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Kon Trubkovich Selects

December 10–19, 2021
Metrograph, New York
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Kon Trubkovich has curated a selection of films under the title of The Russians Love Their Children Too, as part of a series copresented by Gagosian and Metrograph in the theater and online. The program, comprising ten films, explores Russian and Eastern European cinema through various angles. From the documentaries of Sergei Loznitsa to quintessential masterpieces such as Andrei Tarkovsky’s Mirror (1975), the selected films contain elements key to Trubkovich’s life and art practice. To attend a screening, purchase tickets at metrograph.com.

Additionally, on December 16, Trubkovich will be introducing the screening in person, and on December 18, Trubkovich will be in conversation with director Sergei Loznitsa following the screening of The Event.

Friday, December 10
The Color of Pomegranates (in theater at 12pm)
Mirror (in theater at 2pm)
Wings of Desire (in theater at 4:15pm)

Sunday, December 12
The Goonies (in theater at 12pm)
Taxi Blues (in theater at 2pm)

Monday, December 13
Wings of Desire (in theater at 2:30pm)
Taxi Blues (online through December 19)

Tuesday, December 14
Mirror (in theater at 2pm)
Maidan (in theater at 6:45pm)
State Funeral (in theater at 9:30pm)

Wednesday, December 15
The Color of Pomegranates (in theater at 2pm)
Maidan (online through December 28)

Thursday, December 16
Taxi Blues (in theater at 6pm, with an introduction by Kon Trubkovich)
Brother (in theater at 9pm)

Friday, December 17
Mirror (in theater at 2:15pm)
The Needle (in theater at 7:15pm)
The Color of Pomegranates (in theater at 7:30pm)

Saturday, December 18
The Event (in theater at 12pm, followed by a conversation with Kon Trubkovich and Sergei Loznitsa)
State Funeral (in theater at 2pm)

Sunday, December 19
Maidan (in theater at 12pm)
Wings of Desire (in theater at 9:15pm)

Still from Mirror (1975), directed by Andrei Tarkovsky

Still from Mirror (1975), directed by Andrei Tarkovsky

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