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Louder Than Bombs (Gromche, Chem Bomby, 2015): The fractious family of a father and his two sons confront their different feelings and memories of their deceased wife and mother, a famed war photographer. Directed by Joachim Trier, stars Jesse Eisenberg, Rachel Brosnahan and Amy Ryan. IMDB

Anomalisa (2015):?  Charlie Kaufman and Duke Johnson's award-winning stop-motion comedy-drama follows a lonely author (voiced by David Thewlis) who perceives everyone as identical (Tom Noonan) until he meets a unique woman (Jennifer Jason Leigh).

Pioner April 9 at 8 p.m. In English; Russian subtitles.

As You Like It (Kak Vam Eto Ponravitsya): Shakespeare's comedy directed by Thea Sharrock. 2009 production of Shakespeare's Globe Theater.

Oktyabr April 13 at 7:30 p.m. In English; Russian subtitles.

Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice (2016): Fearing the actions of Superman are left unchecked, Batman takes on the man of steel, while the world wrestles with what kind of a hero it really needs. With Batman and Superman fighting each other, a new threat, Doomsday, is created by Lex Luthor. It's up to Superman and Batman to set aside their differences along with Wonder Woman to stop Lex Luthor and Doomsday from destroying Metropolis. Directed by Zack Snyder, stars Ben Affleck, Henry Cavill, Amy Adams, Jesse Eisenberg, Diane Lane, Laurence Fishburne, Jeremy Irons, Holly Hunter and Gal Gadot.

Pioner April 7 at 11 a.m., April 8 at 1:15 p.m., April 9 at 10:30 p.m., April 10 at 3 p.m., April 12 at 3:10 p.m., April 13 at 1 p.m. In English; Russian subtitles.

Moskva April 7, 8 and 11 to 13 at 5:15 p.m., April 9 and 10 at 4:15 p.m. In English.

Carol (2015): An aspiring photographer develops an intimate relationship with an older woman. Todd Haynes' romantic drama, based on Patricia Highsmith' novel, stars Cate Blanchett, Rooney Mara, Sarah Paulson and Kyle Chandler.

Pyat Zvyozd-Novokuznetskaya April 7 to 13 at 11:15 a.m. and 5:50 p.m. In English; Russian subtitles.

Colonia (2015): A young woman's desperate search for her abducted boyfriend that draws her into the infamous Colonia Dignidad, a sect nobody ever escaped from. Directed by Florian Gallenberger.

Pioner April 8 at 11:25 a.m., April 10 at 1 a.m., April 11 at 3:05 p.m., April 13 at 1:50 p.m. In English and Spanish; Russian subtitles.

Zvezda April 8 at 10:35 a.m., April 10 at 2:10 p.m. In English and Spanish; Russian subtitles.

Coriolanus: Josie Rourke directs Shakespeare's tragedy of political manipulation and revenge with Tom Hiddleston in the lead. Donmar Warehouse 2014 production.

Formula Kino Europe April 13 at 7:30 p.m. In English; Russian subtitles.

Deadpool (2016): A former Special Forces operative turned mercenary is subjected to a rogue experiment that leaves him with accelerated healing powers, adopting the alter ego Deadpool. Directed by Tim Miller, stars Ryan Reynolds, Morena Baccarin and T.J. Miller.

Moskva April 7, 8 and 11 to 13 at 11:05 p.m., April 9 and 10 at 10:05 p.m.? In English.

Eddie the Eagle (Eddie "Oryol", 2016): The story of Eddie Edwards, the notoriously tenacious British underdog ski jumper who charmed the world at the 1988 Winter Olympics. Directed by Dexter Fletcher, stars Taron Egerton, Hugh Jackman and Tom Costello.

Pyat Zvyozd-Novokuznetskaya April 7 to 13 at?  6:15 p.m. and 12:05 a.m. In English and German; Russian subtitles.

At Moskva April 7, 8 and 11 to 13 at 5:25 and 7:15 p.m., April 9 and 10 at 4:25 and 6:15 p.m. In English.

