Pawn Sacrifice

2/10/2015, 22:00, Odeon Όπερα 1

The real-life chronicle of the legendary face-off between American chess prodigy Bobby Fischer and Soviet genius Boris Spassky in Reykjavík in 1972. Tobey Maguire and Liev Schreiber are engaged in a cold chessboard war in a feverish biopic that will knock your socks off. Checkmate!

In a gripping true story set during the height of the Cold War, American chess prodigy Bobby Fischer (an excellent Tobey Maguire) finds himself caught between two superpowers when he challenges the Soviet Empire, in the face of its most famous star player, while dozens of reporters arrive to report on the crucial game. Based on true events, Edward Zwick's film charts a suspenseful battle seen all around the world, the terrifying struggles with genius and madness, and the rise and fall of a kid from Brooklyn who captured the imagination of the world.

Σκηνοθεσία / Director
Edward Zwick
Σενάριο / Screenwriter
Steven Knight
Φωτογραφία / DoP
Bradford Young
Μουσική / Music
James Newton Howard
Μοντάζ / Editor
Steven Rosenblum
Ηθοποιοί / Principal Cast
Liev Schreiber, Lily Rabe
Tobey Maguire, Peter Sarsgaard
Robin Weigert, Michael Stuhlbarg

USA
2014
Έγχρωμο / Color
DCP
114'
English

Publication date: 2015-09-13 00:00:00

Les Cowboys

16-year-old Kelly disappears with her Arab boyfriend without a trace and converts to Islam, while her father and brother spend years looking for her all over the world. The Jacques Audiard's screenwriter sums up the global politics of the past 20 years in a contemporary western with constant plot twists.

Floride

Veteran actor Jean Rochefort delivers a tour de force as an 80-year-old man suffering from memory lapses. Claude enters the care of his older daughter in the French countryside, but still dreams of escaping to Miami. His burning desires take on a funny, bittersweet tone in Philippe Le Guay's capable hands.

The Brand New Testament / Le Tout Nouveau Testament

Did you know that God is alive and lives in Brussels? According to Jaco Van Dormael's brand new and totally hilarious Testament, God is mortal and Catherine Deneuve likes to sleep with a guerilla! One day, God's daughter secretly sends everyone the date of their death. What would you do in their place?

The Assassin

A martial arts movie set in the 9th Century B.C. starring a young female assasin tunrs into a rare aesthetic accomplishment in the hands on China's top auetuer. Α well-deserved Best Director award at this year's Cannes followed by rave reviews citing a mystical experience. Cinema at its purest.

Marionetes

A journalist returns to a dark, virtually unrecognizable Athens to investigate his best friend's murder. The victim's girlfriend gives him a hand but they soon realize they either have to abandon their investigation or become cogs in a powerful machine. Featuring Alexis Georgoulis, Giorgos Kimoulis and Gioulika Skafida. Filmmakers in attendance