Films
Now Playing
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Crazy Rich Asians
Directed by Jon M. Chu
(USA, 2018, 120 minutes, in English)
The Amphitheater of The Brown Foundation, Inc. PlazaSOLD OUT | The series “Moonlight Movies” brings you an outdoor viewing experience. Crazy Rich Asians follows Rachel as she accompanies her longtime boyfriend Nick to his best friend’s wedding in Singapore. It soon becomes clear to Rachel that the only thing crazier than love is family.
- Friday, March 21, 2025
- 8 p.m.
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The Wages of Fear (Le salaire de la peur)
Directed by Henri-Georges Clouzot
(France, 1953, 153 minutes, in French with English subtitles)
Brown Auditorium Theater, 4K restorationYves Montand stars as one of four men hired to transport a nitroglycerine shipment over a treacherous South American mountain route. As they carry their explosive cargo, each bump tests their courage, their friendship, and their nerves. The result is one of the greatest thrillers ever made.
- Saturday, March 22, 2025
- 7 p.m.
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The Blond Boy from the Casbah (Le petit blond de la casbah)
Directed by Alexandre Arcady
(France, 2023, 126 minutes, in French with English subtitles)
Lynn Wyatt Theater, digitalGrowing up in war-torn 1960s Algiers, Antoine Lisner discovers a profound fascination with cinema. Revisiting the place as an adult, now a filmmaker, he remembers emotional moments of his youth, spent between school, friends, and his Jewish family.
- Sunday, March 23, 2025
- 3 p.m.
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Vishniac
Directed by Laura Bialis
(USA, 2023, 95 minutes, in English)
Lynn Wyatt Theater, digitalVishniac follows photographer Roman Vishniac from his early years in czarist Russia to his emergence as a Modernist photographer in Weimar Berlin, as well as his journeys across Eastern Europe before WWII and his family’s dramatic escape to America in 1940.
- Thursday, March 27, 2025
- 7 p.m.
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The One Man Band (L’homme orchestre)
Directed by Serge Korber
(France, 1970, 85 minutes, in French with English subtitles)
Brown Auditorium Theater, digitalA woman joins a ballet group whose manager forbids his dancers any distractions outside of dance. Little does he know she has a son in Italy, and the troupe goes to great lengths to create an explanation for the boy’s existence.
- Friday, March 28, 2025
- 7 p.m.
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Hibernatus
Directed by Édouard Molinaro
(France, 1969, 82 minutes, in French with English subtitles)
Brown Auditorium Theater, digitalAfter he is awakened from a 65-year cryogenic freeze, a man’s relatives plan an elaborate ruse on their long-lost relative so as not to shock him with contemporary reality.
- Friday, March 28, 2025
- 9 p.m.
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La chèvre
Directed by Francis Veber
(France, 1981, 91 minutes, in French with English subtitles)
Brown Auditorium Theater, digitalA French tycoon’s accident-prone daughter is kidnapped in Acapulco. Her father hires a private detective to go to Mexico, but realizes he also needs the assistance of an accountant (Pierre Richard), whose entire life has been an endless series of mishaps, to find the girl.
- Saturday, March 29, 2025
- 7 p.m.
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Les compères
Directed by Francis Veber
(France, 1983, 92 minutes, in French with English subtitles)
Brown Auditorium Theater, digitalWhen a mother is dissatisfied with the police not searching for her runaway son, she contacts two former lovers, convincing them to help find her boy by claiming that one of the men is her son’s father.
- Saturday, March 29, 2025
- 9 p.m.
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The Dinner Game (Le dîner de cons)
Directed by Francis Veber
(France, 1998, 80 minutes, in French with English subtitles)
Brown Auditorium Theater, digitalIn Francis Veber’s delightful comedy, a buffoon’s good intentions and bad judgment hilariously wreak havoc upon a dinner group’s contest to find the biggest loser.
- Sunday, March 30, 2025
- 5 p.m.
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Goldstone
Directed by Ivan Sen
(Australia, 2016, 110 minutes, in English)
Brown Auditorium Theater, digitalIndigenous detective Jay Swan arrives in Goldstone, Australia, on a missing-persons inquiry that reveals a corrupt investigation. Jay must bury his personal differences with his young partner so that together they can bring justice to Goldstone.
- Friday, April 4, 2025
- 7 p.m.
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The True Story of Tamara de Lempicka & the Art of Survival
Directed by Julie Rubio
(USA, 2024, 96 minutes, in English)
Brown Auditorium Theater, digitalArt Deco artist Tamara de Lempicka took Paris, Milan, Berlin, and New York by storm in the 1920s. A century later, this fascinating film tells the story of her life, tracing Lempicka’s flight from persecution, her affairs with men and women, and her hidden Jewish heritage.
- Saturday, April 5, 2025
- 7:30 p.m.
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Breaking the Waves
Directed by Lars von Trier
(Denmark, 1996, 158 minutes, in English)
Brown Auditorium Theater, 35mmA pious newlywed (Emily Watson) in a Scottish village gives herself up to a shocking form of martyrdom after her husband (Stellan Skarsgård) is paralyzed in an oil-rig accident.
