Friday, December 1
Personal Shopper | dir. Olivier Assayas, 2016
Starring Kristen Stewart as Maureen who is a personal shopper for a media celebrity. The job pays for her stay in Paris, a city she refuses to leave until she makes contact with her twin brother who previously died there. Her life becomes more complicated when a mysterious person contacts her via text message. Personal Shopper screened at TIFF 2016 and Olivier Assayas was awarded with Best Director at the 2016 Cannes Film Festival. (Trailer)
Friday, December 1
Clouds of Sils Maria | dir. Olivier Assayas, 2014
At the peak of her acting career, Maria Enders is asked to perform in a revival of the play that made her famous twenty years ago. But back then she played Sigrid, a manipulatively seductive young woman who drives Helena, her boss, to suicide. Now she is being asked to step into the role of Helena. This film premiered at Cannes and screened at TIFF in 2014. It stars Juliette Binoche, Kristen Stewart, and Chloe Grace Moretz. Stewart’s performance garnered widespread critical acclaim and was the first American actress to win France’s Cesar Award. (Trailer)
Friday, December 1
Breaking the Waves | dir. Lars Von Trier, 1996
In a small coastal town in Scotland, Bess, a religious young woman, falls in love with a charming oil rig worker. Shortly after they marry, an unfortunate work accident cripples him for life, which shatters Bess’s world completely—especially when he encourages her to take on other lovers. Breaking the Waves was awarded 22 awards during its festival circuit in 1996. Breaking the Waves is a new addition to MUBI’s Chaos Reigns: The Films of Lars von Trier collection. (Trailer)
Friday, December 1
Torment | dir. Claude Chabrol, 1994
Paul has just bought a charming waterfront hotel in France, putting himself in debt for the next 10 years. Setting to work with his beautiful wife, and a child soon on the way, Paul becomes suspicious of his partner after catching her in ambiguous situations with the hotel guests. This drama is a new addition to MUBI’s Claude Chabrol: A New Wave of Suspense collection. (Trailer)
Friday, December 1
Oh, Woe Is Me | dir. Jean-Luc Godard, 1993
At a Swiss lakeside resort, a book publisher investigates a mysterious tale: the story of a god-like being entering the body of a man, Simon, to experience physical love with his wife, Rachel. Did this happen? Or is Rachel just covering up her infidelity to her husband? Oh, Woe Is Me is a part of the cinematic icon, Jean-Luc Godard’s For Ever Godard MUBI film collection. (Trailer)
Friday, December 1
Julia | dir. Erick Zonca, 2008
Fired from her job and with her judgment clouded by too many vodka shots, Julia (Tilda Swinton) hits rock bottom and hatches a reckless plan to kidnap the grandson of a wealthy businessman. She’s completely unprepared for life as a fugitive with a terrified child in tow, and events soon spiral out of control. Julia received second place for Best Actress at the New York Film Critics Circle Awards and was also awarded Top Independent Film from the National Board of Review. (Trailer)
Friday, December 8
A Tiger in Paradise | dir. Mikel Cee Karlsson, 2023
This documentary follows a busy time creatively for José Gonzalez, a Swedish indie folk singer-songwriter and guitarist from Gothenburg, following the acclaimed release of his most recent studio album, Local Valley as well as celebrating the 20th anniversary of his game-changing debut album, Veneer. This introspective film had its world premiere earlier this year at CPH:DOX, where it played in the main competition and received a standing ovation. (Trailer)
Friday, December 8
The 36th Chamber of Shaolin | dir. Liu Chia-Liang, 1978
San Te, a civilian on the run from oppressive Manchu officers, takes refuge in a Shaolin temple where he devotes himself to the most rigorous of kung fu training. Each of the temple’s chambers specializes in one precise aspect of training—be it swordplay, wrist strength, eyesight, or enlightenment. The 36th Chamber of Shaolin is praised for its intense and innovative martial arts choreography, as well as its exploration of martial arts philosophy. It’s also a part of the Shaw Brother: Wuxia Warriors And Kung Fu Masters collection. (Trailer)
Friday, December 15
The Unknown Country | dir. Morrisa Maltz, 2022
Starring Lily Gladstone (Killers of the Flower Moon) and Raymond Lee, an unexpected invitation launches a grieving young woman on a solitary road trip through the American Midwest as she struggles to reconcile the losses of her past with the dreams of her future. (Trailer)
The Delinquents | dir. Rodrigo Moreno, 2023
Buenos Aires bank employee Morán (Daniel Eliás) dreams up a scheme to liberate himself from corporate monotony: he’ll steal enough money to support a modest retirement, then confess and serve prison time while his co-worker holds on to the cash. Soon under pressure by a company investigator, accomplice Román (Esteban Bigliardi) heads to a remote rural idyll to hide the funds. There, he encounters a mysterious woman who will transform his life forever.
Friday, December 22
The Beasts | dir. Rodrigo Sorogoyen, 2022
Antione and Olga have moved from France to a small village in Galicia, Spain. It’s a peaceful life—until Norwegian developers arrive, offering to buy the neighborhood to build a wind farm. When they disagree with two local brothers on a final decision, tensions rise to the point of no return. The Beasts received 19 awards including Best Foreign Film at the César Awards and Best Ensemble Cast Performance at the Chicago International Film Festival during its festival circuit between 2022 and 2023. (Trailer)
Friday, December 22
Daydreaming So Vividly About Our Spanish Holidays | dir. Christian Avilés, 2022
This short film follows sun starved teenagers who take on a dreamy trip to the Balearic Islands in the pursuit of light and warmth. They must absorb it and be a vessel in order to transport it back to their heavy clouded Kingdom. Daydreaming So Vividly About Our Spanish Holidays received awards at both the AFI Fest and Dokufest International Documentary and Short Film Festival. (Trailer)
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