May 17-June 1 Sweet Dreams is the story of the first ice cream shop in Rwanda and the remarkable group of female drummers who are creating their own future. The film interweaves intimate, inspiring stories with joyous and powerful music to present a moving portrait of a country in transition. Co-sponsored by the Lotus Word Music and Arts Festival and the Chocolate Moose
A long-married British couple, revisit Paris for the first time since their honeymoon in an attempt to rekindle their relationship in this emotionally rich romantic comedy. NY Times Critics’ Pick!
The spirits of 1980s genre maestros like John Carpenter, Walter Hill and William Lustig hover strongly over Jim Mickle’s Cold in July, a smart, compellingly nuanced piece of Texas pulp fiction that was a hit at this year’s Sundance Festival.
An effervescent comedy of political manners directed by septuagenarian filmmaker Bertrand Tavernier. Long-time Ryderistas might remember Tavernier’s ‘Round Midnight and his Academy Award-winning Coup De Torchon.
Jesse Eisenberg stars in this adaptation of Dostoyevsky’s novel about a timid, isolated man who’s overlooked at work, scorned by his mother, and ignored by the woman of his dreams
In central Nepal, cable cars travel up and down the breathtaking mountain landscape, transporting pilgrims to an ancient temple. “You could hardly ask for a more beautiful vision of souls in transit.” – Time Out, New York
French filmmaker Eric Rohmer’s 1995 romantic comedy has never been released in the States – until now. And it shows the legendary writer/director at his effervescent best.
On the isolated coast of Veracruz, 17 year-old Sebastian takes over running his uncle’s small and cozy rent-by-the hour motel. There he meets Miranda, a regular customer who comes to the motel to meet a lover.
Winner of six 2013 German Film Academy Awards, including Outstanding Feature Film, Best Director, Best Actor and Best Screenplay … Jan Ole Gerster’s wry and vibrant feature debut A Coffee in Berlin, paints a day in the life of Niko, a twenty-something college dropout going nowhere fast. Niko lives for the moment as he drifts through the streets of Berlin, curiously observing everyone around him and oblivious to his growing status as an outsider. Then on one fateful day,…
Naïve, innocent Anna soon finds herself in the presence of her aunt Wanda (Agneta Kulesza), a worldly and cynical Communist Party insider.
Bring a blanket. Bring a snack. Bring the dog. An elderly widower tries to achieve his life-long dream of visiting South America by tying thousands of balloons to his home in “Up” on Friday, August 29th.
Tonight at 7pm at Bear’s Place is your last chance to see Roman Polanski’s mischievous meditation on sex, gender and desire is “a sharp, sexy comedy performed by two superb and superbly in-tune actors.” –Slate Check out the remodeled Back Room at Bear’s – tonight’s screening is free.
Free Screening tonight at Bear’s at 7pm. Mitra Farahani’s lyrical documentary explores the enigma of provocative artist Bahman Mohassess, the so-called “Persian Picasso,” whose acclaimed paintings and sculptures dominated pre-revolutionary Iran. Irreverent and uncompromising, a gay man in a hostile world, Mohasses abandoned the country over 30 years ago for a simple, secluded life in Italy.
September 17, 19, 20, 21, 22, 24, 26, 27, 28
A young wannabe musician finds himself out of his depth when he joins an avant-garde pop band led by the mysterious and enigmatic Frank (Michael Fassbender), a musical genius who hides himself inside a large fake head. “Strikingly original. A TERRIFIC and SUBLIME EXPERIENCE. Mandatory watching for the adventurous viewer.” – The Playlist
Sept 26, 27, 28, 29, Oct 3, 4, 5, 10, 11, 12
Steve Coogan and Rob Brydon reunite for a new culinary road trip, retracing the steps of the Romantic poets’ grand tour of Italy and indulging in mouthwatering meals and cheeky, sparkling banter in gorgeous settings from Liguria to Capri
Oct 10, 11, 12, 13, 15, 17, 18, 19, 25, 26, 27
In a Paris airport zone, two strangers try to make sense out of their lives in this unlikely Cinderella story. Josh Charles plays an American in Paris attempting to start his life anew in this drama from France’s Pascale Ferran. Anais Demoustier as co-stars a young woman working as a maid in the airport hotel in which Charles is staying. She’s fascinated by the inner lives of the guests, which in part leads her up to the roof of the hotel one night where something very unexpected happens.
A new film by Volker Schlondorff (The Tin Drum) . . . As the Allies march toward Paris in the summer of 1944, Hitler gives orders that the French capital should not fall into enemy hands, or if it does, then only ‘as a field of rubble’. The person assigned to carry out this barbaric act is Wehrmacht commander of Greater Paris, General Dietrich von Choltitz, who already has mines planted on the Eiffel Tower, in the Louvre and Notre-Dame and on the bridges over the Seine. Nothing is to be left as a reminder of the city’s former glory. However, at dawn on 25 August, Swedish Consul General Raoul Nordling steals into German headquarters through a secret underground tunnel and thus starts a tension-filled game of cat and mouse as Nordling tries to persuade Choltitz to abandon his plan.
A sparkling, smart thriller written by Patricia Highsmith (Strangers on a Train, The Talented Mr Ripley). Colette and Chester are two charismatic Americans who are vacationing in Athens in 1952; while sightseeing at the Acropolis they encounter Rydal, a young, Greek-speaking American who is working as a tour guide, scamming tourists on the side.
Two lovers go from pillow talk to possible murder in this sexy, brain-teasing French thriller. “The Blue Room makes a fascinating European companion piece to David Fincher’s Gone Girl.” – Salon
Dec 20, 21 Scroll down for times and locations Matt Van Dyke, a timid 26-year-old, left his home in Baltimore in 2006 and set off on a self-described “crash course in manhood.” He bought a motorcycle and a video camera and began a three-year, 35,000-mile motorcycle trip through Northern Africa and the Middle East. While traveling, […]
A Swedish family travels to the French Alps to enjoy a few days of skiing “Force Majeure is the rare kind of moviegoing experience that will haunt you long after you leave the theater and lead to some very awkward conversations with your spouse.” –Entertainment Weekly
A seasoned politician disappears, causing panic within his party. His top aide and his wife contact his identical twin brother, a genius philosopher living in a psychiatric institution. The three of them concoct a dangerous plan and what at first seems like a crazy idea proves to be their only solution. VIVA LA LIBERTA is underwritten by a grant from the Olga Ragusa Fund administered by the IU Department of French and Italian.
Happy Valley will divide audiences and create heated discussions. However, there’s one point that won’t be CONTROVERSIAL: It’s one of the best documentaries of the year. ♦ The Playlist
Short films, like short stories, are often overlooked. The best short subjects have all of the power, scope and resonance of a feature-length film. We are screening the best of the best: 3 programs (one devoted to animation, one to live-action and the third to documentaries) featuring all 15 Oscar nominees. This is your chance to see the films before the Awards show. And yes, the Animated Program is kid-friendly! Jan 30-Feb 22; Feb 8th at the Buskirk Chumley Theater.
Short films, like short stories, are often overlooked. The best short subjects have all of the power, scope and resonance of a feature-length film. We are screening the best of the best: 3 programs (one devoted to animation, one to live-action and the third to documentaries) featuring all 15 Oscar nominees. This is your chance to see the films before the Awards show. And yes, the Animated Program is kid-friendly! Jan 30-Feb 22; Feb 8th at the Buskirk Chumley Theater.