Hail, Caesar! (Da Zdravstvuyet Tsezar!, 2016): Joel and Ethan Coen's comedy is a fictional story that follows the real-life "fixer" Eddie Mannix working in the Hollywood film industry in the 1950s, trying to discover what happened to a cast member who vanishes during filming. Stars Josh Brolin, George Clooney, Alden Ehrenreich, Ralph Fiennes, Jonah Hill, Scarlett Johansson, Frances McDormand, Tilda Swinton, and Channing Tatum.

35MM April 7 at 9:40 p.m., April 8 at 6 p.m. In English; Russian subtitles.

Pyat Zvyozd-Novokuznetskaya April 7 to 13 at 1:35 and 8:10 p.m. In English; Russian subtitles.

Hangmen (Palachi): Martin McDonagh's new black comedy directed by Matthew Dunster stars David Morrissey and Reece Shearsmith. In his small pub in Oldham, Harry is something of a local celebrity. But what's the second-best hangman in England to do on the day they've abolished hanging? Amongst the cub reporters and sycophantic pub regulars, dying to hear Harry's reaction to the news, a peculiar stranger lurks, with a very different motive for his visit.

Eldar April 7 at 7:30 p.m. In English; Russian subtitles.

Karo Atrium April 13 at 7:30 p.m. In English; Russian subtitles.

Hardcore Henry (2016): A man wakes up in a Moscow laboratory to learn that he's been brought back from the as a half-human, half-robotic hybrid. Ilya Naishuller's first person action film starring Sharlto Copley, Danila Kozlovsky, Haley Bennett, and Tim Roth.

Pioner April 7 at 3:45 and 7:35 p.m., April 8 at 4 and 9:30 p.m., April 9 at 11:20 a.m., 4:50 and 8:40 p.m., April 10 at 6:05 and 10 p.m., April 11 at 1:40, 7:35 and 11:15 p.m., April 12 at 1:20, 5:55 and 11:25 p.m., April 13 at 3:45 and 9:20 p.m. In English; Russian subtitles.

Hitchcock/Truffaut (2015): Filmmakers discuss how Francois Truffaut's 1966 book "Cinema According to Hitchcock" influenced their work. Kent Jones' documentary.

Center of Documentary Cinema April 7 at 5 p.m., April 8 at 9 p.m., April 9 at 4:30 p.m., April 10 at 7 p.m., April 11 at 1 p.m. In English; Russian subtitles.

Pioner April 8 at 5:50 p.m., April 9 at 1:10 p.m., April 10 at 1:20 p.m., April 11 at noon, April 12 at 7:45 p.m., April 13 at 5:35 p.m. In English; Russian subtitles.

Life (Zhizn, 2015): Anton Corbijn's biographical drama based on the friendship of Life photographer Dennis Stock and Hollywood actor James Dean, starring Robert Pattinson as Stock and Dane DeHaan as Dean.

Pioner April 7 at 5:35 and 11:30 p.m., April 8 at 11:10 a.m., April 10 at 11:50 p.m., April 11 at 3:30 p.m., April 12 at 11:15 a.m. In English; Russian subtitles.

Pyat Zvyozd-Novokuznetskaya April 7 to 13 at 12:50 p.m. In English; Russian subtitles.

Louder Than Bombs (Gromche, Chem Bomby, 2015): The fractious family of a father and his two sons confront their different feelings and memories of their deceased wife and mother, a famed war photographer. Directed by Joachim Trier, stars Jesse Eisenberg, Rachel Brosnahan and Amy Ryan.

35MM April 7 at 2 and 7:40 p.m., April 8 at 12:25 and 8:05 p.m. In English and French; Russian subtitles.

Center of Documentary Cinema April 7 at 6:30 p.m., April 8 at 5 p.m., April 9 at 6:15 p.m., April 10 at 8:45 p.m., April 11 at 2:45 p.m., April 12 at 2:15 p.m., April 13 at 4:45 p.m. In English; Russian subtitles.

