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Reese Witherspoon was nominated for a Oscar this year for her performance in the critically acclaimed ?€?Wild?€? as a woman who goes on a thousand mile trek after the break-up of her marriage and the death of her mother. For MT

5 to 7: (2014): An aspiring novelist enters into a relationship with a married woman. A romantic comedy written and directed by Victor Levin.

35MM Thurs. at 8:20 p.m., Fri. at noon, Sat. at 8:50 p.m., Mon. at 1:40 p.m., Wed. at 5:10 p.m. In English and French; Russian subtitles.

Birdman (2014): In the Oscar best-film winner, a washed up actor, who once played an iconic superhero, battles his ego and attempts to recover his family, his career and himself in the days leading up to the opening of a Broadway play. Alejandro Gonzalez Inarritu's comedy starring Michael Keaton, Zach Galifianakis and Edward Norton.

Pyat Zvyozd-Novokuznetskaya Thurs. to Wed. at 4:40 p.m. In English; Russian subtitles.

Bitva za Sevastopol (The Sevastopol Battle, 2015): Russian-Ukrainian war drama tells the true story of legendary sniper Lyudmila Pavlichenko (Yulia Peresild).

Pyat Zvyozd-Novokuznetskaya Thurs. to Wed. at 4:05 and 11:40 p.m.

Chappie (2015): Neill Blomkamp's sci-fi film about police droid Chappie who becomes the first robot with the ability to think and feel for himself.

Pyat Zvyozd-Novokuznetskaya Thurs. to Wed. at 11:25 a.m. Dubbed.

Child 44 (Malysh 44, 2015): A disgraced member of the military police investigates a series of nasty child murders in Stalin's Soviet Union. Daniel Espinosa's thriller starring Xavier Atkins, Mark Lewis Jones and Tom Hardy.

Pioner Thurs. at 1:10 and 9:30 p.m., Fri. at 3 and 11:25 p.m., Sat. at 1:30 p.m. and 12:10 a.m., Sun. at 9:15 a.m. and 2:05 p.m., Mon. at 1:35 and 11:35 p.m. In English; Russian subtitles.

Cinderella (Zolushka, 2015): When her father unexpectedly passes away, young Ella finds herself at the mercy of her cruel stepmother and her daughters. Never one to give up hope, Ella's fortunes begin to change after meeting a dashing stranger in the woods. Directed by Kenneth Branagh, stars Lily James, Hayley Atwell and Richard Madden.

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

FESTIVAL Danish Wave: En Chance Til (A Second Chance; Vtoroi Shans, 2015): Susanne Bier's morally complex drama focuses on a veteran police officer.

Center of Documentary Cinema Thurs. at 7:30 p.m., Sun. at 7 p.m. In Swedish and Danish; Russian subtitles.

FESTIVAL Danish Wave: Itsi Bitsi (2014): This epic, continent-crossing, countercultural romance from leading Danish director Ole Christian Madsen is based on events that led to the founding of the short-lived but massively influential Danish rock group Steppeulvene.

Center of Documentary Cinema Fri. at 7:30 p.m. In Danish; Russian subtitles.

FESTIVAL Danish Wave: Kapgang (Speed Walking; Sportivnaya Khodba, 2014): Niels Arden Oplev's drama focuses on a teenage boy who must deal with his confused sexuality and the loss of his mother in the mid-seventies.

Center of Documentary Cinema Sat. at 7 p.m. In Danish; Russian subtitles.

FESTIVAL Danish Wave: Miraklet (The Miracle; Chudo, 2013): A former dancer returns for the first time in years to his childhood country village to attend his mother's funeral and discovers that the love of his youth still lives there. Directed by Simon Staho.

Center of Documentary Cinema Sun. at 5 p.m. In Danish; Russian subtitles.

FESTIVAL Danish Wave: Stille Hjerte (Quiet Heart; So Spokoinym Serdtsem, 2014): Bille August's drama observes three generations of a well-to-do family coming together on a weekend to say goodbye to the mother who suffers from an incurable disease.

Center of Documentary Cinema Sat. at 5 p.m. In Danish; Russian subtitles.

Doctor Faustus: Globe Theater production of Christopher Marlowe's play about a man who sells his soul for knowledge.

Formula Kino Europe Fri. at 7:30 p.m. In English; Russian subtitles.

Dukhless 2 (Soulless 2, 2015): Roman Prygunov's sequel to his 2012 drama about businessman Max Andreyev (Danila Kozlovsky).

