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30th Moscow International Film Festival
The 30th Moscow International Film Festival was held from 19 to 28 June 2008. The Golden George was awarded to the Iranian film '' As Simple as That'' directed by Reza Mirkarimi. Jury * Liv Ullmann (Norway – Chairman of the Jury) * Michael Glawogger (Austria) * Irina Rozanova (Russia) * Derek Malcolm (Great Britain) * Sebastián Alarcón (Chile) Films in competition The following films were selected for the main competition: Awards * Golden George: '' As Simple as That'' by Reza Mirkarimi * Special Jury Prize: Silver George: '' A Simple Heart'' by Marion Laine * Silver George: ** Best Director: Javor Gardev for ''Zift'' ** Best Actor : Richard Jenkins for '' The Visitor'' ** Best Actress : Margherita Buy for ''Days and Clouds'' * Silver George for the best film of the Perspective competition: '' Cumbia Connection'' by Rene U. Villareal * Lifetime Achievement Award: Takeshi Kitano * Stanislavsky Award: Isabelle Huppert * FIPRESCI Prize: ''Once Upon a Time in the Provinc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Moscow
Moscow ( , US chiefly ; rus, links=no, Москва, r=Moskva, p=mɐskˈva, a=Москва.ogg) is the capital and largest city of Russia. The city stands on the Moskva River in Central Russia, with a population estimated at 13.0 million residents within the city limits, over 17 million residents in the urban area, and over 21.5 million residents in the metropolitan area. The city covers an area of , while the urban area covers , and the metropolitan area covers over . Moscow is among the world's largest cities; being the most populous city entirely in Europe, the largest urban and metropolitan area in Europe, and the largest city by land area on the European continent. First documented in 1147, Moscow grew to become a prosperous and powerful city that served as the capital of the Grand Duchy that bears its name. When the Grand Duchy of Moscow evolved into the Tsardom of Russia, Moscow remained the political and economic center for most of the Tsardom's history. When th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Days And Clouds
''Days and Clouds'' ( it, Giorni e nuvole) is a 2007 Italian drama film directed by Silvio Soldini. It was entered into the 30th Moscow International Film Festival where Margherita Buy won the award for Best Actress. Plot Set in Genoa, the film concerns the financial struggles and emotional strain that occur after Michele (Antonio Albanese) loses his job. He and his wife Elsa (Margherita Buy) are forced to give up their affluent lifestyle and cope with the tensions of moving into a smaller home, finding new work, and making sacrifices. Cast * Margherita Buy as Elsa * Antonio Albanese as Michele * Giuseppe Battiston as Vito * Alba Rohrwacher as Alice * Carla Signoris as Nadia * Fabio Troiano as Riki * Paolo Sassanelli as Salviati * Arnaldo Ninchi as Padre di Michele * Teco Celio as Ragionier Terzetti * Antonio Carlo Francini as Luciano * Carlo Scola as Fabrizio * Alberto Giusta as Roberto References External links * * 2007 films 2007 drama films Italian drama films ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Péter Bacsó
Péter Bacsó (6 January 1928 – 11 March 2009) was a Hungarian film director and screenwriter. After high school graduation Bacsó wanted to become an actor and later a theatre director, but ultimately decided to try filmmaking. His first job in a film was as an assistant in Géza Radványi's ''Valahol Európában'' (''Somewhere in Europe'') at the age of 19. He continued as a script editor and screenwriter. He graduated at the Hungarian School of Theatrical- and Film Arts in 1950. At the time he was already a familiar face in studios. He was a successful screenwriter during the 1950s before beginning to direct films a decade later. He made his first feature film, ''Nyáron egyszerű'' in 1963. He made his most famous film, '' A tanú'' (''The Witness'') in 1969, but it was banned at the time and wasn't released until 1979. The film became a cult classic in Hungary; it is a political satire about the early-1950s Communist regime. Bacsó later continued to make mostly po ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Virtually A Virgin
