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Swedish director Roy Andersson follows his films ?€?Songs From the Second Floor?€? and ?€?You, The Living?€™ with his third film, a dreamlike black comedy about two clueless novelty salesmen. In English and Swedish at 35MM and Pioner. Flickreel

A Pigeon Sat on a Branch Reflecting on Existence (Golub Sidel na Vetke, Razmyshlyaya o Bytii, 2014): Sam and Jonathan, a pair of hapless novelty salesman, embark on a tour of the human condition in reality and fantasy that unfold in a series of absurdist episodes. Directed by Roy Andersson.

35MM Thurs. at 8:25 p.m., Fri. at 10:20 p.m., Sat. at 2:25 p.m., Sun. at 4:05 p.m., Mon. at 4 p.m., Tues. at 10:30 a.m., Wed. at 10:30 p.m. In English and Swedish; Russian subtitles.

Center of Documentary Cinema Thurs. at 8:30 p.m., Fri. at 7 p.m., Sat. at 5 p.m., Sun. at 3 p.m. In English and Swedish; Russian subtitles.

Pioner Thurs. at 1, 7:20 and 11:40 p.m., Fri. at 1:55 and 7:15 p.m., Sat. at 11:15 a.m. and 6 p.m., Sun. at 9:20 a.m., 6:10 and 10:35 p.m., Mon. at 9:30 p.m., Tues. at 3:25 and 7:20 p.m., Wed. at 1:25, 5:20 and 9:40 p.m. In English and Swedish; Russian subtitles.

A Royal Night Out (Londonskiye Kanikuly, 2015): On V.E. Day in 1945 Princesses Elizabeth and Margaret are allowed out to join the celebrations. It is a night full of excitement, danger and the first flutters of romance. Directed by Julian Jarrold, stars Emily Watson, Bel Powley and Sarah Gadon.

Pyat Zvyozd-Novokuznetskaya Thurs. to Wed. at 1:15 and 7:10 p.m. Dubbed.

Pyat Zvyozd-Paveletskaya Thurs. to Wed. at 5:10 p.m. Dubbed.

Rolan Thurs. to Wed. at 11:55 a.m. Dubbed.

Barman (2015): Dina Shturmnova's comedy starring Ivan Okhlobystin, Vitaly Gogunsky and Yury Stoyanov.

Pyat Zvyozd-Novokuznetskaya Thurs. to Wed. at 11:05 a.m.

Berlin Chamissoplatz (1980): Rudolf Thome directs a love story set in Berlin.

Center of Documentary Cinema Sat. at 9 p.m. In German.

Blind Dates (Svidaniya Vslepuyu, 2013): Levan Koguashvili's tragicomedy set in Tbilisi.

Pyat Zvyozd-Novokuznetskaya Thurs. to Wed. at 2:45 p.m. In Georgian; Russian subtitles.

Die Bleierne Zeit (Marianne and Juliane; Svintsoviye Vremena, 1981): Margarethe von Trotta's period drama observes a priest's daughters fighting for social change.

Center of Documentary Cinema Sun. at 9 p.m. In German.

Far From the Madding Crowd (Vdali ot Obezumevshei Tolpy, 2015): This British romantic drama, directed by Thomas Vinterberg and starring Carey Mulligan, Matthias Schoenaerts, Michael Sheen, Tom Sturridge, and Juno Temple, is the fourh adaptation of Thomas Hardy's 1874 novel about an independent and headstrong farm owner who attracts three very different suitors.

35MM Thurs. at 6:10 p.m., Fri. at 3:45 p.m., Sat. at 12:10 p.m., Sun. at 1:50 p.m., Mon. and Wed. at 6 p.m. In English; Russian subtitles.

GUM Hall Thurs., Fri. and Mon. to Wed. at 5:50 p.m., Sat. and Sun. at 11:15 a.m. In English; Russian subtitles.

Pioner Thurs. at 3 and 9:20 p.m., Fri. at 9:20 a.m. and 4:10 p.m., Sat. at 1:15 and 10:25 p.m., Sun. at 11:20 a.m. and 3:35 p.m., Mon. at 7:10 and 11:30 p.m., Tues. at 1:05 and 9:20 p.m., Wed. at 7:20 p.m. In English; Russian subtitles.

Zvezda Thurs. at 2:10 and 3:50 p.m., Fri. at 6 p.m., Sat. at 3:50 p.m., Sun. at 4:05 p.m., Mon. at 1:45 p.m., Tues. at 11:50 a.m., Wed. at 11:20 a.m. In English; Russian subtitles.

