It's almost film festival season, and Zhovten kicks it off Sept. 3; the Time 2 Bass party will surely rock the alternative Cinema club on Sept. 4; a Brazilian film classic, "Cidade de Deus," plays on at Ukraina cinema Sept. 9.
e to Heaven” – a romantic comedy with a Bollywood touch, starring Russia’s Valery Nikolayev; “Adam and Eve” – the story of a married couple struggling to maintain a happy family existence; and, “Das Wunder von Bern” (Miracle of Bern), the two stories united by a championship-winning German soccer team.
Zhovten cinema (26 Kostyantynivska, 201-0101).
Tickets Hr 12.
Saturday 4
ROCK CONCERT
Esthetic Education.
Pianist Dmitry Shnurov and bass guitarist Yury Hustochka are best known for their involvement in the ultra-popular Ukrainian band Okean Elzy. Now the musicians, who recently broke from the band, will get to prove that their move was a good one. Their new project, Esthetic Education, was founded by its non-Ukrainian vocalist Louis Franck, also a photographer and film director. Franck’s collaboration with Hustochka and Shnurov began in Moscow when he enlisted the duo’s help with a movie soundtrack. Since November 2003, Esthetic Education has been writing and recording its first album, which has yet to be released.
Kvartira (1/2 Horyva, 463-7330). 8 p.m.
Tickets Hr 50.
Saturday 4
CLUB PARTY
Time 2 Bass party.
Fragmenty Zvukozapis, Ukraine’s drum-n-bass recording studio, will hold its season opener at Cinema club, as usual. Party guests will include the Russian duo Subwave, variouisly off the Tech Itch, Moving Shadow, Freak and Encrypted labels. Subwave has recently mellowed out and slowed its tempo, so trip hop and lounge beats are sure to be a part of their set. Check out this nice change from the ordinary in Kyiv.
Cinema club (1 Entusiastiv, 555-5854). 10 p.m.
Please call for ticket information.
Thursday 9
MOVIE PREMIERE
Cidade de Deus (City of God).
Starring Alexandre Rodrigues, Leondro Firmino, Phellipe Haagensen and Douglas Silva.
Cidade de Deus, a dangerous Rio de Janeiro slum in the 1980s, is the setting for this story of an up-and-coming photographer struggling to make ends meet. The film’s protagonist is a poor black youth too frail and timid for the heartless violence and crime of the street, but too smart to settle for low-income, menial jobs. He finds consolation and inspiration through his photos. This multiple award-winning film cast Cidade de Deus natives throughout and was directed by Fernando Meirelles. It’s one cool, powerful film.
Ukraina cinema (5 Horodetskoho, 229-6301).
Tickets Hr 10 to Hr 46. Please call for show times.
