The Penguin Lessons
Starring Oscar nominee Steve Coogan (“Philomena”), this inspiring dramedy from director Peter Cattaneo (“The Full Montey”) follows an Englishman’s profound personal and political awakening after adopting a penguin during a tumultuous time in Argentine history. In 1976, Tom (Coogan) arrives in Buenos Aires to teach at a prestigious English boarding school, where political violence looms […]
Restoration: Swept Away
Set against the backdrop of the shimmering Mediterranean Sea, Swept Away is Lina Wertmüller’s (Seven Beauties) wildly controversial film about sex, love and politics. On an elegant yacht cruising off the coast of Sardinia, Raffaella (Mariangela Melato), a rich and stunning capitalist, enjoys tormenting Gennarino (Giancarlo Giannini), a Communist sailor. Fate weaves a different scenario […]
Miséricorde (Misericordia)
Premiering at the 2024 Cannes Film Festival, acclaimed French writer-director Alain Guiraudie’s latest feature, known for his film “Stranger by the Lake,” is a sharp, sinister, yet subtly funny thriller set in a woodsy village during autumn in his native region of Occitanie. The story follows Jérémie, who returns to his hometown for the funeral […]
