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FRENCH FILM FESTIVAL

Drama “Certified Copy” starring Juliette Binoche, William Shimell and Jean-Claude Carriere is about an English writer who comes to France for work. He meets a charming French gallery owner, who’s made to believe that he may be her long lost husband.

The trash horror comedy “Rubber” is an odd story of a car tire that for some reason has a brain, memory and the ability to kill.

”The Refuge” shows a pregnant drug addict looking for a place to escape and forget the death of her beloved partner.

In “Making plans for Lena,” a family can be a real pain and hindrance to living a life of your own.

In the optimistic “The Last Romantic on Earth,” filmmakers present an ever-important dilemma of who you want to be with if the world is about to vanish.

ENTER THE VOID

Language: English with Ukrainian subtitles
Drama/Thriller. France (2009)
Directed by Gaspar Noé
Starring Nathaniel Brown, Paz de la Huerta and Cyril Roy

Drug dealer Oscar and stripper Linda are new to Tokyo. Yet shortly after they settle in, Oscar is shot during a police raid. His spirit, however, soon reappears to watch over Linda, his sister.

A strange erotic whirlpool of Oscar’s memories haunts the rest of the picture oddly mixing the past with the present.

Born in Argentina, French filmmaker Gaspar Noe is clearly inspired by Stanley Kubrick often quoting him in his works. His 2002 film “Irreversible” starring Monica Bellucci and Vincent Cassel featured a nine-minute long rape scene. “Irreversible”, as well as “Enter the Woid,” were nominated for best picture in the Cannes International Film Festival.


BETTY FISHER AND OTHER STORIES

Language: French with Ukrainian subtitles
Comedy/Crime/Drama. France, Canada (2002)
Directed by Claude Miller
Starring Sandrine Kiberlain, Nicole Garcia and Mathilde Seigner

After the death of her beloved son, young novelist Betty Fisher hits the bottom of the darkest depression. To replace the loss and help her daughter, Fisher’s mother kidnaps four-year-old baby Jose, whose mother couldn’t care less about the disappearance of her son. Acknowledging the crime, Fisher still welcomes the child, whose irresponsible mother finally gets on the hunt with police. The lives of three women interlace why they fight for the baby.

FOLLOW A STAR

Language: English with English subtitles
Comedy. UK (1959)
Directed by Robert Asher
Starring Norman Wisdom, June Laverick and Jerry Desmonde

Norman is just an ordinary guy who works in a store but wants to become a singer one day. He takes vocal lessons but sings only to his girlfriend, Judy. Meanwhile, famous singer Vernon somehow loses his voice before an important concert. When he hears Norman sing, the celebrity wants to record his voice for the show. But it is not so easy to make Norman sing…

THE EXTERMINATING ANGEL

Language: Spanish with Russian subtitles
Comedy/Drama/Fantasy. Mexico (1962)
Directed by Luis Buñuel
Starring Silvia Pinal, Jacqueline Andere and Enrique Rambal

After a posh dinner party, the high-fliers find themselves unable to leave, and frankly, there’s nobody stopping them. On the second day, all their nice manners and decorum seem to disappear as the animal instincts come to fore. As the tension between them grows, someone decides to make love while others get horrified and hysterical.

ZHOVTEN
26 Kostyantynivska St., 205-5951
Enter the Void
Jan. 27-28, Jan. 30 – Feb. 2 at 6:40 p.m., 8:50 p.m.
Jan. 29 at 8:50 p.m.

FRENCH FILM FESTIVAL

UKRAINA CINEMA
5 Horodetskoho St., 279-6750, 279-6302
Certified Copy
Jan. 28 at 9:10 p.m., Jan. 29 at 11:30 p.m., Feb. 1 at 7 p.m.
The Refuge
Jan. 28 at 7 p.m., Jan. 29 at 9:10 p.m., Feb. 2 at 7 p.m.
The Last Romantic on Earth
Jan. 28 at 11:30 p.m., Jan. 29 at 7 p.m., Jan. 30 at 9:10 p.m., Feb. 2 at 9:10 p.m.
Making plans for Lena
Jan. 30 at 7 p.m.,11:30 p.m., Jan. 31 at 9:10 p.m.
Rubber
Jan. 31 at 7 p.m., Feb. 1 at 9:10 p.m.

MASTERCLASS CINEMA CLUB
34 Mazepy St., 594-1063
The Exterminating Angel
Feb. 1 at 7 p.m.
Follow a Star
Feb. 3 at 7 p.m.

BUDYNOK KINO
6 Saksaganskogo St., 287-7557
Betty Fisher and other stories
Jan. 31 at 7 p.m.