2. “The Legend of the Dinosaur” (1975)

This is a Japanese film by Kurata. Kurata is a young director. This film is a thriller. Its story is trivial. Thrillers are very popular in the world today. This is an interesting social problem. “The Legend” is a wide-screen colour film. As for its photography, it is professional, but many special effects are elementary and primitive. Its horror-scenes are vulgar and shocking. In short “The Legent” is a typical commercial film. I don’t like this film because it is banal and trivial.

At a film show (Н.И. Либерман (p.137)

Not long ago Peter and I decided to go to the cinema. The show lasted two hours. On the way home we talked about the film. In general, we liked it. Some famous actors played in it. They performed their parts very well. Peter tried to remember the names of the film-makers who produced the film, directed it, designed the sets and composed the music. As for me, I remembered only the names of the leading actors, because their performance impressed me. Peter enjoyed this film too. He agreed with me that the authors managed to produce an enjoyable picture.

A visit to the theatre (Н.И.Либерман p.138)

Last night I went to the theatre with my girl-friend. It was difficult to buy tickets because there was a long line at the box-office. But we were lucky. We got the tickets 15 minutes before the show began. We went in, left our coats in the cloak-room and entered the hall. The house was packed. We took our seats in the 16^th row. During the interval I went to the buffet and bought some chocolate for my companion. The play made a great impression on both of us. After the performance I saw my friend home. It was late when I came back home. I went to bed after midnight. This morning I woke up late and ran to the institute without breakfast.

An interview with a film director (Н.И.Либерман p.134)

Reporter: May I ask you a traditional question?

Director: Certainly.

R.: What are your plans for the future?

D.: I can’t plan very far ahead. Now we are shooting the last scene on location.

R.: Can you tell our readers a little about the work of your production unit?

D.: You see, in some days we’re returning to Moscow. There we must shoot one scene on the set.

R.: What other work are you going to do in Moscow?

D.: We must cut the film. It may take us some 2 weeks and then we must synchronize the film.

R.: And how long may this take you?

D.: Well, it may take us a month or so.

R.: Thank you very much. Your film must be a success.

D.: Thank you. I hope so.

The Perm State Institute for Arts and Culture

I am a student. I study at the Perm State Institute for arts and culture. The institute for arts and culture was founded in 1975. The institute has 30 specialized studies and classrooms, all necessary musical instruments. The library with 2 reading rooms amounts 160 000 volumes in its book stock and 1500 items in the record collection. The students are provided with 2 large hostels giving accommodation to 100% of the demand. There are dining rooms in both buildings of the institute.

More than 1500 students study in the day and extra mural departments of our institute. Many of them live in the hostel and get state scholarships.

Nowadays the institute has four faculties: the faculty of mass and cultural education, the arts-and-pedagogical faculty, the faculty of arts, the faculty of documentary informational communications.

The faculty of mass and cultural education trains managers for the sphere of culture, managers in tourism, directors of mass events and culturologists.

The arts-and-pedagogical faculty trains choreographers, folk instruments orchestra conductors, directors for amateur theatre companies and choir conductors.

The faculty of arts trains solo singers, folk instruments performers, artists, actors.

The faculty of documentary informational communications trains documentation managers, managers of information resources, specialists of informatics in social and cultural activity.

175 instructors work at the institute, among them there are many professors and doctors of sciences and many lecturers.

There are many chairs at the institute, which carry out scientific work. They are the following: the chair of management, the chair of mass and cultural education, the chair of social Sciences, the chair of foreign languages, the chair of chorus conducting, the chair of orchestra conducting, the chair of choreography, the chair of stagecraft, the chair of informatics, the chair of librarian affair and bibliography, etc.

There are scientific circles nearly at every chair. Students may take part in the work of the students’ scientific Society. The results of research work are reported every spring at scientific conferences.

Every year the Perm State Institute for arts and culture gives our country many highly qualified specialists for the sphere of culture and recreation.