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A beguiling meditation on belonging.
The Irishman
A drama with three great performances which almost rise above the retread of a screenplay.
My Winnipeg
An incredibly creative docu-fantasia that explores the memory, history, dreams, and myths of the director's Canadian hometown.
Ida
The spiritual education of a Polish novitiate nun and its impact on taking her vows.
Night Train to Lisbon
A midde-aged professor's life is transformed by a philosophical book that falls into his hands and propels him on a quest from Switzerland to Portugal.
Sholem Aleichem: Laughing in the Darkness
A well-done documentary on the life and work of Yiddish writer Sholem Aleichem, a masterful chronicler of Jewish culture.
Farewell, My Queen
An exquisite French costume drama about the early days of the French revolution and a servant girl at Versailles who sees it all.
Cave of Forgotten Dreams
The German cinematic explorer Werner Herzog with a 3-D tour of the Chauvet Cave which houses art that is 30,000 years old.
The Wedding Song
A sensuous, astonishing, and memorable film about the different shades of love in sexuality, friendship, and marriage.
O Jerusalem
A hopeful movie that depicts the friendship between a Jew and an Arab that outlasts the culture of revenge and racial hatred surrounding them.