Interfest (Moscow) and Novoye Russkoye Slovo (New York) in Association With The Russian Federation Federal Agency for Culture and Cinematography Presents:

Interfest (Moscow) and Novoye Russkoye Slovo (New York) in Association With The Russian Federation Federal Agency for Culture and Cinematography Presents:

The Seventh Annual Russian Film Week in New York October 12 - 17, 2007

NEW YORK, Sept. 7 /PRNewswire/ -- The 7th Annual Russian Film Week will open in style with a red carpet New York premiere of Andrei Konchalovsky's film "Gloss" (Glyanets), at the Tribeca Performing Arts Center (199 Chambers Street) in Manhattan. The film follows the story of a small town girl arriving in the big city determined to conquer the capital by getting involved in the dangerous and glamorous world of the new Russian elite. Mr. Konchalovsky, one of Russia's best-known directors, has made such movies as "Tango & Cash", "Runaway Train", "Maria's Lovers", and "House of Fools".

The Annual Russian Film Week will run from October 12 through October 17. Cinema lovers will be offered a variety of groundbreaking movies including blockbusters, innovative dramas, comedies and art house films. Most of the films will be presented to the public by its stars and directors arriving in New York especially for the Film Week.

   Russian Film Week is proud to announce the following line-up:    -- "Two in One" (Dva v Odnom) an art house film by Kira Muratova has      already premiered at the 2007 Tribeca Film Festival and due to an      overwhelming demand is coming back to New York for the Russian Film      Week.   -- "Nothing Personal" (Nichego Lichnogo), a cocktail of crime, melodrama      and comedy, directed by Larisa Sadilova, about a case of mistaken      identity by a private detective who follows the wrong woman and falls      in love with her.   -- "Vice" (Tiski), a controversial film directed by Valery Todorovsky      about a young DJ named Dennis who gets in trouble and crosses some very      dangerous people, falling into the world of murder, crime and excess.   -- "Propaganda Team: Hit the Enemy"(Agitbrigada: Bei Vraga!), a comedy by      Vitaly Melnikov,  one of the most respected directors in Russia.  A      humorous glance at a group of performers traveling down the mighty      Volga River during World War II, stopping at various villages along the      way to entertain people.   -- "Father" (Otets), a war drama directed by Ivan Solovov based on a short      story "The Return" by Andrei Platonov, censored during Stalin's reign.      After the end of World War II, Capitan Ivanov returns to his wife and      children, but has a very hard time adjusting to the civilian life.   -- "Lovey-Dovey" (Lubov-Morkov), this year's blockbuster comedy, directed      by Alexander Strizhenov and starring Russia's music superstar Kristina      Orbakaite, about a young couple that switches bodies in order to save      their marriage.   -- "Russian Game" (Russkaya Igra) a comedy about a down on his luck      Italian gambler who needs to pay off his debts within a week or suffer      the consequences. He decides that he can win all the money that he      needs in Russia where he meets a ring of card shark thieves, getting      scammed in the process, but having the adventure of his life, directed      by Pavel Chukhraj, the Oscar-nominated director for the Best Foreign      Language Film of 1998 "The Thief".   -- More films are in the process of being added to the line up and will be      announced soon.   

All films are subtitled in English and will be shown at Clearview's 62nd & Broadway cinema. An audience Q&A with directors and actors will take place after certain screenings.

Brought to you by:

Interfest, Russia, a premier Russian film production/promotion company, specializing in promoting Russian cinema worldwide

Novoye Russkoye Slovo (New Russian Word) is the largest Russian language daily newspaper in the United States, published since 1910. NRS is one of the most active promoters of Russian culture in the U.S.

For further program information and tickets please call: 646-237-0192 www.russianfilmny.com

Source: Russian Film Week

CONTACT: Victoria Mazepa, +1-201-951-6211, vmazepa@msn.com

Web site: http://www.russianfilmny.com/

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