Pyat Zvyozd-Novokuznetskaya Thurs. to Wed. at 11:30 p.m.

El Cinco (Pyaty Nomer, 2014): Argentinian soccer player leaves his club for a career outside sports. During his last five matches, he struggles with the question of what he will do with his life. Directed by Adrian Biniez.

35MM Tues. at 7 p.m. In Spanish; Russian subtitles.

Pioner Thurs. at 9:45 p.m., Fri. at 5:15 p.m., Sat. at 4:05 p.m., Sun. at 4:25 p.m., Mon. at 3:20 p.m. In Spanish; Russian subtitles.

El Misterio de la Felicidad (The Mystery of Happiness; Sekret Schastya, 2014): a romantic comedy by Argentinean director Daniel Burman.

35MM Sat. at 2:30 p.m. In Spanish; Russian subtitles.

Pioner Thurs. at 1:35 p.m., Fri. at 11:25 a.m., Sat. at 9:15 a.m., Sun. at 10:55 p.m. In Spanish; Russian subtitles.

Force Majeure (2014): Ruben Ostlund's wickedly funny psychodrama tells the story of a model Swedish family on a skiing holiday in the French Alps.

35MM Mon. at 11:20 a.m., April 23 at 8:40 p.m. In Swedish, English, French and Norwegian; Russian subtitles.

Furious 7 (Forsazh 7, 2015): James Wan directs another installment of this series of thrillers starring Vin Diezel. Deckard Shaw seeks revenge against Dominic Toretto and his family for his comatose brother.

Pyat Zvyozd-Novokuznetskaya Thurs. to Wed. at 11:15 a.m., 1:55, 6:55, 8:15 and 10:55 p.m. Dubbed.

Jacky au Royaume des Filles (Jacky in the Kingdom of Women; Jacky v Tsarstve Zhenshchin, 2014): French comedy directed by Riad Sattouf. In the Kingdom of Bubunne, women are in power while men wear veils and do domestic tasks. Jacky, a young man who dreams of marrying the 'Colonelle' must struggle like Cinderella to realize his dreams.

35MM Wed. at 1 p.m. In French; Russian subtitles.

Lost River (Kak Poimat Monstra, 2014): A single mother is swept into a dark underworld, while her teenage son discovers a road that leads to a secret underwater town. Written and directed by Ryan Gosling, stars Christina Hendricks, Iain De Caestecker and Matt Smith.

35MM Thurs. at 12:10 p.m., Fri. at 10:40 p.m., Sat. at 12:50 a.m., Sun. at 4:20 p.m. In English; Russian subtitles.

Pioner Thurs. at 5:35 p.m. and midnight, Fri. at 1 and 7:25 p.m., Sat. at 4:10 and 10:10 p.m., Sun. at 11:55 a.m. and 6:50 p.m., Mon. at 4:15 p.m. In English; Russian subtitles.

Pyat Zvyozd-Novokuznetskaya Thurs. to Wed. at 2:45 and 8:40 p.m. In English; Russian subtitles.

Love's Labour's Won (Plodotvorniye Usiliya Lyubvi): Christopher Luscombe's staging of Shakespeares's comedy,?  "Much Ado About Nothing," for the Royal Shakespeare Company.

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

Mama Daragaya! (Mom, Dear!, 2014): an ironic comedy by Yaroslav Chevazhevsky.

Pyat Zvyozd-Novokuznetskaya Thurs. to Wed. at 12:55, 6:50 and 10:35 p.m.

FESTIVAL New Austrian Cinema Das Ewige Leben (Life Eternal; Vechnaya Zhizn, 2015): In Wolfgang Murnberger's fourth adaptation of a crime novel by Wolf Haas, Brenner (Josef Hader) returns to his hometown of Graz, where a dark secret from the past lurks.

Center of Documentary Cinema Wed. at 7:30 p.m. In German, Romanian and Turkish; Russian subtitles.

Oscar Shorts 2015.

35MM Fri. at 4 p.m., Sat. at 12:50 a.m., Sun. at 8 p.m., Tues. at 1 p.m., Wed. at 11 p.m. In English, Hebrew, Danish and German; Russian subtitles.

Center of Documentary Cinema Thurs. at 1 p.m., Sun. at 3 p.m. In English, Hebrew, Danish and German; Russian subtitles.

Pioner Thurs. at 9:10 a.m., Fri. at 12:05 a.m., Sun. at 2:10 p.m. In English, Hebrew, Danish and German; Russian subtitles.

Oscar Shorts 2015. Animated Films.

