Narrative

From Valeska Grisebach, an intense, slow-burning thriller, Western is one of the best reviewed films of the year. When two cultures collide in eastern Europe, can they learn to trust each other — or is the stage being set for a showdown? 

From Valeska Grisebach, an intense, slow-burning thriller, Western is one of the best reviewed films of the year. When two cultures collide in eastern Europe, can they learn to trust each other — or is the stage being set for a showdown? 

Polish actress Karolina Gruszka stars in this sweeping biography of the legendary, Nobel Prize winning physicist and chemist, who courted controversy with both her challenging of France s male-dominated academic establishment and her unconventional romantic life.

From master director Hong Sangsoo comes his most personal film to date, On The Beach at Night Alone.  Starring Kim Minhee (The Handmaiden, Claire's Camera)—in the role that won her the Silver Bear for best actress in Berlin.

From master director Hong Sangsoo comes his most personal film to date, On The Beach at Night Alone.  Starring Kim Minhee (The Handmaiden, Claire's Camera)—in the role that won her the Silver Bear for best actress in Berlin.

Jérôme Reybaud’s remarkably accomplished feature debut is a sly and sophisticated take on gay romance in the 21st century. A strange and wonderful game of Grindr cat-and-mouse that was a selection for this year's New Directors/New Films program.

Jérôme Reybaud’s remarkably accomplished feature debut is a sly and sophisticated take on gay romance in the 21st century. A strange and wonderful game of Grindr cat-and-mouse that was a selection for this year's New Directors/New Films program.

Based on extensive medical records and memoirs, The Death of Louis XIV is a wry neoclassical chamber drama, a work of pure magic by Albert Serra, one of today's most singular directors. Starring New Wave icon and honorary Palme d’Or recipient Jean-Pierre Léaud.

Based on extensive medical records and memoirs, The Death of Louis XIV is a wry neoclassical chamber drama, a work of pure magic by Albert Serra, one of today's most singular directors. Starring New Wave icon and honorary Palme d’Or recipient Jean-Pierre Léaud.

Selected to represent Romania for the 2016 Academy Awards, Radu Jude's third feature has been aptly compared to films as diverse as THE SEARCHERS and PULP FICTION, but the film is ultimately a moving parable about late-feudal Europe developed from historical documents and songs: its power structures and hierarchies, people's ideas of themselves and others, interaction with minorities and the resulting conflicts.