Abel (Louis Garrel) meets his mother’s, Sylvie (Anouk Grinberg), soon-to-be husband, Michel (Roschdy Zem), at their jailhouse wedding, and he is less than impressed with this newest member of the family. After Michel’s release, things do not improve as Abel has a hunch that Michel is not as reformed as he claims to be. Following…
Tag: International Cinema
Will-o’-the-Wisp
It is the year 2069, and Alfredo (Joel Branco) is lying on his deathbed in the final moments of his life. As he prepares to depart, he recalls his time as a youth (Mauro da Costa) when he joined the fire brigade. Under the tutelage of Afonso (André Cabral), the two young men grew exceptionally…
Peter von Kant
Peter von Kant (Denis Ménochet), an accomplished film director, is on the edge of another major career breakthrough when his life is derailed. He is visited at his home by his friend and actress Sidone (Isabelle Adjani) and her newest lover, the much younger Amir (Khalil Ben Gharbia). Struck by his beauty, Peter reworks his…
Beautiful Beings
Balli (Áskell Einar Pálmason) is a shy boy from a poorer neighborhood which makes him the perfect target for the bullies at his school. After suffering severe injuries where his story is highlighted on the evening news, he is transferred and finds himself similarly ostracized by the other boys at the new school. One afternoon…
Pacifiction
With the arrival of marines at Tahiti, a rumor springs to life that locals have spotted a military submarine not far from the coast, heralding the return of French nuclear missile testing in their waters. The rumors are unavoidable to De Roller (Benoît Magimel), the High Commissioner, who walks the fine line of a playboy…
L’immensità
Clara (Penélope Cruz) is a loving mother to her three children: Adri (Luana Giuliani), Gino (Patrizio Francioni), and Diana (María Chiara Goretti). She does her best to shelter her children from the abuse and infidelity of her husband, Felice (Vincenzo Amato), but as they grow older and he grows more brash, it becomes a harder…
Winter Boy
Lucas’ (Paul Kircher) world is turned upside down after the sudden death of his father (Christophe Honoré) in a car accident. After the funeral, he goes to live with his older brother Quinten (Vincent Lacoste) in Paris for a few weeks before starting up a new school closer to home to help support his mother,…
Ponniyin Selvan: II
The Chola Empire is in mourning at the loss of Ponniyin Selvan (Jayam Ravi) who is presumed to be dead after his ship sank to the bottom of the sea. He was rescued, however, by Oomai Rani (Aishwarya Rai Bachchan) and is recovering at a Buddhist Temple under the care of its monks. With the…
Suzume
Deep beneath Japan, there lives a giant worm, and when it emerges through various doors and portals strewn throughout the island, disaster follows. To protect the land, an ancient order of “Closers” had been formed to create keystones to help seal the worm in its lair and close any of the doors which may have…
The Marquee Topic 