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Liam Neeson and Laura Linney in “The Other Man” (cinemagia.ro) The Other Man
Language English
Drama/USA/UK (2008)
Directed by Richard Eyre
Starring Laura Linney, Liam Neeson, Antonio Banderas and others

When his glamorous shoe designer wife Lisa (Laura Linney) disappears without leaving a single note behind, Peter discovers her e-mail correspondence and photographs suggesting that she was having an affair. Peter who considered himself happily married all this time, has a jealous fit, and is resolves to murder his rival. Naturally the lover is his most obvious tip as to where his wife had gone, thus Peter heads to meet and take revenge on the man – Ralph (Antonio Banderas) living in Milan.


Diary of a Nymphomaniac
Language Spanish/French
Drama/Spain (2008)
Directed by Christian Molina
Starring Belen Fabra, Leonardo Sbaraglia, Geraldine Chaplin and others

While staying with her French grandmother Marie, Valere tells her about her rather colorful sexual experiences, and grandma suggests that she writes about it in a diary. Thus Valere starts recalling her promiscuous love life ever since her first sexual experiences. Soon after Val loses her job and her grandma who dies of a heart attack. While looking for a job, she falls in love for the first time with an executive called Jaime. They move in together but soon things get really complex.


Tetro
Language: English/Spanish/French
Drama/USA /Italy/Spain (2009)
Directed by Francis Ford Coppola
Starring Vincent Gallo, Maribel Verdu, Klaus Maria Brandauer and others

The previous film by the legendary director Francis Ford Coppola – “Youth Without You” – was awkward, yet mesmerizing. Same could be expected from his latest work, “Tetro,” starring Vincent Gallo. Young and na?ve Bennie arrives in Buenos Aires to search for his brother Tetro (Gallo), whome he hadn’t seen for over 10 years. Bennie’s family emigrated from Italy to Argentina and then to New York – all due to musical success of their father Carlo, a acclaimed symphony conductor. When Bennie meets with Tetro and his girlfriend, the two brothers have to face some haunting experiences they shared in the past.


Magic Paris: A City in Love
Language: French
Shorts/France
Directed by Olivia Basset, Rodolphe Tissot, Martin Le Gall and others

A collection of eight French romantic short films that was put together in time for the Valentine’s Day. “Allons-y! Alonzo!” is an animated declaration of love to the heartthrob of French cinema, Jean Paul Belmondo. In “Bagatelle” the visitors of a Parisian bar watch in admiration, as a young man proposes to his lady. “A Ce Soir” is a story of a married couple too lost into routine life and “Diva and Pianist” tells a story of a singer and her accompanying pianist. In “Ne M’Oublie Pas” 70-year-old man suffers from memory loss and to help him, his wife places post-eds around the house reminding him of everyday things.

ZHOVTEN
26 Konstyantynivska, 205-5951, www.zhovten-kino.kiev.ua

The Other Man – March 5,9-10 at 2:30 p.m., 9:20 p.m., March 6-8 at 2:10 p.m., 9:20 p.m.,
Diary of a Nymphomaniac – March 5-10 at 7:45 p.m.
Tetro – March 6,8 at 3:45 p.m., March 7 3:35 p.m.
Magic Paris: A City in Love – March 5-10 at 2:15 p.m., 5:50 p.m., 7:40 p.m.

MASTER CLASS
34 Mazepy, 594-1063, www.masterklass.org

The Night of the Demon (Great Britain, 1957) – March 11 at 7 p.m.