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Kino42 (Podil) - 7pm
Kostiantynivska St, 11Б, Kyiv, 04071
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Please join us a for a film and Q&A.
Billy Wilder’s Witness for the Prosecution (USA, 1957 | 116 min)
Adapted from Agatha Christie’s legendary stage play, Billy Wilder’s Witness for the Prosecution is anchored by two of the most indelible performances in the history of the legal thriller. The film belongs to the unforgettable Charles Laughton, who portrays Sir Wilfrid Robarts, a brilliant, cantankerous barrister who defies his doctors to take on a "hopeless" murder case. Laughton’s performance—a masterclass in explosive wit, theatrical bluster, and meticulous legal strategy—turns the courtroom into a private stage where every monocle-adjustment and sarcastic retort feels like a pivotal event.
Opposite him, Marlene Dietrich delivers a performance of icy, enigmatic brilliance as Christine Vole, the defendant’s wife. Dietrich provides the film's cold heart and its most shocking turns, embodying a woman whose every word and gesture seems calibrated to deceive. Her work here is a career-defining turn, moving from calculated reserve to raw, desperate emotion with a precision that keeps the viewer off-balance until the final frame. Together, Laughton and Dietrich transform a rigid procedural into a high-stakes psychological battle, creating an experience where the weight of the characters' personalities is as suspenseful as the trial’s outcome.
Kino42 (Podil) - 7pm
Kostiantynivska St, 11Б, Kyiv, 04071
https://maps.app.goo.gl/Qchv6ZqewmDM2PvT7
Please join us a for a film and Q&A.
Billy Wilder’s Witness for the Prosecution (USA, 1957 | 116 min)
Adapted from Agatha Christie’s legendary stage play, Billy Wilder’s Witness for the Prosecution is anchored by two of the most indelible performances in the history of the legal thriller. The film belongs to the unforgettable Charles Laughton, who portrays Sir Wilfrid Robarts, a brilliant, cantankerous barrister who defies his doctors to take on a "hopeless" murder case. Laughton’s performance—a masterclass in explosive wit, theatrical bluster, and meticulous legal strategy—turns the courtroom into a private stage where every monocle-adjustment and sarcastic retort feels like a pivotal event.
Opposite him, Marlene Dietrich delivers a performance of icy, enigmatic brilliance as Christine Vole, the defendant’s wife. Dietrich provides the film's cold heart and its most shocking turns, embodying a woman whose every word and gesture seems calibrated to deceive. Her work here is a career-defining turn, moving from calculated reserve to raw, desperate emotion with a precision that keeps the viewer off-balance until the final frame. Together, Laughton and Dietrich transform a rigid procedural into a high-stakes psychological battle, creating an experience where the weight of the characters' personalities is as suspenseful as the trial’s outcome.