Fresh Dressed (Na Stile, 2015): Sacha Jenkins makes his directorial debut with a documentary examining the rise and fall of fashion lines influenced by hip-hop music.

Center of Documentary Cinema Thurs. at 1 p.m. In English; Russian subtitles.

Pyat Zvyozd-Novokuznetskaya Thurs. ato Wed. at 11:20 a.m. In English; Russian subtitles.

Hellion (Hooligan, 2015):?  Kat Candler's thriller stars Aaron Paul as an emotionally absent father of two sons.

35MM Thurs. at 4:15 p.m., Fri. at 10:05 a.m., Sat. at 4:20 p.m., Sun. at 11:55 a.m., Mon. at 8:15 p.m., Tues. at 10:15 p.m., Wed. at 4:05 p.m. In English; Russian subtitles.

Pioner Thurs. at 11:05 a.m. and 5:20 p.m., Fri. at 11:50 a.m. and 11:40 p.m., Sat. at 12:45 a.m., Sun. at 1:40 p.m., Mon. at 2:20 p.m., Tues. at 5:25 p.m., Wed. at 11:30 a.m. and 11:40 p.m. In English; Russian subtitles.

Hot Pursuit (Krasotki v Begakh, 2015): An uptight, by-the-book cop (Reese Witherspoon) tries to protect the sexy, outgoing widow (Sofia Vergara) of a drug boss as they race through Texas, pursued by crooked cops and murderous gunmen. Anne Fletcher's action comedy.

Pyat Zvyozd-Novokuznetskaya Thurs. to Wed. at 11:10 a.m. Dubbed.

Ich Liebe Dich, Ich Tote Dich (I Love You, I Kill You, 1971): Uwe Brandner's film deals with a charming, immaculate Bavarian village, in which people are not so much oppressed as beneficently controlled with drugs that are supplied to them by overlords who are never seen, but for whom the villagers maintain a magnificent hunting preserve.

Center of Documentary Cinema Sun. at 7 p.m. In German.

It Follows (Ono. Sleduyet za Toboi, 2014): A young woman is followed by an unknown supernatural force after getting involved in a sexual encounter. Written and directed by David Robert Mitchell, stars Maika Monroe, Keir Gilchrist and Olivia Luccardi.

Pyat Zvyozd-Novokuznetskaya Thurs. ato Wed. at 2:50 and 8:50 p.m. Dubbed.

Journal d'une Femme de Chambre (Diary of a Chambermaid; Dnevnik Gornichnoi, 2015): Benoit Jacquot's adaptation of Octave Mirbeau's 1900 novel of the same name. A young, ambitious woman (Lea Seydoux) works as a chambermaid for a wealthy couple in France during the early 20th century.

35MM Thurs. at 12:25 p.m., Fri. at 1:55 p.m., Sat. and Wed. at 10:20 a.m., Sun. at 10:35 p.m., Mon. at 10:10 a.m., Tues. at 2:40 p.m. In French; Russian subtitles.

Center of Documentary Cinema Thurs. at 3 p.m., Fri. and Sun. at 1 p.m. In French; Russian subtitles.

Pioner Thurs. at 11:40 a.m. and midnight, Fri. at 9:15 a.m. and midnight, Sat. and Sun. at 4 p.m., Mon. at 11:05 a.m. and 5:10 p.m., Tues. at 12:05 a.m., Wed. at 9:15 a.m. In French; Russian subtitles.

Pyat Zvyozd-Novokuznetskaya Thurs. to Wed. at 5:50 p.m. In French; Russian subtitles.

Julius Caesar: Dominic Dromgoole's staging of Shakespeare's play about political instability, anxiety, revenge and betrayal starring George Irving, Luke Thompson and Joe Jameson. Globe Theater production.

Formula Kino Praga Sun. at 3 p.m. In English; Russian subtitles.

Jurassic World (Mir Yurskogo Perioda, 2015): The fourth installment in the Jurassic Park film series directed by Colin Trevorrow stars Chris Pratt, Bryce Dallas Howard, Vincent D'Onofrio, Ty Simpkins and Nick Robinson.

Pyat Zvyozd-Novokuznetskaya Thurs. to Wed. at 3:55 p.m. Dubbed.

Pyat Zvyozd-Paveletskaya Thurs. to Wed. at 12:25 and 4:40 p.m. Dubbed.

Klaras Mutter (1987): This family drama set in the early 1930s in a small village is written and directed by German award-winning playwright Tankred Dorst.

Center of Documentary Cinema Sat. at 7 p.m. In German.

KLIK: Amsterdam Animation Festival features a selection of animated shorts.

