world cinema spotlight
Showcasing contemporary world cinema is fundamental to an art house cinema. Exposure to cinema originating outside of the United States is vital to our role as global citizens. World cinema introduces us to faces we’ve never seen before on screen, languages that are unfamiliar to our ears, and cultures/communities that make us curious to learn more about the world in which we live. Global filmmakers are reinventing the art form with new styles and modes of storytelling through the shared medium and art of film.
Check out the 100 best films from before 2010 (when a/ opened) here.
Sheep in the Box
- Today, Aug 13
Director: Hirokazu Kore-eda Run Time: 126 min. Release Year: 2026 Language: Japanese
Starring: Daigo Yamamoto, Haruka Ayase, Kanichiro, Kuwaki Rimu, Nana Seino
Trust what you cannot see.
Reading Lolita in Tehran
- Today, Aug 13
Director: Eran Riklis Run Time: 107 min. Release Year: 2024
Starring: Bahar Beihaghi, Golshifteh Farahani, Isabella Nefar, Mina Kavani, Zar Amir Ebrahimi
In revolutionary Iran, as fundamentalists tighten their grip on society, a professor secretly gathers seven of her most...
The Samurai and the Prisoner
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Director: Kiyoshi Kurosawa Run Time: 147 min. Release Year: 2026 Language: Japanese
Starring: Masahiro Motoki, Masaki Suda, Munetaka Aoki, Ryota Miyadate, Yuriko Yoshitaka
When Lord Murashige rises up against the tyrannical Oda, he finds himself besieged within the walls of his...