Ai Weiwei: Never Sorry (2012): Alison Klayman's documentary chronicles artist and activist Ai Weiwei as he prepares for a series of exhibitions and encounters an increasing number of clashes with the Chinese government.
Pioner Thurs. at 1:20 p.m., Fri. at 3 p.m., Sat. at 4:30 p.m., Mon. at 12:40 a.m., Tues. at 3:20 p.m., Wed. at 7:10 p.m. In English; Russian subtitles.
Amour (Love; Lyubov, 2012): Winner of the 2012 Cannes Film Festival Palme d'Or, Michael Haneke's powerful story stars Jean-Louis Trintignant and Emmanuelle Riva as retired music teachers in their 80s. When her health deteriorates due to a stroke, she makes her loving husband promise he won't take her to the hospital.
Pyat Zvyozd-Novokuznetskaya Thurs. to Wed. at 1:55 p.m. In French; Russian subtitles.
Belle du Seigneur (Vlyublyonniye, 2012): Glenio Bonder's adaptation of Albert Cohen's 1968 novel set in Geneva in the 1930s. A Mediterranean Jew (Jonathan Rhys Meyers) employed by the League of Nations falls for a married Swiss aristocrat (Natalia Vodianova).
Pioner Thurs. at 11:25 p.m., Fri. at 11:25 p.m., Sat. at 12:55 p.m., Sun. at 3 p.m., Mon. at 11 a.m. and 7:15 p.m., Tues. at 3:05 p.m. and 1:10 a.m., Tues. at 11:25 a.m. and 3:10 p.m. In English; Russian subtitles.
Pyat Zvyozd-Paveletskaya Thurs. to Wed. at 9:35 p.m. Dubbed.
Festival Brick: High Hopes (Bolshiye Nadezhdy, 1988): Mike Leigh's satirical comedy about a pair of ex-hippies.
Pioner Thurs. at 9 p.m. In English; Russian subtitles.
Festival Brick: Made in Britain (Sdelano v Britanii, 1982): Alan Clarke's crime drama focuses on a 16 year-old skinhead (Tim Roth).
Pioner Fri. at 9:30 p.m. In English; Russian subtitles.
Festival Brick: Pioneer Night Showings: Christopher Petit's "Radio On" (1979), Peter Care's shorts "Johnny YesNo" (1982) and "Johnny YesNo Redux" (2008).
Pioner Sat. at 12:30 a.m. In English; Russian subtitles.
Festival Brick: The Falls (Padeniya, 1980): The world has been affected by a mysterious occurrence known as the Violent Unknown Event, or VUE, that causes immortality and disability. This three-hour sci-fi drama, made as a mockumentary, culminated Peter Greenaway's early period.
Pioner Tues. at 9 p.m. In English; Russian subtitles.
Festival Brick: The Gold Diggers (Zolotoiskateli, 1983): Sally Potter's experimental feminist film made with an all-woman crew.
Pioner Mon. at 9 p.m. In English; Russian subtitles.
Festival Brick: The Hunger (Golod, 1983), Tony Scott's vampire film starring Catherine Deneuve, David Bowie and Susan Sarandon.
Pioner Sun. at 7:30 p.m. In English; Russian subtitles.
Festival Brick: The Terence Davies Trilogy (Trilogiya Terensa Devisa, 1983): Davies' triptych of short films deals with the life of a gay man named Robert Tucker growing up in a repressive culture.
Pioner Wed. at 9:20 p.m. In English; Russian subtitles.
Brigada. Naslednik (Brigade. The Heir, 2012): The son of a former criminal group leader comes to Russia from the United States. Directed by Denis Alexeyev and Roman Doronin.
Pyat Zvyozd-Novokuznetskaya Thurs. to Wed. at 2:50 and 6:45 p.m.
Pyat Zvyozd-Paveletskaya Thurs. to Wed. at 12:10, 4:10 and 10:05 p.m.
Dans la Maison (In the House; V Dome, 2012): A 16 year-old boy insinuates himself into the house of a fellow student from his literature class and writes about it in essays for his teacher. Francois Ozon's award-winning tale of suburban voyeurism with a dark comic twist.
Pyat Zvyozd-Novokuznetskaya Thurs. to Wed. at 11:15 a.m. and 5:35 p.m. In French; Russian subtitles.
Den Uchitelya (The Day of a Teacher, 2012): Sergei Mokritsky's drama observes one day in the life of a teacher.
Pyat Zvyozd-Novokuznetskaya Thurs. to Wed. at 2:20 p.m.
