Foreign Cinema

Films from corners of the world where the audio language track or original language track is other than English. English subtitles are customary, and denoted where applicable.

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Marketa Lazarova (1967): Dir. František Vláčil
Feat. Josef Kemr, František Velecký, Magda Vášáryová; A revelation of the Czech new wave, this dark medieval tale of feuding family clans beautifully evokes the historical tensions between Christianity and Paganism in the Middle Ages. Considered by many to be the best Czech film of all time.
Perfect Strangers (2016): Dir. Paolo Genovese
Feat. Giuseppe Battiston, Anna Foglietta, Marco Giallini…; A clever comedy of manners for the iphone-era, this Italian award-winner follows a dinner party debacle that unfolds after seven long-time friends agree to share the content of every text and phone call they receive over the course of an evening.
Kedi (2016): Dir. Ceyda Torun; An enchanting profile of an ancient city of Istanbul and its people, as told through the separate stories of seven roaming cats whose mysterious, inscrutable ways bring joy, purpose and reflection to human lives in unique and touching ways.
Raw (2016): Dir. Julia Ducournau
Feat. Garance Marillier , Ella Rumpf; A bright young veterinary student and ardent vegetarian is unexpectedly subjected to a series of cruel hazing rituals in her first week at college, which unleash an insatiable hunger for human flesh. Vivid and bracing, but presenting a compelling psychological portrait of a woman seeking self-identity in…
Odyssey, The (2016): Dir. Jérôme Salle
Feat. Lambert Wilson, Pierre Niney, Audrey Tautou; A shimmering yet unvarnished biopic of pioneering Frenchman Jacques Cousteau, who invented the aqualung and went on to become a world-famous global mariner through his American-backed television show. Neatly condensing a thirty-year timeframe, the film brings satisfying insight to his passion as an…
Neruda (2016): Dir. Pablo Larrain
Feat. Gael Garcia Bernal, Luis Gnecco, Mercedes Morán; Universally acclaimed biographical drama about poet and communist senator Pablo Neruda, who was forced into hiding with his artist wife when the Cold War swept into Chile in 1948. Beloved by the populace, they slip underground and are pursued by an incompetent, opportunistic police inspector hoping to…
Your Name (2016): Dir. Makoto Shinkai; Another exquisite animated drama from Makoto Shinkai, an increasingly beloved and notable voice in the world of Japanese anime. The story is based on the director's own novel about two young strangers who become intriguingly connected through their respective dreams.