Pioner April 7 at 1:45 and 9:30 p.m., April 8 at 7:30 and 11:20 p.m., April 9 at 2:50 and 6:40 p.m., April 10 at 8 p.m., April 11 at 5:35 p.m., April 12 at 9:25 p.m., April 13 at 11 a.m. and 11:20 p.m. In English and French; Russian subtitles.

Pyat Zvyozd-Novokuznetskaya April 7 to 13 at 4:55 p.m. In English and French; Russian subtitles.

Zvezda April 7 and 10 at 5:55 p.m., April 8 at 12:35 p.m., April 11 at 10:50 a.m. and 8:10 p.m., April 12 at 12:35 p.m., April 13 at 6:25 p.m. In English; Russian subtitles.

Remember (Pomnit, 2015): With the aid of a fellow Auschwitz survivor and a hand-written letter, an elderly man with dementia goes in search of the person responsible for the death of his family. Directed by Atom Egoyan, stars Christopher Plummer, Dean Norris and Martin Landau.

Pyat Zvyozd-Novokuznetskaya April 7 to 13 at 11:10 p.m. In English; Russian subtitles.

The Importance of Being Earnest (Kak Vazhno Byt Seryoznym): Oscar Wilde's satire about two young men who try winning their ladies by pretending to be named Ernest. Vadeville Theater 2015 production directed by Adrian Noble stars David Suchet as Lady Bracknell.

Formula Kino Gorizont April 12 at 7:30 p.m. In English; Russian subtitles.

The Jungle Book (Kniga Dzhunglei, 2016): Jon Favreau's fantasy adventure film based on Rudyard Kipling's works.

Moskva April 8, 11, 12 and 13 at 5 and 7:50 p.m., April 9 and 10 at 4 and 6:50 p.m. In English; Russian subtitles.

Pioner April 7 at 3:30, 7:15 p.m. and 12:15 a.m., April 8 at 1:25, 5:10 and 7:15 p.m., April 9 at 1, 6 and 9:55 p.m., April 10 at 11:30 a.m., 3:50 and 9 p.m., April 11 at 1 and 7:15 p.m., April 12 at 3:25 and 7:15 p.m., April 13 at 10:20 p.m. In English; Russian subtitles.

The Road Within (Tronutiye, 2014): A young man with Tourette's Syndrome embarks on a road trip with his recently-deceased mother's ashes. A comedy written and directed by Gren Wells.

Pyat Zvyozd-Novokuznetskaya April 7 to 13 at 11:15 p.m. In English; Russian subtitles.

Belles Familles (Families; Obraztsoviye Semyi, 2015): Jean-Paul Rappeneau's farcial comedy focuses on the Varenne clan and the magnificent country mansion that was once their home but is now shuttered due to a legal dispute. Stars Mathieu Amalric, Marine Vacth, Gilles Lellouche and Nicole Garcia.

Pioner April 7 at 11:15 a.m., April 11 at 5:05 p.m., April 12 at 11:10 a.m., April 13 at 11:30 a.m. In French; Russian subtitles.

Pyat Zvyozd-Novokuznetskaya April 7 to 13 at 3:40 and 10:15 p.m. In French; Russian subtitles.

Geroi (Hero, 2016): Yury Vasilyev's love story that begins just World War I. Stars Svetlana Ivanova, Yulia Peresild, Dima Bilan, Alexander Baluyev, Marat Basharov and Alexander Adabashyan.

Pyat Zvyozd-Novokuznetskaya April 7 to 13 at 7 p.m.

Insight (2015): Alexander Kott's melodrama starring Alexander Yatsenko, Agrippina Steklova and Andrei Bilzho.

Pioner April 7 and 12 at 5:30 p.m., April 8 at 3:30 p.m., April 9 at 11:10 a.m., April 10 at 1:45 p.m., April 11 at 11:20 a.m. In Russian.

Pyat Zvyozd-Novokuznetskaya April 7 to 13 at 3:05 p.m. In Russian.

Zvezda April 7 at 4:15 p.m., April 8 at 2:35 p.m., April 9 at 12:50 p.m., April 10 at 12:30 p.m., April 11 at 4:45 p.m., April 12 at 2:35 p.m. In Russian.