Der Sandmann (The Sandman; Pesochny Chelovek, 2011): This offbeat Swiss comedy, directed by Peter Luisi, focuses on a man (Fabian Kruger) who is shedding sand — in his bed, from his shirtsleeves and trouser cuffs.
35MM See www.kino35mm.ru/en/schedule. In German; Russian subtitles.
Doctor (2012): Vladimir Pankov's musical about the life of a provincial doctor.
Pyat Zvyozd-Novokuznetskaya Thurs. to Wed. at 12:55 p.m.
DukhLess (Soulless, 2012): Roman Prygunov's drama focuses on a 30-year-old successful businessman. Starring Artur Smolyaninov, Danila Kozlovsky and Mikhail Yefremov.
Pyat Zvyozd-Novokuznetskaya Thurs. to Wed. at 10:40 p.m.
Dzhungli (The Jungle, 2012): A comedy about the adventures of a married couple on an exotic island.
Pyat Zvyozd-Novokuznetskaya Thurs. to Wed. at 1:20 and 7:35 p.m.
Pyat Zvyozd-Paveletskaya Thurs. to Wed. at 7:40, 9:45 and 11:50 p.m.
Rolan Thurs. to Wed. at 5:10 p.m.
Festival German Cinema: Das System (2011): Twenty-year-old Mike, an attractive and intelligent dropout, becomes involved in a parallel world of international lobbyists and former GDR secret service agents.
35MM Sat. at noon. In English; Russian subtitles.
Festival German Cinema: Der Felsen (A Map of the Heart; Skala, 2002): Dominik Graf's romantic drama focuses on a woman in her mid-thirties and a young criminal.
35MM Tues. at 7 p.m. In German; Russian subtitles.
Festival German Cinema: Der Rote Kakadu (The Red Cockatoo; Krasny Kakadu, 2006): A coming-of-age story set in Germany in the 1960s. A comedy by Dominik Graf.
35MM Mon. at 7 p.m. In German; Russian subtitles.
Festival German Cinema: Die Katze (The Cat; Koshka, 1988): A crime thriller directed by Dominik Graf.
35MM Mon. at 9:30 p.m. In German; Russian subtitles.
Festival German Cinema: Dreiviertelmond (Three Quarter Moon; Tri Chetverti Luny, 2011): A comedy drama about a lonely taxi driver.
35MM Fri. at 7 p.m. In German; Russian subtitles.
Festival German Cinema: Next Generation Short Tiger 2012: a program of animated and short films.
35MM Fri. at 9 p.m. In German and other languages; Russian subtitles.
Festival German Cinema: Russendisco (2011): A comedy about three young Russian friends, who move from Moscow to Berlin in the wave of emigration right after the fall of the Berlin wall.
35MM Sat. at 6 p.m. In German; Russian subtitles.
Festival German Cinema: Was Bleibt (What Is Left; Vsyo, Chto Ostanetsya, 2012): A writer in his mid-thirties who has been living in Berlin since college, happily removed from the lives of his family, takes his son to the boy's grandparents in a leafy suburb outside Bonn.
35MM Thurs. at 7 p.m. In German; Russian subtitles.
Festival German Cinema: Westwind (2012): In 1988 in East Germany teenage twin sisters meet young men vacationing from Hamburg.
35MM Sun. at 6 p.m. In German; Russian subtitles.
Festival German Cinema: Wir Wollten aufs Meer (Shores of Hope; V More!, 2011): Set in the early 1980s in East Germany, Toke Constantin Hebbeln's drama shows the nature of Stasi surveillance and manipulation.
35MM Thurs. at 9 p.m. In German; Russian subtitles.
Here Comes the Boom (Tolstyak na Ringe, 2012): Frank Coraci's action comedy about a high school biology teacher who wants to become a mixed-martial arts fighter. Stars Kevin James, Salma Hayek and Henry Winkler.
Pyat Zvyozd-Paveletskaya Thurs. to Wed. at 2:10 and 8 p.m. Dubbed.
Izmena (Betrayal, 2012): This encounter between a man and a woman, whose respective spouses are having an affair, is structured by director Kirill Serebrennikov as a melancholy neo-noir mystery.
Pyat Zvyozd-Novokuznetskaya Thurs. to Wed. at 7:20 p.m.
Konvoi (Escort, 2012): An army captain and the runaway soldier he is escorting spend one day in contemporary Moscow. Written and directed by Alexei Mizgiryov.