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

Pioner Thurs. at 5:45 p.m., Fri. at 3:35 p.m., Sat. at 1:15 p.m., Mon. at 11:30 a.m. In various languages; Russian subtitles.

Patsienty (Patients, 2015): Ella Omelchenko's psychological drama focuses on a young married couple.

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

Phoenix (2014): A concentration-camp survivor (Nina Hoss), unrecognizable after facial reconstruction surgery, searches ravaged postwar Berlin for the husband (Ronald Zehrfeld) who might have betrayed her to the Nazis.

35MM Thurs. at 10:10 a.m., Sun. at 2:20 p.m. In German; Russian subtitles.

Center of Documentary Cinema Fri. at 1 p.m., Mon. at 3 p.m. In German; Russian subtitles.

Pioner Thurs. at 11:15 a.m., Fri. at 9:10 a.m., Sat. at 11:25 a.m., Sun. at 1:15 a.m. In German; Russian subtitles.

Pyat Zvyozd-Novokuznetskaya Thurs. to Wed. at 11:10 a.m. In German; Russian subtitles.

Prizrak (Phantom, 2015): a comedy starring Fyodor Bondarchuk.

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

Rope (Veryovka, 1948): Alfred Hitchcock's psychological thriller starring James Stewart, John Dall and Farley Granger. Two young men strangle their "inferior" classmate, hide his body in their apartment, and invite his friends and family to a dinner party as a means to challenge the "perfection" of their crime.

Pioner Sat. at 8:30 p.m. In English; Russian subtitles.

Samba (2014): French romantic comedy directed by Olivier Nakache and Eric Toledano.

Pyat Zvyozd-Novokuznetskaya Thurs. to Wed. at 4:35 p.m. In French; Russian subtitles.

Shaun the Sheep Movie (Barashek Shaun, 2015): When Shaun decides to take the day off and have some fun, he gets more than he bargained for. British animated comedy directed by Mark Burton and Richard Starzak.

35MM Fri. at 12:30 a.m., Sat. at 12:50 p.m. No dailogue.

Strangers on a Train (Neznakomtsy v Poyezde, 1951): Alfred Hitchcock's psychological crime thriller starring Farley Granger, Ruth Roman, and Robert Walker.

Pioner Fri. at 9:30 p.m. In English; Russian subtitles.

Territory (2015): Alexander Melnic's adaptation of Oleg Kuvayev's novel about a group of geologists searching for gold in the tundra.

35MM Thurs. at 10:10 p.m., Fri. and Mon. at 6 p.m., Sat. and Wed. at 10 a.m., Tues. at 9 p.m.

The Hard Problem (Trudnaya Zadacha): Tom Stoppard returns to the National Theatre with his highly-anticipated new play that explores consciousness, morality and human behavior. Directed by Nicholas Hytner.

Formula Kino Europe Thurs. at 9 p.m. In English; Russian subtitles.

GUM Hall Thurs. at 9 p.m. In English; Russian subtitles.

The Last Five Years (Posledniye Pyat Let, 2014): Richard LaGravenese's screen version of Jason Robert Brown's musical about a struggling actress and her novelist lover stars Anna Kendrick, Jeremy Jordan and Tamara Mintz.

Pyat Zvyozd-Novokuznetskaya Thurs. to Wed. at 5:35 p.m. In English; Russian subtitles.

The Longest Ride (Dalnyaya Doroga, 2015): George Tillman, Jr. directs a romantic drama based on Nicholas Sparks' novel of the same name. Stars Scott Eastwood, Britt Robertson and Alan Alda.

35MM Thurs. at 6 p.m., Fri. at 12:30 a.m., Sat. at 6:30 p.m., Sun. at 10 p.m., Mon. at 3:30 p.m., Tues. at 10:30 a.m., Wed. at 8:45 p.m. In English; Russian subtitles.

Pioner Thurs. at 3:25 and 7:25 p.m., Fri. at 1:15 p.m., Sat. at 1:40 p.m., Sun. at 11:40 a.m. and 6:25 p.m., Mon. at 10:20 p.m. In English; Russian subtitles.

The Merry Widow (Vesyolaya Vdova): Andrew Davis stages the English version of Franz Lehar's operetta about the attempts of a baron to obtain a widow's fortune for his impoverished country of Pontevedria. Metropolitan Opera production with Renee Fleming, Nathan Gunn and Kelli O'Hara in the leads.