Leoni (A Holy Venetian Family; Venetsianskiye Lvy, 2015): an Italian comedy directed by Pietro Parolin.

35MM April 7 at 12:15 p.m., April 8 at 10:05 p.m. In Italian; Russian subtitles.

Les Deux Amis (Two Friends; Druzya, 2015): Louis Garrel's romantic dramedy loosely based on Alfred de Musset's play "The Moods of Marianne." Two best friends have their relationship tested when Abel tries to help his friend Clement with the latter's love interest Mona.

35MM April 7 at 5:45 p.m., April 8 at 2:30 p.m. In French; Russian subtitles.

Center of Documentary Cinema April 7 at 1 p.m., April 10 at 3 p.m. In French; Russian subtitles.

Pioner April 7 and 12 at 1:30 p.m., April 8 and 11 at 12:15 a.m., April 9 at 11:55 p.m., April 10 at 11:05 p.m., April 13 at 12:25 a.m. In French; Russian subtitles.

Pyat Zvyozd-Novokuznetskaya April 7 to 13 at 12:55 and 6:45 p.m. In French; Russian subtitles.

LIAF: a program of the London International Animation Festival.

Center of Documentary Cinema April 8 at 3 p.m. In various languages; Russian subtitles.

London Has Fallen (Padeniye Londona, 2015): Babak Najafi's sequel to Antoine Fuqua's 2013 film "Olympus Has Fallen" stars Gerard Butler, Aaron Eckhart and Morgan Freeman. In London for the Prime Minister's funeral, Mike Banning discovers a plot to assassinate all the attending world leaders.

Pyat Zvyozd-Novokuznetskaya April 7 to 13 at 11 p.m. Dubbed.

Mily Hans, Dorogoi Pyotr (My Good Hans, 2015): The story of Soviet worker Pyotr and German engineer Hans who came to the U.S.S.R. before the war on a business trip. Directed by Alexander Mindadze.

Pyat Zvyozd-Novokuznetskaya April 7 to 13 at 4:45 p.m. In Russian.

Mon Roi (Moi Korol, 2015): French romantic drama starring Vincent Cassel, Emmanuelle Bercot and Louis Garrel.

Pyat Zvyozd-Novokuznetskaya April 7 to 13 at 8:50 p.m. In French; Russian subtitles.

FESTIVAL N.I.C.E.: Cloro (Chlorine; Khlorka, 2015): Lamberto Sanfelice's drama focuses on a girl who dreams of becoming a synchronized swimmer.

Illyuzion April 11 at 9:30 p.m. In Italian; Russian subtitles.

FESTIVAL N.I.C.E.: Fino a qui Tutto Bene (So Far So Good; Poka Chto Vsyo Otlichno, 2014): Roan Johnson's light-hearted comedy about the moment when university ends and life begins.

Illyuzion April 9 at 9 p.m. In Italian; Russian subtitles.

FESTIVAL N.I.C.E.: Gomorrah (2008): Matteo Garrone's inside look at Italy's modern crime families.

Illyuzion April 11 at 7 p.m. In Italian; Russian subtitles.

FESTIVAL N.I.C.E.: Io Arlecchino (2014): Matteo Bini and Giorgio Pasotti's film in the genre of commedia dell'arte.

Illyuzion April 7 at 7 p.m. In Italian; Russian subtitles.

FESTIVAL N.I.C.E.: Italo Barocco (2014): Alessia Scarso's family comedy the friendship between a lonely boy and an extraordinary dog that taugh a whole village about being human.

Illyuzion April 8 at 7 p.m. In Italian; Russian subtitles.

FESTIVAL N.I.C.E.: L'imbalsamatore (The Embalmer; Taksidermist, 2002): Matteo Garrone's drama tells the sad story of a love triangle.

Illyuzion April 10 at 8:30 p.m. In Italian; Russian subtitles.

FESTIVAL N.I.C.E.: Mi Chiamo Maya (My Name Is Maya, 2015): Tommaso Agnese's coming-of-age story about two sisters who lose their mother in a car accident. Faced with separate foster care situations that will put them in different countries, the girls run away, pursued by a caring social worker.