Pioner Thurs. at 11:40 a.m. and 3:10 p.m., Fri. at 11:30 a.m., Sat. at 3 p.m., Sun. at 11:40 p.m., Mon. at 1:20 p.m., Tues. at 5:10 p.m., Wed. at 1:40 and 11:30 p.m.
Pyat Zvyozd-Novokuznetskaya Thurs. to Wed. at 6:35 p.m.
La Chispa de la Vida (As Luck Would Have It; Poslednyaya Iskra Zhizni, 2011): An out-of-work publicist who suffers an accident looks to sell the exclusive interview rights to the highest bidder in an attempt to provide for his family. A satirical comedy from acclaimed surrealist director Alex de la Iglesia.
Pioner Thurs. at 7 p.m., Fri. at 7:20 p.m., Sat. at 10:10 p.m., Sun. at 5:15 p.m., Mon. at 3 p.m., Tues. at 11:30 and 12:30 a.m. In Spanish; Russian subtitles.
Lawless (Samy Pyany Okrug v Mire, 2012): During the depression a new deputy wants in on a bootlegging gang. Based on Matt Bondurant's novel, directed by John Hillcoat, stars Tom Hardy, Shia LaBeouf and Guy Pearce.
Pioner Thurs. at 12:55 and 9:10 p.m., Fri. at 7:15 p.m., Sat. at 7 p.m., Sun. at 5:05 and 9:30 p.m., Mon. at 12:55 and 11:10 p.m., Tues. at 5 p.m., Wed. at 11:20 p.m. In English; Russian subtitles.
Pieta (2012): A loan shark is forced to reconsider his violent lifestyle after the arrival of a mysterious woman claiming to be his long-lost mother. A drama by Korean writer-director Kim Ki-Duk.
Pioner Fri. at 5 p.m., Sun. at 1:10 p.m., Tues. at 7 p.m. In Korean; Russian subtitles.
Pyat Zvyozd-Novokuznetskaya Thurs. to Wed. at 11:10 p.m. Dubbed.
Rolan Thurs. to Wed. at 11:15 p.m. Dubbed.
Playing for Keeps (Muzhchina Naraskhvat, 2012): Gabriele Muccino's romantic comedy starring Gerard Butler, Jessica Biel and Dennis Quaid.
Pyat Zvyozd-Novokuznetskaya Thurs. to Wed. at 4:10, 9:30 and 11:40 p.m. Dubbed.
Pyat Zvyozd-Paveletskaya Thurs. to Wed. at 4:20, 6:25, 8:30, 10:40 p.m. and 12:40 a.m. Dubbed.
Rolan Thurs. to Wed. at 3 and 9:25 p.m. Dubbed.
Poslednyaya Skazka Rity (Rita's Last Fairy Tale, 2011): Renata Litvinova's romantic drama. Stars Renata Litvinova, Tatyana Drubich and Olga Kuzina.
Pyat Zvyozd-Novokuznetskaya Thurs. to Wed. at 11:55 p.m.
Post Tenebras Lux (Posle Mraka Svet, 2012): Carlos Reygadas' autobiographical drama observes a well-off family living in the Mexican countryside.
Pioner Fri. at 3:10 p.m., Sun. at 11:30 p.m., Tues. at 7:10 p.m. In Spanish; Russian subtitles.
Rasskazy (Stories, 2012): Writer-director Mikhail Segal tells four stories in four genres — absurdist comedy, social satire, thriller and melodrama.
Pyat Zvyozd-Novokuznetskaya Thurs. to Wed. at 3:15 p.m.
Seven Psychopaths (Sem Psikhopatov, 2012): Martin McDonagh's comedy starring Colin Farrell, Woody Harrelson and Sam Rockwell. A struggling screenwriter becomes entangled in the Los Angeles criminal underworld after his friends kidnap a gangster's beloved dog.
Pyat Zvyozd-Novokuznetskaya Thurs. to Wed. at 12:50 p.m. Dubbed.
Silver Linings Playbook (Moi Paren — Psikh, 2012): David O. Russell's romantic comedy, based on Matthew Quick's debut novel of the same name, follows Pat Solitano's mission to reunite with his wife after he's released from a psychiatric hospital. Stars Bradley Cooper, Jennifer Lawrence and Robert De Niro.
35MM See www.kino35mm.ru/en/schedule. In English; Russian subtitles.
Pyat Zvyozd-Novokuznetskaya Thurs. to Wed. at 11:35 p.m. Dubbed.
Pyat Zvyozd-Paveletskaya Thurs. to Wed. at 12:10 a.m. Dubbed.
Rolan Thurs. to Wed. at 1:05 p.m. Dubbed.