35MM Thurs. at 10:20 p.m., Sat. at 10:15 p.m., Tues. at 8:30 p.m. In various languages; Russian subtitles.

Center of Documentary Cinema Thurs. and Sun. at 5 p.m., Fri. at 3 p.m., Sat. at 1 p.m. In various languages; Russian subtitles.

Mad Max: Fury Road (Bezumny Max: Doroga Yarosti, 2015): In a stark desert after the destruction of civilization, two rebels may be able to restore order: Max, a man of action and of few words, and Furiosa, a woman of action. George Miller's action adventure starring Tom Hardy, Charlize Theron and Nicholas Hoult.

35MM Sun. at 6 p.m., Mon. at 10:10 p.m., Tyes. at 12:25 p.m. In English; Russian subtitles.

Pyat Zvyozd-Novokuznetskaya Thurs. to Wed. at 1:35 and 9 p.m. Dubbed.

Man and Superman (Chelovek i Sverkhchelovek): Ralph Fiennes takes the role of celebrated radical thinker and rich bachelor Jack Tanner in this reinvention of Shaw's witty, provocative classic. Simon Godwin's 2015 staging for the National Theater.

Formula Kino Europe Sat. at 3:30 p.m. In English; Russian subtitles.

Manglehorn (2014): Left heartbroken by the woman he loved and lost years ago, an eccentric small-town locksmith tries to start a new life with a new friend. Directed by David Gordon Green, stars Al Pacino, Holly Hunter and Chris Messina.

Pyat Zvyozd-Novokuznetskaya Thurs. to Wed. at 11:25 a.m. In English; Russian subtitles.

Of Mice and Men (O Myshakh i Lyudyakh): Tony Award-winning director Anna D. Shapiro's Broadway revival of John Steinbeck's classic stars James Franco and Chris O'Dowd.

GUM Hall Mon. at 8 p.m. In English; Russian subtitles.

Pionery-Geroi (Pioneer Heroes, 2015): Natalya Kudryashova's autobiographical film about her Soviet childhood and present-day, thirty-something successful people. Best debut at the Berlin Film Festival.

Pyat Zvyozd-Novokuznetskaya Thurs. ato Wed. at 4:35 p.m.

Pod Elektricheskimi Oblakami (Under Electric Clouds, 2015): Alexei German, Jr.'s, episodic tale of 21st-century Russia won the Silver Bear at the Berlin Festival.

Pyat Zvyozd-Novokuznetskaya Thurs. to Wed. at 11 a.m. and 6:25 p.m.

Poltergeist (2015): A family whose suburban home is haunted by evil forces must come together to rescue their youngest daughter after the apparitions take her captive. Gil Kenan's horror film starring Sam Rockwell, Rosemarie DeWitt and Kennedi Clements.

Pyat Zvyozd-Paveletskaya Thurs. to Wed. at 10:05 a.m. Dubbed.

Skylight (Verkhny Svet): Carey Mulligan makes her West End stage debut as the younger ex-lover of a recently widowed successful businessman (Bill Nighy). Wyndhams Theater 2014 production of David Hare's play.

Oktyabr Wed. at 7:30 p.m. In English; Russian subtitles.

Spy (Shpion, 2015): A desk-bound CIA analyst volunteers to go undercover to infiltrate the world of a deadly arms dealer, and prevent diabolical global disaster. Paul Feig's action comedy starring Melissa McCarthy, Rose Byrne and Jude Law.

Pyat Zvyozd-Novokuznetskaya Thurs. to Wed. at 11:15 p.m. Dubbed.

Pyat Zvyozd-Paveletskaya Thurs. to Wed. at 9:30 p.m. Dubbed.

Ted 2 (Trety Lishny 2, 2015): Seth MacFarlane's sequel to his 2012 comedy about a teddy bear's friendship with a 35-year-old manchild. Newlywed couple Ted and Tami-Lynn want to have a baby, but in order to qualify to be a parent, Ted will have to prove he's a person in a court of law. Stars Mark Wahlberg, Seth MacFarlane and Amanda Seyfried.

Pyat Zvyozd-Novokuznetskaya Thurs. to Wed. at 3:05 and 9:05 p.m. Dubbed.

Pyat Zvyozd-Paveletskaya Thurs. to Wed. at 10:10 a.m., 2:20, 9:15 p.m. and midnight. Dubbed.

Rolan Thurs. to Wed. at 1:15 and 10:35 p.m. Dubbed.