Illyuzion April 7 at 9:30 p.m. In Italian; Russian subtitles.

FESTIVAL N.I.C.E.: Noi e la Giulia (The Legendary Giulia and Other Miracles; Dzhulia i My, 2015): Edoardo Leo's comedy about three down-on-their luck men who have to struggle against the local mafia in order to open an agritourism.

Illyuzion April 10 at 4 p.m. In Italian; Russian subtitles.

FESTIVAL N.I.C.E.: Primo Amore (First Love; Pervaya Lyubov, 2004): Matteo Garrone's award-winning romantic drama?  dealing with anorexia nervosa.

Illyuzion April 9 at 5 p.m. In Italian; Russian subtitles.

FESTIVAL N.I.C.E.: Se Dio Vuole (God Willing; Yesli Gospod Pozhelayet, 2015): An atheist surgeon goes undercover in the church in the hopes of discovering some hidden secret that will discredit the priest who is making his son think twice about medical school. Edoardo Maria Falcone's award-winning comedy.

Illyuzion April 10 at 6:30 p.m. In Italian; Russian subtitles.

FESTIVAL N.I.C.E.: Tempo Instabile con Probabili Schiarite (Partly Cloudy with Sunny Spells; Neustoichivaya Pogoda, 2015): Marco Pontecorvo's sarcastic comedy about two friends who find oil in the courtyard of their cooperative on the brink of bankruptcy.

Illyuzion April 9 at 7 p.m. In Italian; Russian subtitles.

FESTIVAL New Austrian Cinema: Die Getraumten (The Dreamed Ones; Mechtateli, 2016): Two young actors meet in a recording studio to read the letters of poets Ingeborg Bachmann and Paul Celan, who came to know each other in post-war Vienna. Directed by Ruth Beckermann.

Center of Documentary Cinema April 13 at 7:30 p.m., April 16 at 5 p.m. In German; Russian subtitles.

Okhrana (Guards, 2016): Alexander Proshkin's ironic comedy about girls who serve as guards at a dying provincial ironworks. Stars Maria Korovina, Viktor Sukhorukov, Anton Shagin and Alexei Kortnev.

Pyat Zvyozd-Novokuznetskaya April 7 to 13 at 7:05 p.m.

Oscar Shorts 2016. Animation.

Pyat Zvyozd-Novokuznetskaya April 7 to 13 at 5:05 p.m. In various languages; Russian subtitles.

Palmeras en la Nieve (Palm Trees in the Snow; Palmy v Snegu, 2015): Fernando Gonzalez Molina's melodrama starring Mario Casas

Pioner April 7, 8 and 11 at 9:20 p.m., April 9 at 3:05 p.m., April 10 at 6 p.m., April 12 at 11:40 p.m., April 13 at 4 p.m. In Spanish; Russian subtitles.

Tryapichny Soyuz (Rag Union, 2016): Mikhail Mestetsky's offbeat coming-of-age comedy observes a group of rowdy idlers whose most ambitious project is to blow up Tsereteli's infamous Peter the Great monument in Moscow.

Pyat Zvyozd-Novokuznetskaya April 7 to 13 at 11:20 a.m.

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, 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, cinemapark.ru

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

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

Domzhur
8A Nikitsky Bulvar. M. Arbatskaya. 495-691-5698, 222-1060, 697-20-86, 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 Praga
10 Nizhnyaya Maslovka, M. Savyolovskaya, 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, mosgorsad.ru

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

Moskva
2 Okhotny Ryad, at the Moskva Hotel, 4th floor. M. Okhotny Ryad, Teatralnaya. 495-730-1031, cinema.moscow

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

Museum of Moscow
2 Zubovsky Bulvar. M. Park Kultury. 499-766-4196, mosmuseum.ru

Muzeon Park of Arts
2 Krymsky Val. M. Oktyabrskaya, Park Kultury. 499-238-3396, 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. platformaproject.ru, 495-917-1799, bigbilet.ru, 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, strelka.com

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

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