Wednesday, May 3, 6 PM at Landmark Grand 10 Freddie, a Korean adoptee raised in France, returns to Seoul in search of her roots. Or is she actually searching for herself? She is a powerful mix of angry, lonely, selfish and resentful emotions. At the same time, in contrast to Korean cultural expectations, she is…
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The Swearing Jar
Wednesday, May 10 6 PM at Landmark Grand 10 Canadian rom-com success. When was the last time we saw these three words together? Critics agree that Carey’s dilemmas are compelling: having two true soul-mates at the same time, and carrying a lie that threatens her marriage’s happiness. Adopted from a play that triumphed at the…
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Aftersun
WEDNESDAY FEBRUARY 1, 4pm & 7pm Aftersun – this dreamy, masterful first feature invites us to a vacation resort with Sophie, a sensitive and smart pre-teen (Frankie Corio’s debut), and her melancholic father (Paul Mescal, Normal People). Despite the pair’s closeness under the bright summer sun, their relationship is clouded in nostalgia, as if they…
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No Bears
WEDNESDAY FEBRUARY 8, 4pm & 7pm No Bears - filmed before Iran descended into the protests and violence following the death of Mahsa Amini, Jafar Panahi shows the daily difficulties and professional compromises of life under a totalitarian regime. Navigating maddening challenges, he tells a complicated story that resonates with human truth. Now imprisoned in…
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Broker
WEDNESDAY, MARCH 1, 4pm & 7pm Broker – Capitalism at its best? Childless couples defeated by the official adoption system turn to Song Kang-Ho (star of Parasite) and his merry band, who collect and fence babies dropped off in church boxes. Everyone is taken care of? Where’s the harm, you say? Director Hirokazu Kore-eda (Palm…
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Living
WEDNESDAY MARCH 8, 4pm & 7pm Living – a moving elegy to the value of life, inspired by Leo Tolstoy’s story “The Death of Ivan Ilyich” and Akira Kurosawa’s classic film “Ikiru”, as adapted by Booker Prize-winning novelist Kazuo Ishiguro. Living follows staid English civil servant Mr. Williams (Bill Nighy) whose dire diagnosis encourages him…
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The Big Hit
Parallel Mothers
PARALLEL MOTHERS – the latest release from Spain’s film king Pedro Almodovar melds the role of women in modern Spanish society with a need to confront the history of General Franco’s brutal dictatorship. Combine Almodovar’s sensibilities and Penelope Cruz’s acting skills (this is their 8th film together) and you have an evening of cinema to…
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Wife of a Spy
WIFE OF A SPY – Best Film and Best Actress wins at the Asian Film Awards, and Best Director award at the Venice Film Festival. Set in war-time Japan, one character says “Information can’t be trusted these days,” and this is Satoko’s challenge as she seeks to understand her husband’s murky activities in occupied China.…
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I’m Your Man
I’M YOUR MAN – forget Leonard Cohen, think I Robot. In Germany’s 2022 submission for the Best International Feature Academy Award, Alma participates in an AI experiment to see if a full-service humanoid named “Tom” can actually make her happy. Easier to clean up after than your average cat; more dependable than your average man?…
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