Terminator Genisys (2015): John Connor sends Kyle Reese back in time to protect Sarah Connor, but when he arrives in 1984, nothing is as he expected it to be. Directed by Alan Taylor as a retcon to the Terminator series. Stars Arnold Schwarzenegger, Emilia Clarke and Jai Courtney.

35MM Fri. at 8 p.m., Sun. and Wed. at 8:15 p.m. In English; Russian subtitles.

GUM Hall Thurs. at 8 p.m., Fri. and Mon. to Wed. at 1:10 p.m., Sat. and Sun. at 1:30 p.m. In English; Russian subtitles.

Pioner Thurs. at 2, 7:10 and 9:35 p.m., Fri. at 11:20 a.m., 7:10 and 9:15 p.m., Sat. at 11:20 a.m., 3:35, 6:15, 8, 8:50 and 11:15 p.m., Sun. at 1:30, 6, 8:10, 8:30 and 10:55 p.m., Mon. and Tues. at 11:45 a.m., 7:15 and 9:40 p.m., Wed. at 1:50, 7:10 and 9:35 p.m. In English; Russian subtitles.

Pyat Zvyozd-Novokuznetskaya Thurs. ato Wed. at 11:15 a.m., 3:45 and 8:20 p.m. Dubbed.

Pyat Zvyozd-Paveletskaya Thurs. ato Wed. at 10, 11:15 a.m., 12:35, 1:45, 3:10, 4:20, 5:45, 6:55, 9:25, 9:35, 11:05 p.m. and 12:10 a.m. Dubbed.

Rolan Thurs. to Wed. at 3:30 and 8 p.m. Dubbed.

The Face of an Angel (Litso Angela, 2014): Both a journalist and a documentary filmmaker chase the story of a murder and its prime suspect. Directed by Michael Winterbottom, stars Cara Delevingne, Kate Beckinsale, Daniel Bruhl.

35MM Thurs. at 10:30 a.m., Fri. at noon, Sat. at 6:20 p.m., Mon. at 2 p.m., Tues. at 4:30 p.m., Wed. at 2:10 p.m. In English; Russian subtitles.

Pyat Zvyozd-Novokuznetskaya Thurs. ato Wed. at 11 p.m. In English; Russian subtitles.

The Gunman (2015): A sniper who carried out an assassination in Congo finds his past is catching up with him eight years later. French-American action thriller directed by Pierre Morel stars Sean Penn, Idris Elba and Jasmine Trinca.

Pioner Thurs. and Sun. at 9:15 a.m. Fri. at 4 p.m., Sat. at 1:45 p.m., Mon. at 1 p.m. and 12:05 a.m., Tues. at 4:30 p.m., Wed. at 11:20 a.m. In English; Russian subtitles.

Pyat Zvyozd-Novokuznetskaya Thurs. to Wed. at 4:40 p.m. Dubbed.

Un Ragazzo d'Oro (A Golden Boy; Zolotoi Malchik, 2015):?  A young copywriter moves to Rome in the wake of his screenwriter father's death, where he meets a publisher who wants to release his dad's autobiography. Written and directed by Pupi Avati.

35MM Thurs. at 2:15 p.m., Fri. at 6 p.m., Sat. at 8:15 p.m., Sun. at 10 a.m., Mon. at noon, Tues. at 6:30 p.m., Wed. at 12:10 p.m. In Italian; Russian subtitles.

Veronika Voss (1982): one of Fassbinder's last films tells of the moral and physical decline of a once-popular actress.

Center of Documentary Cinema Fri. at 9 p.m. In German.

Victoria (2015): German crime drama shot in a single take about Victoria (Laia Costa), a runaway party girl, who's asked by three friendly men to join them as they hit the town. Their wild night of partying turns into a bank robbery. Directed by Sebastian Schipper.

Pyat Zvyozd-Novokuznetskaya Thurs. ato Wed. at 10:40 p.m. In German, English and Spanish; Russian subtitles.

View From the Bridge (Vid s Mosta): Ivo van Hove's acclaimed production of Arthur Miller's tragic masterpiece for the Young Vic starring Mark Strong and Nicola Walker.

Formula Kino Gorizont Thurs. at 7:30 p.m. In English; Russian subtitles.