''Virtually a Virgin'' ( hu, Majdnem szüz) is a 2008 Hungarian drama film written and directed by Péter Bacsó. It was entered into the 30th Moscow International Film Festival. Cast * Júlia Ubrankovics as Boróka * Attila Tóth as Móric * Gergely Kaszás as Ronaldó * Ferenc Hujber as János * György Cserhalmi as Teacher * Sándor Lukács as Rich Man * Kati Lázár as Ronaldó's mother * Andrea Fullajtár as Wife * Antal Cserna as Husband * Gábor Máté as Dr. Gyülevészi * Dénes Ujlaky as Homeless Man * Ildikó Pécsi Ildikó Pécsi (21 May 1940 – 5 December 2020) was a Hungarian actress. She appeared in more than one hundred films since 1961. Selected filmography References External links * 1940 births 2020 deaths People from Hajdú-Bihar Co ... as Auntie Fanni References External links * 2008 films 2008 drama films Hungarian drama films 2000s Hungarian-language films Films directed by Péter Bacsó {{2000s-drama-film-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tom McCarthy (director)
Thomas Joseph McCarthy (born June 7, 1966) is an American film director, screenwriter, and actor who has appeared in several films, including ''Meet the Parents'' and ''Good Night, and Good Luck'', and television series such as ''The Wire'', ''Boston Public'', ''Law & Order'' etc. McCarthy has received critical acclaim for his writing/direction work for the independent films ''The Station Agent'' (2003), ''The Visitor (2007 feature film), The Visitor'' (2007), ''Win Win (film), Win Win'' (2011), and ''Spotlight (film), Spotlight'' (2015), the last of which won the Academy Award for Best Picture, won McCarthy the Academy Award for Best Original Screenplay, and earned him a nomination for the Academy Award for Best Director. Additionally, McCarthy co-wrote the film ''Up (2009 film), Up'' (2009) with Bob Peterson (filmmaker), Bob Peterson and Pete Docter, for which they received an Academy Award nomination for Academy Award for Best Original Screenplay, Best Original Screenplay. Mc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Visitor (2007 Drama Film)
''The Visitor'' is a 2007 American drama film written and directed by Tom McCarthy and produced by Michael London and Mary Jane Skalski. Executive producers were Jeff Skoll and Omar Amanat. The screenplay focuses on a lonely man in late middle age whose life changes when a chance encounter with an immigrant couple forces him to face issues relating to identity, immigration, and cross-cultural communication in post-9/11 New York City. For ''The Visitor'', McCarthy won the 2008 Independent Spirit Award for Best Director, while Richard Jenkins was nominated for Best Actor at the 81st Academy Awards. Plot Walter Vale is a widowed Connecticut College economics professor who lives a fairly solitary existence. He fills his days by sometimes taking piano lessons in an effort to emulate his late wife, a classical concert pianist, and infrequently works on a new book. When he is asked to present a paper at an academic conference at New York University, he is not enthusiastic to make the tr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Katya Shagalova
Katya is a feminine given name. It is a very popular name in Russia, Ukraine, Bulgaria, Serbia, and North Macedonia. It is a Russian diminutive form of Yekaterina, which is a Russian form of Katherine.This name is also can be spelled Katia.MFnames.com - Origin and Meaning of Yekaterina The name is sometimes used as an independent given name in the English-speaking world. In German, Dutch and Scandinavian languages it is spelled Katja. For origin and meaning see also Indian literature for the name Katya-yani/Katyayani, possibly the oldest and therefore the origin of the name Katya. Katya may also refer to: In the arts: * Katya Chilly (born 1978), Ukrainian singer * Katya Jones (born 1989), Russian dancer * Katya Medvedeva (born 1937), Russian naïve painter * Katya Paskaleva (1945–2002), Bulgarian actress * Katya Reimann (born 1965), American writer of fantasy novels * Katya Santos (born 1982), Filipina actress and model * Katya Zamolodchikova, (performed by Brian McCook, bo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Once Upon A Time In The Provinces
