Moscow, 1953. When tyrannical dictator Joseph Stalin drops dead, his parasitic cronies, the wily Nikita Khrushchev (Steve Buscemi), the dweeby Georgy Malenkov and the sadistic secret police chief Lavrentiy Beria, square off in a frantic struggle for power. But as they bumble, brawl and backstab their way to the top, just who is running the government? The one-liners fly as fast as political fortunes fall in this uproarious, wickedly irreverent satire from Armando Iannucci (In the Loop).
The Death of Stalin The Death of Stalin
The one-liners fly as fast as political fortunes fall in this uproarious, wickedly irreverent satire from Armando Iannucci (In the Loop).
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Caravaggio's Shadow L’ombra di Caravaggio
Michele Placido
Monday, 22. 07. 2024 / 18:30 / Main Hall
Rebellious and restless, pious and licentious, independent and transgressive: Caravaggio as revealed by Michele Placido is a cursed artist of extraordinary talent; a rock star far ahead of his time; a rebel without a cause who must face the consequences of a frivolous life.
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Miri Navasky, Maeve O’Boyle, Karen O’Connor
Monday, 22. 07. 2024 / 19:45 / Small Hall
An intimate documentary portrait in which the legendary singer and activist is unusually candid about her life on and off the stage.
The Beast La bête
Bertrand Bonello
Monday, 22. 07. 2024 / 21:00 / Main Hall
In the near future, where artificial intelligence rules, human emotions have become a threat. To get rid of them, Gabrielle must purify her DNA with a device that takes her back to her past lives. There, she is reunited with Louis, her great love. But she is overwhelmed by fear, a premonition of impending disaster…