February 1-2
THE BIG HIT/UN TRIOMPHE *. France, 2020 (comedy-drama, 105 min.) Dir.: Emmanuel Courcol. With: Kad Merad, Marina Hands. An actor past his prime gives drama lessons to prisoners in an attempt to stage “Waiting for Godot”. Winner, European Comedy, European Film Awards, 2020.

March 1-2 
PARALLEL MOTHERS/MADRES PARALELAS*. Spain 2021 (drama, 123 min.) Dir.: Pedro Almodóvar. With: Penélope Cruz, Milena Smit, Israel Elejalde. The story of two mothers who bond in unexpected ways after giving birth the same day. Winner, Best Actress, Venice Film Festival, 2021.

March 29-30
BEANS. Canada-Quebec, 2020 (drama, 92 min.) Dir.: Tracey Deer. With: Kiawentiio, Rainbow Dickerson. Based on true events, Tracey Deer's debut feature chronicles the 78-day standoff between two Mohawk communities and government forces (the Oka Crisis) in 1990 in Quebec seen through the eyes of a preteen nicknamed “Beans”. Best Canadian Feature Film, Vancouver International Film Festival, 2020.

+ MRS. HARRIS GOES TO PARIS. UK/France/Canada, 2022 (comedy-drama, 115 min.) Dir.: Anthony Fabian. With: Lesley Manville, Isabelle Huppert, Lambert Wilson. A widowed cleaning lady in 1950s London falls madly in love with a Dior Couture dress, and decides that she must have one of her own. Nominee, Best Performance by an Actress in a Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy, Golden Globes, 2023.

May 3-4
HUNT. South Korea, 2022 (political thriller, 131 min.) Dir.: Lee Jung-jae. With: Lee Jung-jae, Jung Woo-sung, Heo Sung-tae. Espionage thriller, set in South Korea during the turbulent 1980s and ’90s, draws on real events from that time, including a presidential assassination. Nominee, Golden Camera Award, Cannes Film Festival 2022.