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MRS. O’MALLEY AND MR. MALONE (1950) (69 min.) Not Rated

Marjorie Main and James Whitmore are the title characters who meet on a train as they are trying to apprehend a slippery embezzler.  This film is an amusing comedy/mystery that also features fine performances by Ann Dvorak, Phyllis Kirk, and Douglas Fowley. 

THE DEAD (1987) (93 min.) Rated PG

Anjelica Huston and Donal McCann star as a young couple who attend a holiday feast in early 20th century Dublin where uncomfortable truths emerge.  Based on a story by James Joyce, this exquisite film was directed by John Huston and written by Tony Huston.  A real family affair. 

CABRINI (2024) (142 min.) Rated PG-13

Cristiana Dell’Anna stars as Italian immigrant Francesca Cabrini who comes to New York City and witnesses so much disease and poverty that she lobbies the mayor to help those people.  This is an amazing true story that also features John Lithgow and David Morse. 

I’M STILL HERE (2024) (136 min.) Rated PG-13

Fernanda Torres stars as a woman who is forced to reinvent herself and chart a new course for her family while living under the dictatorship in Brazil. IN PORTUGUESE WITH ENGLISH SUBTITLES.

THE TEACHERS’ LOUNGE (2023) (98 min.) Rated PG-13

Leonie Beschman stars as a schoolteacher who tries to get to the truth when a student is accused of stealing. This is a provocative film that is also a suspense thriller.  IN GERMAN WITH ENGLISH SUBTITLES.

JUNE ZERO (2022) (98 min.) Not Rated

KIDNAPPED (2023) (134 min.) Not Rated

This film tells the bizarre true story of a young Jewish boy who was secretly baptized and taken away from his parents by the Pope in 1858.  Directed by Marco Bellocchio. IN ITALIAN WITH ENGLISH SUBTITLES.

THE MAN WITHOUT A PAST (2002) (97 min.) Rated PG-13

This is an utterly delightful and unique film about a man who is beaten by thugs and wakes up with amnesia.  He rebuilds his life but his past starts catching up with him.  IN FINNISH WITH ENGLISH SUBTITLES

GAGARINE (2020) (98 min) Not Rated

A young man living in a housing project outside of Paris embarks on a mission to save it from being demolished. IN FRENCH WITH ENGLISH SUBTITLES

DIVIDED WE FALL (2000) (117 min.) Rated PG-13

During World War II, a young Czech couple hide a Jewish neighbor in their home.  They are put in jeopardy when a German sympathizer tries to move a Nazi clerk into their home.  Based on a true story.  IN CZECH WITH ENGLISH SUBTITLES

THE PRESIDENT’S WIFE (2023) (92 min.) Not Rated

Catherine Deneuve stars as Bernadette Chirac who was a first lady of France.  This film shows her political savvy and how she decided not to fade into the background.  IN FRENCH WITH ENGLISH SUBTITLES

PERSIAN LESSONS (2020) (127 min.) Not Rated

A young Jewish man in a concentration camp during World War II has his life saved as he claims he is Persian not Jewish.  A camp officer asks him to teach him some Farsi which the young man does not know.  IN GERMAN WITH ENGLISH SUBTITLES