festival perspectives
Arriving at a/perture via the world’s preeminent international film festivals, from Cannes to Sundance to Full Frame right down I-85, this series is dedicated to showcasing groundbreaking films from all around the international stage.
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Magellan
- Today, Feb 12
Director: Lav Diaz Run Time: 164 min. Release Year: 2025 Language: Portuguese
Starring: Amado Arjay Babon, Ângela Ramos, Dario Yazbek Bernal, Gael García Bernal, Ronnie Lazaro
In the 16th century, young and ambitious Portuguese navigator Fernão de Magalhães rebels against the power of King...
No Other Choice
- Today, Feb 12
Director: Park Chan-wook Run Time: 139 min. Release Year: 2025 Language: Korean
Starring: Lee Byung-hun, Lee Sung-min, Park Hee-soon, Son Ye-jin, Yeom Hye-ran
Visionary filmmaker Park Chan-wook (Oldboy, The Handmaiden, Decision to Leave) returns with a darkly humorous adaptation of Donald...
The Testament of Ann Lee
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Director: Mona Fastvold Run Time: 137 min. Release Year: 2025
Starring: Amanda Seyfried, Christopher Abbott, Lewis Pullman, Matthew Beard, Thomasin McKenzie
The earth will shake and tremble.
The Moment
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Director: Aidan Zamiri Run Time: 103 min. Release Year: 2026
Starring: Alexander Skarsgård, Charli xcx, Hailey Benton Gates, Jamie Demetriou, Rosanna Arquette
and it's a movie about brat and charli and a tour but none of it happened but maybe some of it did
The Love That Remains
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Director: Hlynur Pálmason Run Time: 109 min. Release Year: 2025 Language: Icelandic
Starring: Grímur Hlynsson, Ída Mekkín Hlynsdóttir, Saga Garðarsdóttir, Sverrir Gudnason, Þorgils Hlynsson
Tenderly captures a year in the life of a family as the parents navigate their separation. Through both...
“Wuthering Heights”
- Fri, Feb 20
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Director: Emerald Fennell Run Time: 136 min. Release Year: 2026
Starring: Alison Oliver, Hong Chau, Jacob Elordi, Margot Robbie, Shazad Latif
Come undone.
Sirāt
Director: Oliver Laxe Run Time: 115 min. Release Year: 2025 Language: Spanish
Starring: Bruno Núñez, Joshua Liam Henderson, Richard Bellamy, Sergi López, Stefania Gadda
A man and his son arrive at a rave lost in the mountains of Morocco. They are looking...
Mirrors No. 3
Director: Christian Petzold Run Time: 86 min. Release Year: 2025 Language: German
Starring: Barbara Auer, Enno Trebs, Matthias Brandt, Paula Beer, Philip Froissant
On a weekend trip to the countryside, Laura miraculously survives a car crash. Physically unhurt but deeply shaken,...
Kontinental ’25
Director: Radu Jude Run Time: 109 min. Release Year: 2025 Language: Romanian
Starring: Adonis Tanța, Eszter Tompa, Gabriel Spahiu, Oana Mardare, Șerban Pavlu
Orsolya is a bailiff in Cluj, the main city in Transylvania. One day she has to evict a...