LORD OF THE DANCE 3D
Musical
USA 2011, 95’
Language: English with Ukrainian subtitles
Dec. 8 – Dec. 14
The live performance of a traditional Irish dance show, telling the story of Lord of the Dance, who fights with the evil lord Don Dorcha, is reported to have been seen by more than 60 million of people across the globe.
Still, its filmed version in 3D, released earlier this year, can save you $100 and many headaches by watching this show based on the Irish folklore fairy tale on screen. The main character in the movie and in the real life show is the American dancer Michael Flatley.
Born in 1958 in Chicago to the Irish parents, Flatley proved to be the true Irish by winning all major Irish Dance Competitions in the world. After trying himself in different shows, he ended up in creating his own – Lord of the Dance.
Though Flatley is criticized for narcissism and monotony, he is still the Lord of the Dance. His legs live a separate life from his body – and amaze. Watching his show is a must, even just to find out you don’t like it.
Movies from ELLEFEST fashion film festival
GOD SAVE MY SHOES
Documentary
France 2011, 60’
Language: French with Russian subtitles
Dec. 10 at 7:20 p.m. and Dec.12 at 9:20 p.m.
This French documentary is the first of a kind. It will give an answer to those curious souls wondering why some women can spend all their money on shoes, staying hungry and cashless. ‘God Save My Shoes’ scrutinizes the shoe-loving-phenomenon from the angles of fashion, psychology, history and sexuality.
Top designers such as Christian Louboutin and Manolo Blahnik, as well as shoes-addicted celebrities Fergie and Dita Von Teese, will tell you their secret high-heeled stories.
VERUSCHKA: A LIFE FOR THE CAMERA
Documentary
Germany 2005, 78’
Language: German with Russian subtitles
Dec. 11 at 7:20 p.m.
Having her father hanged for taking part in a plot to assassinate Hitler and her mother arrested, Vera von Lehndorffspent all her childhood in Gestapo camps. Released after the end of World War II, she went to Florence to study textile design, and there was noticed by a designer and offered to become a model, which she did.
The documentary will show you a series of snapshots from the life of this famous person better known in the fashion world as Veruschka.
ULTRASUEDE: IN SEARCH OF HALSTON
Documentary
USA 2010, 89’
Language: English with Russian subtitles
Dec. 10 at 9:20 p.m.
Roy Halston Frowick embarked on the designer’s path as a little child, though his mother and sister were the only models for his hats and clothes at first. At age 25 he opened his first shop and gave up both his first and last names, calling himself simply Halston.
The legend and the king of fashion world in mid-1970s, he rocked the most fabulous parties on Manhattan, while top celebrities daydreamed about having his clothes in their wardrobes.
ABSOLUMENT FABULEUX
Comedy
France 2001, 105’
Language: French with Russian subtitles
Dec. 9 at 7:20 p.m. and Dec.11 at 9:20 p.m.
This is a French take at a British sitcom from the 1990s, which was called “Absolutely Fabulous”. The British series was all about middle-aged women, doing everything to stay young and Woodstock-spirited.
The French movie, however, features some rock-loving parents who don’t understand how their children ended up being book-reading and non-drinking nerds.
L’AMOUR FOU
Documentary
France 2010, 100’
Language: French with Russian subtitles
Dec. 9 at 9:20 p.m. and Dec.12 at 7:20 p.m.
Yves Saint Laurent, the French-born icon of the fashion world, was a designer, a friend, a lover and a daydreamer.
The documentary tells the story of his life, revealing the moments of his higher joy as well as deep depression – you can watch him climbing the ladder of success hand in hand with his life partner Pierre Berge.
