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Film Program of the French Spring Festival
Five of the latest films made in France will premiere in Ukraine at the Kyiv Cinema as part of the French Spring Festival. The film program will open with a tragicomedy “Edmon” about the creation of the famous “Cyrano de Bergerac” heroic comedy by playwright Edmon Rostand. Tragicomedy “Promise at Dawn” also tells a story about a writer – the Goncourt Prize two-time winner Romain Gary – and his over-demanding mother played by Charlotte Gainsbourg. Historical drama “Curiosa” looks at the early days of erotic photography in Paris, scandalized by the relationships of the artists and models. Although titled “Non-Fiction,” the only fully fictional feature film to premiere at the festival shows the lives of a writer and a publisher in Paris coping with a changing publishing industry, middle-age crisis and their wives, one of whom is played by Juliette Binoche. The most serious of the five films is François Ozon’s “By the Grace of God” that retells the stories of three men who break years of silence after being molested by Catholic priests when they were children.
Film Program of the French Spring Festival. Kyiv Cinema (19 Velyka Vasylkivska St.) April 4-10. One screening – Hr 120. See all the screenings in our calendar.
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Party on the Balcony with Dasha Kolomiets
Dancing, drinks and a marvelous night view of Kyiv. The organizer of the Vsi Svoi Ukrainian goods market is about to start the party season. Vsi Svoi usually holds markets on weekends at a four-story venue on Desiatynna Street and takes the opportunity to throw parties on the venue’s terrace on Saturday nights. This time, Vsi Svoi’s “Party on the Balcony” will provide drinks and food, as well as dance music by Ukrainian television host and DJ Dasha Kolomiets, who is famous for mixing old school hits and the latest trendy tracks, adding in her explosive positive energy.
Party on the Balcony with Dasha Kolomiets (dancing music, drinks on the terrace). Vsi Svoi D12 (12 Desiatynna St.) April 13. 6-10 p.m. Free
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‘Volcano’
Loved by critics and viewers of last year’s film festivals, the Ukrainian-German tragicomedy “Volcano” comes into wide theater release this week. This feature debut of the documentary filmmaker Roman Bondarchuk tells the story of an OSCE interpreter Lukas, whose car disappears in Kherson Oblast. Stranded in the southern Ukrainian steppe, he discovers the mysterious and somewhat chaotic lifestyle of the locals, and gradually starts to adapt and reevaluate his life. The best live-action film of the Yerevan Film Festival, “Volcano” will have multiple screenings on April 5-7 at the Zhovten Cinema. At the 7 p.m. screening on April 5, there will also be a meeting with the film crew.
Volcano. Zhovten (26 Kostiantynivska St.) April 5-7. Hr 80-110. See all the screenings in the Entertainment Guide on pages 9-10.
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‘Turbulent’
Kyiv citizens and guests will finally have a chance to have a look at the world-famous video installation “Turbulent.” Internationally acclaimed Iranian artist Shirin Neshat, who is currently based in New York, created the video in order to raise the gender inequality issue, especially acute in her home country, where women’s rights are limited. The artist explores inequality through two public singing performances – one by a man and the other one by a woman. Although it was created more than 20 years ago, “Turbulent” addresses one of the most-talked about issues of the last few years, which have often been called “the time of women.”
Turbulent. Izone (8 Naberezhno-Luhova St.) April 5 – June 16. 10 a.m. – 8 p.m. Free