''Once Upon a Time in the Provinces'' (russian: Однажды в провинции, translit. Odnazhdy v provintsii) is a 2008 Russian drama film written and directed by Katya Shagalova. It was entered into the 30th Moscow International Film Festival where it won the FIPRESCI Prize. Cast * Igor Afanasev * Leonid Bichevin * Elvira Bolgova * Alexandr Golubev * Yuliya Peresild * Lyubov Tolkalina Lyubov Nikolaevna Tolkalina (russian: Любо́вь Никола́евна Толка́лина; born 5 February 1978) is a Russian theater and film actress. Biography In 1999 she graduated from the Theatre Faculty of the National Institute of ... References External links * 2008 films 2008 drama films Russian drama films 2000s Russian-language films {{2000s-drama-film-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Guðný Halldórsdóttir
Guðný Halldórsdóttir (born 23 January 1954) is an Icelandic film director and screenwriter. She has directed eight films since 1984, including ''Under the Glacier'' and ''The Honour of the House''. She wrote the screenplay for 1986 comedy ''Stella í orlofi'' (''Stella on Vacation'') and directed its 2002 sequel, ''Stella í framboði'' (''Stella running for Office''). Her 2007 film ''The Quiet Storm (film), The Quiet Storm'' was entered into the 30th Moscow International Film Festival. Her father was writer and 1955 Nobel prize, Nobel Prize winner Halldór Laxness, while her mother was writer and textile designer Auður Laxness. Her son is rapper, actor and comedian Halldór Laxness Halldórsson, better known as Dóri DNA. Selected filmography * ''Stella í orlofi'' (''Stella on Vacation'') (1986) * ''Under the Glacier'' (1989) * ''The Honour of the House'' (1999) * ''Stella í framboði'' (''Stella running for Office'') (2002) * ''The Quiet Storm (film), The Quiet Storm'' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Quiet Storm (film)
''The Quiet Storm'' ( is, Veðramót) is a 2007 Icelandic drama film written and directed by Guðný Halldórsdóttir. It was entered into the 30th Moscow International Film Festival. Cast * Tinna Hrafnsdóttir * Hilmir Snær Guðnason * Hera Hilmar (as Hera Hilmarsdóttir) * Atli Rafn Sigurðsson * Jörundur Ragnarsson * Gunnur Martinsdóttir Schlüter as Eyja * Baltasar Breki Baltasarsson as Diddi * Arnmundur Ernst Björnsson as Otti * Þorsteinn Bachmann Þorsteinn Bachmann (born 25 October 1965) is an Icelandic actor. He is known for his role as Móri in ''Life in a Fishbowl''. In 2015 he won an Edda Award for that same role. Early life Þorsteinn grew up in the Fossvogur area of Reykjavík, ... as Keli * Thórey Sigthórsdóttir as Dísa eldri References External links * 2007 films 2007 drama films 2000s Icelandic-language films Films directed by Guðný Halldórsdóttir Icelandic drama films {{2000s-drama-film-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Besnik Bisha
Besnik Bisha (born 1958) is an Albanian film director and actor. He has directed five films since 1988. His 2007 film '' Mao Tse Tung'' was entered into the 30th Moscow International Film Festival The 30th Moscow International Film Festival was held from 19 to 28 June 2008. The Golden George was awarded to the Iranian film '' As Simple as That'' directed by Reza Mirkarimi. Jury * Liv Ullmann (Norway – Chairman of the Jury) * Michael .... Selected filmography * ''Bolero'' (1997) * '' Mao Tse Tung'' (2007) References External links * 1958 births Living people Albanian film directors Albanian male film actors People from Tirana {{Albania-film-director-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mao Tse Tung (film)
''Mao Tse Tung'' ( sq, Mao Ce Dun) is a 2007 Albanian comedy film directed by Besnik Bisha. It was entered into the 30th Moscow International Film Festival., attracting some international reviews. FIPRESCI's Francisco Ferreira praised the film stating that it "transcends its picturesque backdrops and its sui generis view of Marxism to reflect on the history and mythology of a nation" while Emanuel Levy reports on the "audiences' appreciative laughter." Cast * Fadil Hasa as Hekuran Romalini * Miola Sitaj as Sulltana Romalini * Ola Sadiku as Xhina * Marko Bitraku as Myslymi * Vangjel Toçe as Tahiri * Zehrudin Dokle Zehrudin Dokle (born in Borje, Kukës, Albania), is an Albanian actor and director. Biography In 1970, he completed Professional High School "Politeknikumi 7 Nentori" (today Harry Fultz), where he took parts in theater activities as an amateur a ... as Abdiu References External links * 2007 films 2007 comedy films Albanian-language films Albanian comedy ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |