Russian film days

27.9. - 3.10.2017

Please, pick up your ticket at the cash desk of Cinema Lumière; the screenings are free of charge.

OV – original version | AT – English subtitles | eST – Slovak e-subtitles

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The Duelist

Duelyant; Alexej Mizgiriov, 2016, OV + eST | Dni ruského filmu; Alexej Mizgirjov, 2016, versions: OR

Yakovlev, a retired officer, returns to St. Petersburg from a long exile. While in the city, he fights as a duelist’s representative. Though Yakovlev fights for money, he also seeks honour and revenge against those who disgraced him. Yakovlev fearlessly plays with destiny as an example of traditional romantic characters from the Russian Classics. FB event Show more

2D OR 15
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Anna Karenina. Vronskyʼs Story

Anna Karenina. Istoriya Vronskogo; Karen Šachnazarov, 2017, OV + AT + eST | Dni ruského filmu; Karen Šachnazarov, 2017, versions: OR

Anna Karenina made her choice, yet her decision wasn't exactly without any consequences In 1904, Sergei Karenin and Alexey Vronsky find themselves thrown together in a remote Manchurian village, where fate offers them a chance to return to the events long past and, finally, to find the answers both have been seeking for the last 30 years. Based on Tolstoyʼs eponymous novel and Vikenty Veresaevʼs novel The Japanese War. FB event Show more

2D OR 12
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Good Boy

Khoroshiy malchik; Oksana Karas, 2016, OV + AT + eST | Dni ruského filmu; Oksana Karas, 2016, versions: OR

Ninth-grader Kolya goes through some hard period of his life. He falls in love with a beautiful young teacher at his high school and in the same time, the most beautiful girl in the senior class falls in love with him. How will he make his way through this triangle? FB event Show more

2D OR 12
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Queen of Spades

Dama Pik; Pavel Lungin, 2016, OV + AT + eST | Dni ruského filmu; Pavel Lungin, 2016, versions: OR

Once, a great soprano Sophia Maier conquered the world with her voice, her beauty and the legend she carefully built around herself. Now as her legend fades, she would do anything to keep the crown. Story of love, passion and hunger for fame, based on a short story by Alexander Pushkin Queen of Spades and opera by Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky of the same name. FB event Show more

2D OR 18
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Paradise

Ray; Andrej Končalovskij, 2016, OV + AT + eST | Dni ruského filmu; Andrej Končalovskij, 2016, versions: OR

A compelling story of three individuals, Russian aristocratic immigrant and member of the French Resistance Olga, a French-Nazi collaborator Jules and high ranked SS officer Helmut, whose paths cross amidst the devastation of World War 2. Paradise was presented the Silver Lion award at the 73rd Venice IFF and is shortlisted for European Film Award 2017. FB event Show more

2D OR 18
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Earthquake

Zemletryasenie; Sarik Andreasjan, 2016, OV + eST | Dni ruského filmu; Sarik Andreasjan, 2016, versions: OR

Leninakan, Armenian SSR, USSR, 1988. After the devastating Spitak earthquake of December 7th, Konstantin Berezhnoy, a 50-year-old Russian, and Robert Melkonyan, a 28-year-old Armenian, work together to rescue the desperate survivors, ignorant of another, personal tragedy, binding them. FB event Show more

2D OR 12
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Collector

Kollektor; Alexej Krasovskij, 2015, OV + eST | Dni ruského filmu; Alexej Krasovskij, 2015, versions: OR

Artur is a master of his craft. He never resorts to common methods; his strong point is psychological power play to motivate the debtors to pay up. Suddenly he himself becomes a prey and has just one night to find out who set him up. FB event Show more

2D OR 18