So Mnoyu Vot Chto Proiskhodit (That's Happening to Me, 2012): Viktor Shamirov and Gosha Kutsenko's melodramatic comedy set in Moscow on December 31.
Pyat Zvyozd-Novokuznetskaya Thurs. to Wed. at 5:10 p.m.
Solovei Razboinik (The Robber Nightingale, 2012): The story of a generous robber fighting for justice. An action comedy written by and starring Ivan Okhlobystin, directed by Yegor Baranov.
Pyat Zvyozd-Novokuznetskaya Thurs. to Wed. at 11:05 a.m., 6:55 and 8:50 p.m.
Pyat Zvyozd-Paveletskaya Thurs. to Wed. at 10:20 a.m. and 6:10 p.m.
Rolan Thurs. to Wed. at 11:15 a.m.
Sushi Girl (2012): The story of a ruthless band of criminals who get together after their newest member is released from prison after a six-year term. Starring Tony Todd, James Duval, Noah Hathaway, Mark Hamill and Andy Mackenzie, Directed by Kern Saxton.
35MM See www.kino35mm.ru/en/schedule. In English; Russian subtitles.
Pioner Thurs. at 1:25 a.m., Fri. at 5:20 p.m., Sat. at 11:05 a.m., Sun. at 1:40 a.m., Tues. at 1:15 p.m., Wed. at 5:10 p.m. In English; Russian subtitles.
Tanets Deli (Delhi Dance, 2012): Ivan Vyrypayev's drama set in a hospital includes six stories about love, death and dance. Stars Karolina Grushka, Ksenia Kutepova and Igor Gordin.
Pioner Thurs. at 11:10 p.m., Fri. at 1:10 p.m., Sat. at 6:20 p.m., Sun. at 11:20 a.m. and 3:15 p.m., Mon. at 11:25 a.m. and 10:50 p.m., Tues. at 1:20 p.m., Wed. at 11:40 a.m. and 5:20 p.m.
Pyat Zvyozd-Novokuznetskaya Thurs. to Wed. at 8:20 and 10:20 p.m.
Pyat Zvyozd-Paveletskaya Thurs. to Wed. at 6:15 p.m. and 12:30 a.m.
Rolan Thurs. to Wed. at 5:20 p.m.
The Collection (Kollektsioner 2, 2012): Marcus Dunstan's horror thriller starring Josh Stewart, Emma Fitzpatrick and Christopher McDonald.
Pyat Zvyozd-Paveletskaya Thurs. to Wed. at 11:35 p.m. Dubbed.
The Imposter (Samozvanets, 2012): Bart Layton's documentary centered on a young Frenchman who convinces a grieving Texas family that he is their 16-year-old son who went missing for 3 years.
Pioner Thurs. at 4:50 p.m., Sat. at 1:10 p.m., Mon. at 7 p.m., Wed. at 3:20 p.m. In English; Russian subtitles.
The Words (Slova, 2012): A young writer finally achieves long sought literary success with his latest novel. The fact that he didn't write it becomes problematic when he finds out the true story behind the manuscript. Written and directed by Brian Klugman, Lee Sternthal, starring Bradley Cooper, Dennis Quaid and Olivia Wilde, Jeremy Irons and Zoe Saldana.
Pioner Thurs. at 11:05 a.m. and 5:20 p.m., Fri. at 1:20 p.m., Sat. at 2:50 p.m., Sun. at 11:15 a.m. and 9:40 p.m., Mon. at 5:05 p.m. and 1:15 a.m., Tues. at 11:25 a.m. and 11:20 p.m., Wed. at 1:20 and 9:30 p.m. In English; Russian subtitles.
V Tumane (In the Fog, 2012): Sergei Loznitsa directs a war drama set in 1942 in Belarus.
Pioner Thurs. at 3 p.m., Sat. at 4:40 p.m., Mon. at 4:55 p.m., Wed. at 7 p.m.
Pyat Zvyozd-Novokuznetskaya Thurs. to Wed. at 4:15 p.m.
Ya Budu Ryadom (I'll Be Around, 2012): Pavel Ruminov's award-winning family drama. A young woman learns she is terminally ill and must find new parents for her young son.
Pioner Thurs. at 7:10 p.m., Fri. at 11:15 p.m., Sat. at 11:15 a.m., Sun. at 1:05 p.m., Mon. at 5 p.m., Tues. at 9:30 p.m.
Pyat Zvyozd-Paveletskaya Thurs. to Wed. at 5:35 p.m.
Rolan Thurs. to Wed. at 3:20 p.m.
