In September, the film club "Kinokatushka" at the "Semyonovskaya" library will present two evenings of world cinema classics - the Soviet historical epic "Peter I" and the American film noir "Nightmare Alley". On September 18, club members will gather to watch and discuss the first episode of the film "Peter I", based on the novel by Alexei Tolstoy. Vladimir Petrov's film tells the story of the life and transformative activities of Peter the Great, starting from the Battle of Narva. Even at the script stage, the film sparked discussions, but its creators managed to embody the image of the tsar as an enlightener and reformer. On September 29, viewers will have a meeting with the cult noir "Nightmare Alley" by Edmund Goulding. The adaptation of William Lindsay Gresham's novel immerses the audience in the atmosphere of 1940s America and showcases the dark story of Stan Carlisle, a magician obsessed with fame and money. Each meeting of the film club is not only a viewing but also a discussion of films that have become cultural milestones of their time. Viewers will be able to compare different eras and genres: the solemn historical epic and the dark noir, created in completely different contexts but equally sharply addressing power, greed, and human nature. For more reviews of premieres and film critiques, visit our website in the film section.