Published: 16 October, 2009, 11:22
Edited: 16 October, 2009, 13:01
Is there anything in common between a “big fan”, “a maid”, and “a country teacher”? Probably not much, unless you’re talking about the movies screened at the international film festival “Tomorrow”.
The third festival of contemporary cinema from around the world kicks off in Moscow on October 16.
It's dedicated to the memory of the festival’s president, sophisticated Russian filmmaker Ivan Dykhovichny, who tragically died just several weeks before the beginning of the festival.
“Tomorrow” centers on art house productions with universal appeal. According to the organizers of the festival, its main goal is to demonstrate that good films can be and should be sold to as large an audience as possible.
From the very beginning, “Tomorrow” has become the meeting place for cutting-edge filmmakers from America, Russia, Europe and Asia. Several creative workshops will be held during the festival.
 "Green Porno" by Isavella Rossellini |
Nine films are in the running for the festival’s top honors. Highlights of the main competition’s program this year include a movie from award-winning French director Bruno Dumont and a Canadian drama “I Killed My Mother”.
The festival opens with “The Limits of Control” by iconic American director Jim Jarmusch.
Film buffs also recommend watching “Green Porno” from Isabella Rossellini, which is a series of short films on the sexual behavior of animals. The director focuses on the mating rituals of various insects and animals including the dragonfly, spider, bee, praying mantis, worm, snail and housefly with the aid of cardboard cut-outs and foam-rubber sculptures.
Another must-see is “Thirst” from the director of Tarantino’s favorite film “Old Boy”, South Korean filmmaker Park Chan-Wook.
The festival runs until October 19 in two cinemas: “35mm” and the newly-opened “Pioneer”.