally commits a serious crime. The cameraman was Wong Kar-wai's once constant collaborator Christopher Doyle. Also starring Daniel Liu, Taylor Momsen, Jake Miller, Joe Schwartzman and Grace Carter.
“Rud and Sam” (Russia, 2007, Grigor Gardushan). A somewhat old-fashioned crime comedy in which a former employee of the Ministry of Finance (Alexander Kalyagin) and a retired intelligence officer (Armen Dzhigarkhanyan) fall into the hands of a suitcase with five million euros, and a young nymph (Natalya “Glukoza” Ionova) gets a partner. Also starring Oscar Kuchera, Vladimir Zaitsev, Olga Volkova, Yuri Tsurilo and Jean Daniel.
“Everything is fair” (Russia, 2007, Dmitry Astrakhan). An adventure comedy in the best traditions of the textbook romantic phantasmagoria of Astrakhan a la “Everything will be fine”: the story of a champion boxer (Vadim Rakitin), who experienced ups and downs, learned betrayal and true love. He worked as a truck driver and eventually became the father of a child prodigy son. Also starring Anna Nazarova, Alexey Maklakov and Yulia Miryukova.
“I'll Never Be Yours” (USA, 2007, Emmy Heckerling). A melodrama about a single mother (Michelle Pfeiffer) afraid of aging, who meets a young and handsome prince (Paul Rudd). Among the heroes, in addition to the usual people, there is also a personified Mother Nature (Tracey Ullman), who takes an active part in the destinies of the lovers. Also starring Jon Lovitz, Henry Winkler, Fred Willard and Sarah Alexander.
“Kuka” (Russia, 2007, Yaroslav Chevazhevsky). A sentimental story about a beauty who lost everything overnight (Dina Korzun), who moved to Moscow, got a job in the social security service and became friends with a smart and independent girl beyond her years, Kuka (Nastya Dobrynina). Also starring Yuri Kolokolnikov, Pavel Derevyanko, Alexander Polovtsev, Dmitry Dyuzhev, Marina Golub and Irina Kupchenko.
"Bad Cop, Good Cop" (Canada, 2007, Eric Kanul) . A police thriller with elements of comedy, the plot of which is so in your teeth that it’s even funny: two cops, a lawman (Patrick Ward) and a goon (Colm Phiri) are forced to work in pairs, despite the fact that they can’t stand each other. The only difference from a million similar films is the language problem: the action takes place on the border of multilingual regions of Canada. Also starring Lucy Laurier, Sarah-Jeanne Labrosse, Saren Boylan and Erik Knudsen.
“Winter Days” (Japan, 2003, Kihachiro Kawamoto). 35 famous animators from all over the world (among them Yuri Norshtein, Raoul Servo, Isao Takahata, Mark Baker, Alexander Petrov and many others) adapted the haiku of the Japanese poet Basho. Only in the 35MM cinema hall.