Editor’s Note: Kyiv is under tightened “red zone” restrictions at least until the end of November. Cultural venues allow only visitors who are fully vaccinated or who had tested negative for the disease in the past 72 hours. To let us know about the upcoming shows, exhibitions, concerts, film screenings, festivals and parties, please send an e-mail to [email protected].
‘The French Dispatch’
This year has already proven to be a great one for the cinephiles around the world. And it gets only better with every new movie premiere. This weekend, the long-awaited “The French Dispatch” by the iconic U.S. director Wes Anderson will finally run in Kyiv’s movie theaters in English. Often described as a “love letter to journalism,” the film is centered around four stories of several reporters in their battle to take on injustice and corruption. With its amazing cast featuring Tilda Swinton, Frances McDormand, Adrien Brody, Timothee Chalamet, Owen Wilson and others, along with Anderson’s distinctive visual and narrative style, the film is a must-watch, critics say. “‘The French Dispatch’ is perhaps Anderson’s best film to date,” the New Yorker wrote.
“The French Dispatch” (comedy, drama, romance).
- Planeta Kino (River Mall, 12 Dniprovska Embankment). Nov. 5-10. 6:15 p.m. Hr 100-180
- Planeta Kino (Blockbuster, 34 Stepana Bandery Ave.) Nov. 5-10. 7:20 p.m., 9:30 p.m. Hr 100-450
- Kinoman (Cosmo, 9 Vadyma Hetmana St.) Nov. 5-10. 7:10 p.m. Hr 140
- Multiplex Cinema (Prospect, 1V Hnata Khotkevycha St.) Nov. 5-10. 7:30 p.m. Hr 100-190
- Multiplex Cinema (Tsum, 38 Khreshchatyk St.) Nov. 5-9. 7:30 p.m. Nov. 10. 10:20 p.m. Hr 595
- Zhovten (26 Kostiantynivska St.) Nov. 6. 4:30 p.m. Nov. 7. 5 p.m. Hr 150
Nameless electronic music club on Kyrylyska Street in Kyiv will hold its regular Saturday-to-Monday party on the weekend of Nov. 6-7, featuring rising Ukrainian techno star Daria Kolosova. (Facebook/Daria Kolosova)
Call Super, Daria Kolosova, Mistake Made and others
This weekend, the nameless electronic music club on Kyryliska Street throws yet another great party. Starting late Saturday night and running until 6 a.m. on Monday, the rave will feature international and local DJs including Call Super, Daria Kolosova, fka.m4a, Mistake Made, Nastya Vogan and Yanamaste. Following the new quarantine rules, guests to the party will have to undergo rapid COVID-19 antigen tests before entering the venue. The tests are free of charge.
Club on Kyrylyvska Street (41 Kyrylivska St.) Nov. 6. 11:59 p.m. Hr 350-450
“Squvenir Landscape” is a new art exhibition at the Naked Room gallery running through Dec. 5. (Facebook/Naked Room)
‘Squvenir Landscape’
This weekend is a chance to be among the first-comers to the new exhibition at the Naked Room gallery in Kyiv downtown. Called the “Squvenir Landscape” the exhibition features artworks of contemporary Ukrainian artist Alexandra Kadzevich, who is known for her sophisticated painting techniques. This is Kadzevich’s second personal exhibition at the Naked Room. This time, the artist presents her new paintings alongside some objects connected to the history of her family.
The Naked Room (21 Reitarska St.) Nov. 5 – Dec. 5. Mon-Sun. 11 a.m. – 8 p.m. Free
The 2009 drama written and directed by Gaspar Noé “Enter the Void” is back on the big screen on Nov. 5-10 in Kyiv. (Courtesy)
‘Enter the Void’
The iconic film written and directed by Gaspar Noé, “Enter the Void” is back on the big screen. The drama is one of the most significant works of the Argentine filmmaker, known for provoking plots and unconventional directorial decisions. It is shot from a first-person viewpoint, following a young U.S. drug dealer who gets shot by the police in Japan. “Grimy and psychedelic, ‘Enter the Void’ ushers audiences through an out-of-body experience with the eye for extremity and technical wizardry that Gaspar Noé fans have come to expect,” Rotten Tomatoes critics wrote. It will be run at Zhovten cinema in English.
Zhovten (26 Kostiantynivska St.) Nov. 5-10. 4:25 p.m. Hr 85-130
