The eighth annual Australian festival of Russian films, Russian Resurrection, has announced its official line up of films for 2011. The program features 15 outstanding new Russian films, including many Australian and international premieres, along with a retrospective of five Russian classics including the 1980 Oscar® Award Winner for Best Foreign Language Film, MOSCOW DOES NOT BELIEVE IN TEARS.
The Festival will showcase two Russian box office hits, a comedy starring Hollywood actress Milla Jovovich (THE FIFTH ELEMENT, RESIDENT EVIL), LUCKY TROUBLE, and a comedy by renowned director Timur Bekhmambetov, SIX DEGREES OF CELEBRATION.
Also included in the stellar line-up is the drama, ELENA, from one of the most successful Russian directors of the past ten years, Andrei Zviagintsev; nominee for Best Foreign Film in the 2011 Golden Globe® Awards, THE EDGE; and BREST FORTRESS, a realistic account to the beginnings of the Second World War and an example of Russia’s ability to produce some of the best war films ever made.
For full program visit : www.russianresurrection.com
Russian Resurrection 2010
Sydney 19 August – 01 September
Melbourne 25 August – 05 September
Brisbane 01 September – 08 September
Perth 08 September – 15 September
Adelaide 09 September – 15 September
Canberra 15 September – 19 September
More information: http://www.russianresurrection.com/2010/
