He is a great actor. That is interesting. She plays awful. …outstanding actors take part in the musical… …great director… Extraordinary costumes What a great director he is. How awful she plays! How interesting! What outstanding actors! What extraordinary costumes! What a great actor!

Love story, western, science fiction, action, horror, documentary, cartoon, thriller, melodrama, feature, historical, adventure, screen version of, detective.

A.Chehov A.Pushkin N.Gogol Total number of films Silent films (before 1935) Short-length films (50-52 min) Silent films (before 1935) 317 Total number of films4644 Short-length films 711 F.DostoevskyL. Tolstoy

“Viy” “War and Peace” “A Lady With a Dog ” “Idiot” “A Young Mistress-Peasant”

Hitchcock, Sir Alfred He is an English film maker who worked mostly in the US. His films are known for the horror experienced by people watching them, He gained international attention with” The 39 steps”, “ The lady vanishes”. Georgy Daneliya He is a great Russian director. His famous works are “Mimino”, ” Afonya”, “Don’t worry”, “I am working along Moscow”. Ryazanov Eldar is a famous Russian film director, screenwriter and playwright. He is one of the best masters of comedy. His well-known films are “The night of Carnival”, “ Irony of Fate”, “Garage”. Spielberg Steven, is a US film director, writer and producer. His works include such phenomenal box-office successes as “ Jaws”, “ Jurassic Park”, “Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom”.

A twist in the plot is when something very unexpected happens. Some foreign-language films are dubbed, which means that they put all the voices into your language. Most foreign-language films have subtitles at the bottom for you to read. “Gone With the Wind” is set in the American Civil War. I hate when foreign films are ; I like to listen to them in their original language. The film is on another planet, but it’s really about modern-day issues on Earth. There’s a great at the end- it turns out that he’s actually a ghost. I’m going to try not to read the ; it’ll help me practice my English. twist dubbed subtitles set

Read the extracts about the films. Are you of the same opinion? Give reasons. Cinema appears to be increasing in popularity amongst younger age groups, despite the availability of high-quality video and DVD. The evidence suggests that this is due partly to the social element involved in going to the cinema, and partly to the benefits of a large screen and state-of-the – art sound system. Although there may well be some kind of connection between violence on TV and violence in society, it’s really not clear what that connection is. It certainly is not the case that the majority of people, after watching a violent film, feel an increased need to commit violent acts. In fact, possibly quite the opposite.

- a film you didn’t enjoy - your favorite film - the most frightening film you have ever seen - the most exciting film you have ever seen Explain your opinion.

 Best film  Best Actor, Actress  Best Director  Best Special Effects  Best Original Score (music)  Best Costumes Who would you give your awards (Oscar, Nika, Gold Eagle, Centaur) to ?

Does Cinema Help You to Enjoy Yourselves?