- Sunday, April 6, 2025
- 2 p.m.
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Impossible Town
Directed by Meg Griffiths and Scott Faris
(USA, 2023, 93 minutes, in English)
Lynn Wyatt TheaterIn this timely environmental documentary, Dr. Ayne Amjad takes up her late father’s cause: aiding a West Virginia town beset by cancer-causing chemicals.
- Friday, April 11, 2025
- 7 p.m.
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The Annihilation of Fish
Directed by Charles Burnett
(USA, 1999, 108 minutes, in English)
Brown Auditorium Theater, 35mmPoinsettia moves into a Los Angeles boarding house where she meets Fish, a Jamaican widower just released from an institution. In the face of personal challenges and differences, they learn new things about themselves through the nuances of romance and happiness.
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When Fall Is Coming (Quand vient l’automne)
Directed by François Ozon
(France, 2024, 102 minutes, in French with English subtitles)
Brown Auditorium Theater, digitalLoving grandmother Michelle enjoys a peaceful retirement in a small Burgundy village near her longtime friend Marie-Claude. But when daughter Valérie drops off Michelle’s grandson Lucas for his autumn vacation, nothing goes as planned.
Coming Soon
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Beloved Tropic (Querido Trópico)
Directed by Ana Endara
(Panama/Colombia, 2024, 108 minutes, in Spanish with English subtitles)
Brown Auditorium TheaterSet in Panama City, this tender, atmospheric drama explores the evolving relationship between two lonely souls who form an unexpected bond.
- Friday, April 25, 2025
- 7 p.m.
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When Evil Lurks (Cuando Acecha la Maldad)
Directed by Demián Rugna
(Argentina/USA, 2023, 99 minutes, in Spanish with English subtitles)
Lynn Wyatt TheaterThe latest film from writer-director Demián Rugna, When Evil Lurks, is a chilling shocker that follows two brothers, Pedro and Jaime, as they confront a demonic presence threatening their remote village in the Argentine Andes.
- Friday, April 25, 2025
- 9 p.m.
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The Dog Thief (El Ladron de Perrós)
Directed by Vinko Tomičić Salinas
(Bolivia/Chile/Mexico, 2024, 90 minutes, in Spanish with English subtitles)
Brown Auditorium TheaterMartín, an orphaned shoeshine boy, works on the streets of La Paz, Bolivia’s capital. Hoping for a reward, he steals the beloved German Shepherd of his best client, a lonely tailor he has begun to imagine as a father. Yet, as Martín and Mr. Novoa spend more time together, an unexpected bond begins to form.
- Saturday, April 26, 2025
- 3 p.m.
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Kill the Jockey (El Jockey)
Directed by Luis Ortega
(Argentina/Mexico/Spain, 2024, 96 minutes, in Spanish with English subtitles)
Brown Auditorium TheaterAcclaimed Argentine actor Nahuel Pérez Biscayart stars as Remo Manfredini, a legendary jockey whose self-destructive behavior threatens both his talent and his relationship with his girlfriend, Abril.
- Saturday, April 26, 2025
- 5 p.m.
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Quite Like Paradise (Casi el Paraíso)
Directed by Edgar San Juan
(Mexico/Italy, 2024, 113 minutes, in Spanish with English subtitles)
Brown Auditorium TheaterQuite Like Paradise is a dark satirical comedy about the art of deception. The story follows Ugo Conti, a charming young man who pretends to be a striking European aristocrat in order to lead a life of luxury.
- Saturday, April 26, 2025
- 7:30 p.m.
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Through Rocks and Clouds (Raíz)
Directed by Franco García Becerra
(Peru/Chile, 2024, 83 minutes, in Quechua, Spanish, and English with English subtitles)
Brown Auditorium TheaterThrough Rocks and Clouds, the second feature by Franco García Becerra and winner of a Special Mention at the Berlinale, presents a touching coming-of-age story set against the stark beauty of the Andes. It follows Feliciano, an eight-year-old Indigenous alpaca herder whose only companions are Ronaldo, a young alpaca, and Rambo, an old dog.
- Sunday, April 27, 2025
- 1 p.m.
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Sujo
Directed by Astrid Rondero and Fernanda Valadez
(Mexico/France, 2024, 125 minutes, in Spanish with English subtitles)
Brown Auditorium TheaterWinner of Sundance’s World Cinema Dramatic Grand Jury Prize and Mexico’s official entry for the Academy Awards, the latest film from Astrid Rondero and Fernanda Valadez follows the chilling journey of a young boy named Sujo.
- Sunday, April 27, 2025
- 3 p.m.
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I’m Still Here (Ainda Estou Aqui)
Directed by Walter Salles
(Brazil, 2024, 137 minutes, in Portuguese with English subtitles)
Brown Auditorium TheaterNominated for three Oscars—Best Picture, Best International Feature, and Best Actress in a Leading Role—the Brazilian hit I’m Still Here is a powerful political family drama set in Rio de Janeiro in 1971. Winner of the Academy Award for Best International Feature.
- Sunday, April 27, 2025
- 6 p.m.
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