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Russian Film Week starts in New York

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Russian Film Week starts in New York


09.12.2018

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Russian Film Week could be undermined if the US Embassy in Moscow wouldn't help, thinks Russian director Alexey Uchitel. According to him, many participants didn't have visas and in current circumstances it takes very long time, TASS reports. 

Alexey Uchitel said that American diplomats responded immediately to request to accelerate the process. The director commented that this is once again demonstrates that culture can resolve all political issues. He has also promised that big American documentaries program to be presented in the frames of Message to Man film festival next year.

As we reported before, the Festival starts with a large chidren’s show "Fiksiki. A Big Secret", the screening of the like-named catoon, games, contests and prizes.

The adult program includes the screening of  Into Nations of Big Odessa documentary. Director Susanna Alpenina is to present the film. 

Avdotya Smirnova will present her latest movie The Story of One Appointment, linked with the name of a great Russian writer Leo Tosltoi whose works are very popular in the US and all over the world. 

Another highly-anticipated movie is Anna Karenina. The Story of Vronskiy is to be presented by director Karen Shakhnazarov. Tolstoi readers already know Anna’s personality quite well, now cinema-goers will get to see this character from a new angle.   

The festival program includes Unforgiven, a drama based on a real life tragedy. The viewers will have the chance to meet the leading actor Dmitriy Nagiev. The world premiere of the next part of most successful New Year’s Eve comedy franchise in Russia Yolki. The Last One is also on the list. 

An Oscar-nominated Holocaust drama Sobibor by Konstantin Khabensky is going to be on view.

Actor Danila Kozlovsky is going to present two features, In the Neighborhood and The Coach, which is noted for Kozlovsky’s works both as a director and a leading actor. 

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