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

The Second Best Exotic Marigold Hotel (Marigold Hotel: Zaseleniye Prodolzhayetsya, 2015): John Madden's sequel to his 2012 comedy starring veteran British actors.

Pyat Zvyozd-Novokuznetskaya Thurs. to Wed. at 1:05 p.m. In English; Russian subtitles.

The Water Diviner (Iskatel Vody, 2014): Russell Crowe's war drama follows an Australian man (Crowe) who travels to Turkey after the Battle of Gallipoli to locate his three missing sons.

35MM Fri. at 1:50 p.m., Sun. at 12:10 p.m. In English and Turkish; Russian subtitles.

Pioner Thurs. at 11:25 a.m., Fri. at 9:15 a.m., Sat. at 11:05 a.m., Sun. at 9:20 a.m., Mon. at 12:40 a.m. In English and Turkish; Russian subtitles.

Pyat Zvyozd-Novokuznetskaya Thurs. to Wed. at 3:30 p.m. In English and Turkish; Russian subtitles.

Theory of Everything (Vselennaya Stivena Khokinga, 2014): James Marsh's drama about the relationship between the famous physicist Stephen Hawking and his wife. Stars Eddie Redmayne, Felicity Jones and Tom Prior.

Pyat Zvyozd-Novokuznetskaya Thurs. to Wed. at 6:30 p.m. Dubbed.

Titus Andronicus: Lucy Bailey's staging of Shakespeare's revenge tragedy starring William Houston. Shakespeare's Globe Theater production.

Formula Kino Europe Wed. at 7:30 p.m. In English; Russian subtitles.

Twelfth Night (Dvenadtsataya Noch): William Shakespeare's romantic comedy about twins who are separated by a shipwreck and later reunited by a series of amorous intrigues. Directed by Tim Carroll. 2012 Production of Shakespeare's Globe Theater.

Formula Kino Praga Wed. at 7:30 p.m. In English; Russian subtitles.

Una Giornata Particolare (A Special Day; Neobychny Den, 1977): Two neighbors, a persecuted journalist and a resigned housewife, meet during Hitler's visit in Italy in 1938. The restored copy of Ettore Scola's film starring Sophia Loren and Marcello Mastroianni.

Pioner Mon. at 7 p.m. In Italian; 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.

Cinema Park Metropolis Tues. at 7:30 p.m. In English; Russian subtitles.

We'll Never Have Paris (Ne Vidat Vam Parizh Kak Svoikh Ushei, 2014): Simon Helberg directs a romantic drama about a loser (Helberg) who, after dating a girl (Melanie Lynskey) for 10 years, decides to finally propose, but the day before that a gorgeous blonde co-worker reveals her love for him.

35MM Thurs. at 2 p.m., Fri. at 8:50 p.m., Sat. at 12:50 a.m., Sun. at 6:10 p.m., Mon. at 10:50 p.m., Tues. at 3 p.m., Wed. at 7 p.m. In English and French; Russian subtitles.

Pioner Thurs. at 3:40 and 7:35 p.m., Fri. at 11:05 a.m. and 5:30 p.m., Sat. at 9:20 a.m. and 6:20 p.m., Sun. at 4:45 and 11:20 p.m., Mon. at 11:40 a.m. and 9:40 p.m. In English and French; Russian subtitles.

Wild (Dikaya, 2014): Jean-Marc Vallee directs a biographical drama that chronicles one woman's 1,100-mile solo hike undertaken as a way to recover from a recent catastrophe. Stars Reese Witherspoon, Laura Dern and Gaby Hoffmann.

35MM Thurs. at 3:50 p.m., Fri. at 10:30 a.m. and 12:30 a.m., Sat. at 4:20 and 10:40 p.m., Sun. at 10 a.m., Mon. at 8:50 p.m., Tues. at 4:50 p.m., Wed. at 3 p.m. In English; Russian subtitles.

Pioner Thurs. at 11:40 p.m., Fri. at 7:35 p.m., Sat. at 7:15 and 11:45 p.m., Sun. at 8:45 p.m. and 12:45 a.m., Mon. at 1:10 and 5:15 p.m. In English; Russian subtitles.

Pyat Zvyozd-Novokuznetskaya Thurs. to Wed. at 3:20 and 9:15 p.m. In English; Russian subtitles.

Wild Tales (Dikiye Istorii, 2014): Argentinean black comedy written and directed by Damian Szifron.

Pyat Zvyozd-Novokuznetskaya Thurs. to Wed. at 11:20 a.m. In Spanish; 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.gosfilmofond.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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