The Friend
Scott McGehee and David Siegel’s inspiring adaptation of Sigrid Nunez’s acclaimed National Book Award-winning novel is a remarkable contemporary American film—humane, philosophical, and curious—yet never detached in its exploration of loss, grief, and resilience. Iris (Naomi Watts) has had a long and complicated friendship with Walter (Bill Murray). Walter is an irresistible charmer, a brilliant […]
Detour: The Elephant Man
We continue our tribute to the great David Lynch with this rare screening of his poignant second feature, a film that showcases his atmospheric visual style and applies it to a notorious true story set in Victorian England. When the London surgeon Frederick Treves (Anthony Hopkins) meets the freak-show performer John Merrick (John Hurt), who […]
Armand
Winner of the Caméra d’or Prize at the 2024 Cannes Film Festival, “Armand” marks the feature film debut of Norwegian filmmaker Halfdan Ullmann Tøndel, who is the grandson of world cinema legends Ingmar Bergman (“Persona,” “The Seventh Seal”) and Liv Ullmann (“Persona”). The film follows Elisabeth, portrayed by Renate Reinsve (“The Worst Person in the […]
The Way, My Way
“The Way, My Way” is a heartwarming and charming true story centered around a stubborn and amusingly self-centred Australian man who embarks on an extraordinary journey along the 800-kilometer-long Camino de Santiago pilgrimage route in Spain. Although he begins this adventure without a clear understanding of his motivations, as he continues to walk, he discovers profound […]
