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The films of contemporary
director Aleksei Balabanov.
All films shown with
English subtitles in C-305 Wells Hall at 7:00
To see the movie title in Russian
please download the Printable
pdf file
Wednesday,
September 12: Brother / Брат (1997, 99 min) Upon discharge from
the army, Danila Bagrov
travels to St. Petersburg
to visit his brother, a hired killer.
Danila quickly learns the business and
takes on the mafia, at the same time falling in love and enjoying the music
of Nautilus Pompilius.
Wednesday,
September 26: Of Freaks and Men / Про уродов и людей (1998, 93 min). A tale of
morality and pornography in turn of the century St Petersburg. Johann and his assistant Victor worm
their way into the lives of two noble families, drawing them and others
into their enterprise. Some nudity.
Wednesday,
October 10: Brother 2
/ Брат 2 (2000, 122
min) In this sequel, Danila travels to the United
States to save the hockey-player brother of a friend from the US branch of
the mafia.
Wednesday, October 24: War / Война (2002, 120
min) A British tourist is kidnapped by Chechens, and her husband is forced
to turn to Russians for help when their government refuses to
intercede.
Wednesday, November 7: Dead Man’s Bluff / Жмурки (2005, 105
min). In a provincial Russian town,
brothers Simon and Sergei work for the local mafia. After messing up a drug deal, they are
forced to search the town to recover their suitcase. In the course of their search they
discover that mafia, police, and politics are closely connected in Russia.
Wednesday, November 28:
It Doesn’t Hurt / Мне не больно (2006, 100
min). Three young friends,
hoping to earn money, offer their design services to another young
woman. This meeting changes their
lives forever…
For more
information contact Dr. Jason Merrill (merril25@msu.edu)
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