Country: Costa Rica Language: SpanishIn a remote village in Costa Rica, Clara, a withdrawn 40-year-old woman, experiences a sexual and mystical awakening as she begins a journey to free herself from the repressive religious and social conventions which have dominated her life. Premiered at the 2021 Cannes Film Festival.
Country: United Kingdom Language: EnglishThe Film Center is proud to partner with National Theatre Live to present world-class performances filmed live on Britain’s most exciting stages. In Brooklyn, longshoreman Eddie Carbone welcomes his Sicilian cousins to the land of freedom. But when one of them falls for his beautiful niece, they discover that freedom comes at a price. Visionary director Ivo van Hove brings Arthur Miller’s dark and passionate masterpiece to life on the stage.
Country: France Language: FrenchA loving couple’s happiness is threatened when the wife’s former lover and husband’s estranged friend returns to their lives. World Premiere at the 72nd Berlin International Film Festival, where it competed for the Golden Bear and director Claire Denis received the Silver Bear for Best Director.
Innovative director Spike Jonze and celebrated author Maurice Sendak bring to life one of the most beloved books of all time, a classic story about childhood and the places we go to figure out the world we live in. | Country: Germany, United States, Australia | Language: English
New year, new universe. An aging Chinese immigrant is just trying to finish her taxes. Instead she is continuously swept up in an insane adventure, where she alone can save the world. This surreal and exhilarating exploration of identity and existence won seven Academy Awards including Best Picture. | Country: United States | Language: English, Mandarin, Cantonese
Country: Canada, United Kingdom, United States Language: EnglishA widowed cleaning lady in 1950s London falls madly in love with a couture Dior dress and decides that she must have one of her own. An enchanting adventure adapted from Paul Gallico’s much-loved novel by award-winning writer, director and producer Anthony Fabian. Nominated for Best Achievement in Costume Design at the 95th Academy Awards.
Country: United States Language: EnglishFrom the award-winning team behind RBG (2018) and My Name is Pauli Murray (2021) comes the extraordinary story of former Arizona Congresswoman Gabby Giffords: her relentless fight to recover following an assassination attempt in 2011, and her new life as one of the most effective activists in the battle against gun violence. Premiered at the 2022 SXSW Film Festival.
Country: United Kingdom Language: EnglishAt a healing retreat in rural Scotland, a woman embarks on a haunting journey of discovery amid surgical trauma. Mesmerizing and elegant, multi-media artist Charlotte Colbert’s highly accomplished debut won Best First Film at the 2021 Locarno Film Festival.
They had a date with fate in Casablanca! Full of intrigue and exceptional performances, Michael Curtiz’s exquisite wartime drama remains one of the world’s favorite Hollywood love stories. | Country: United States | Language: English, French, German, Italian
Country: United States Language: EnglishFinney is locked in the basement of a murderer with an antique telephone, long since disconnected, but which rings at night with calls from the dead. World Premiere at Fantastic Fest 2021.
Anonymous videotapes presage a musician’s murder conviction, and a gangster’s girlfriend leads a mechanic astray. | Country: France, United States | Language: English
Country: Ireland Language: EnglishIn Niall Owen’s feature debut, a gang of desperate criminals seek refuge in what appears to be a perfectly ordinary house only to discover it houses something much more sinister.