Cinema Addresses

Aktovy Zal
18 Perevedenovsky Pereulok, entrance 1. M. Baumanskaya, Elektrozavodskaya. 495-221-0757

Barvikha Luxury Village
114 Rublyovo-Uspenskoye Shosse, Posyolok Barvikha. M. Molodyozhnaya. 495-933-7363, www.barvikhaconcerthall.ru

Beat Film Festival
en.2014.beatfilmfestival.ru

35MM
47/24 Ulitsa Pokrovka. M. Krasniye Vorota, Kurskaya. 495-780-9142

Cinema Club at Winzavod
14th Syromyatnichesky Pereulok, Winzavod Contemporary Art Center, Green Hangar. M. Chkalovskaya, Kurskaya. 495-664-3980

Cinema Park Metropolis
16A Leningradskoye Shosse, Bldg. 4. M. Voikovskaya. 495-644-4111, www.cinemapark.ru

Center of Documentary Cinema
2 Zubovsky Bulvar, Bldg. 7. M. Park Kultury. 495-637-7919, www.cdkino.ru

Central House of Artists
10 Krymsky Val. M. Park Kultury, Oktyabrskaya. 499-238-9634/9843, www.cha.ru

Cervantes Institute
20A Novinsky Bulvar, Bldg. 1-2. M. Krasnopresnenskaya. 495-609-9022/9422, moscu.cervantes.es/ru/default.shtm

Dom Kino
13 Vasilyevskaua Ul. M. Belorusskaya, http://www.unikino.ru/

Domzhur
8A Nikitsky Bulvar. M. Arbatskaya. 495-691-5698, 222-1060, 697-20-86, www.domjour.ru

Eldar
105 Leninsky Prospekt. Metro Yugo-Zapadnaya, Prospekt Vernadskogo. 495-735-9944, 735-9968.

Formula Kino City
2 Presnenskaya Naberezhnaya, AfiMall City. M. Vystavochnaya. 800-250-8025

Formula Kino Europe
Ploshchad Kievskogo Vokzala. M. Kievskaya. 800-250-8025

Formula Kino Gorizont
21/10 Komsomolsky Prospekt. M. Frunzenskaya. 800-250-8025

Formula Kino Na Rublyovke
62 Rublyovskoye Shosse, EvroPark Mall. 800-250-8025

Formula Kino Strela
23/25 Smolenskaya-Sennaya Ploshchad. M. Smolenskaya. 800-250-8025

Gogol Theater
8A Ulitsa Kazakova. M. Kurskaya. 499-262-9214, 499-261-5528, (website currently being reconstructed)

GUM Hall Na Krasnoi Ploshchadi
3 Red Square, line 3, floor 3. 495-620-3062

Hermitage Garden
3 Ul. Karetny Ryad. M. Pushkinskaya. 495-699-0432, www.mosgorsad.ru

Illyuzion
1/15 Kotelnicheskaya Naberezhnaya. M. Taganskaya, Kitai-Gorod. 495-915-4339, 915-4353, www.illuzion-cinema.ru

Karo Film
In the Atrium shopping mall, 33 Zemlyanoi Val. M. Kurskaya. 495-545-0505

Khudozhestvenny
14 Arbatskaya Ploshchad (at the intersection of Nikitsky Bulvar and Novy Arbat). M. Arbatskaya. 495-691-9624/5598/0247

MIFF Moscow International Film Festival

Moscow Museum of Modern Art on Petrovka
25 Petrovka. M. Chekhovskaya. 495-231-3660, www.mmoma.ru

Multimedia Art Museum
16 Ul. Ostozhenka. M. Kropotkinskaya. 495-637-1100, www.mamm-mdf.ru/en

Muzeon Park of Arts
2 Krymsky Val. M. Oktyabrskaya, Park Kultury. 499-238-3396, www.muzeon.ru

Oktyabr
24 Novy Arbat. M. Arbatskaya. 495-545-0505

Pioner
21 Kutuzovsky Prospekt. M. Kutuzovskaya. 499-240-5240

Platforma at Winzavod Center
14th Syromyatnichesky Pereulok, Bldg. 6. M. Chkalovskaya, Kurskaya. www.platformaproject.ru, 495-917-1799, BigBilet.Ru, www.winzavod.ru)

Pyat Zvyozd-Novokuznetskaya
In the Arkadia mall, 8 Sredny Ovchinnikovsky Pereulok. M. Novokuznetskaya. 495-916-9169

Pyat Zvyozd-Paveletskaya
25 Ulitsa Bakhrushina. M. Paveletskaya. 495-916-9169

Rolan
12 Chistoprudny Bulvar. M. Chistiye Prudy. 495-916-9169

Strelka Institute
14 Bersenevskaya Naberezhnaya, Bldg. 5A. Across from Christ the Savior Cathedral over the Patriarchy Bridge. M. Kropotkinskaya. 495-771-7437, www.strelka.com

Zvezda
18/22 Zemlyanoi Val. M. Kurskaya. 495- 917-8301, 495-916-2805, star-moskino.ru

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