Two of France’s most distinguished stars, Catherine Deneuve and Catherine Frot, share the screen in The Midwife. Claire is a tireless midwife whose sense of pride and responsibility clash with the depersonalised efficiency of modern hospitals. One day she receives a strange phone call, a voice from the past. Béatrice (Catherine Deneuve), the extravagant and frivolous mistress of her late father, has pressing news and wants to see her again.

Back By Popular Demand! - 3 Night Only! Cézanne Et Moi traces the parallel paths of post-impressionist painter Paul Cézanne and novelist Émile Zola, from school pals in Aix-en-Provence to working artists in the rowdy art world of 19th-century Paris.

Afterimage is the final film by Polish director Andrzej Wajda, who died last year at the age of 90. In a career already marked by many illustrious films, including Ashes and Diamonds, Afterimage is a late masterpiece.

Bring a blanket. Bring the dog. And watch free screenings of classic films in Bloomington's parks.

In a middle school classroom in Czechoslovakia in 1983, a new teacher asks each student to stand up, introduce themselves and tell her what their parents do for a living. It slowly becomes clear that the pupils' grades are related to how willing their parents are to helping her out with her errands, her housecleaning, and other random services.

Amanda and John teach English and Rock ’n’ Roll at a Hogwarts-like boarding school in Ireland. This eccentric couple have worked magic in hilarious fashion on children for nearly 50 years, but leaving is the hardest lesson to learn.

Cate Blanchett plays 13 characters in 13 unique vignettes in this amazing collaboration between the Oscar winning actress and German visual artist Julian Rosefeldt. From a raging homeless man to a stock exchange drone, from an elementary school teacher to future-world scientist, Blanchett brings each character to life with a diamond-sharp ferocity.

Sidemen: Long Road to Glory provides an intimate look into the incredible lives of three of the last Muddy Waters and Howlin' Wolf sidemen: piano player Pinetop Perkins, drummer Willie 'Big Eyes' Smith and guitarist Hubert Sumlin. These legendary bluesmen, who performed and recorded into their 80's and 90's, played a significant role in shaping modern popular music. From playing

Go behind the scenes of the Paris Opera, where backstage dramas, crises, and triumphs play out each night before the curtain rises. In turns ironic, light-hearted and cruel, encompassing both music and ballet, The Paris Opera shines the spotlight on great artistic passions and tells the story of life backstage at this iconic and indispensable performing arts institution.

Once upon a time, villagers in a tiny hill town of Monticchiello in Tuscany came up with a remarkable way to confront their issues: they turned their lives into a play. Every summer, their piazza became their stage. "All the world’s a stage, but in Monticchiello that truism is movingly real." -The New York Times

When the women’s balcony in an Orthodox synagogue collapses, the women in the congregation confront patriarchal power in this rousing, culture-clash comedy.

Marjorie Prime stars the great character actress Lois Smith. (You might not recognize her name, but you've seen her in dozens of movies going back to East of Eden - how many actors working today can say they appeared opposite James Dean?)

France,1943 during the German occupation. Every night, guitarist and composer Django Reinhardt delights Parisian audiences with his witty, life-affirming ‘gypsy swing’ music. While many other Romany people find themselves the target of racist persecution, Django believes himself to be safe – until agents of the Nazi propaganda machine demand that he go on tour to Germany in order to counteract the influence of ‘negro music’ from the USA.

A small-town Canadian librarian searches for her elderly Aunt Martha in the City of Lights. She is aided by a vaguely disreputable Parisian vagabond. Lost in Paris is the new comic collaboration by the married filmmaking duo, Dominique Abel and Fiona Gordon.

Dom works the night shift in a small hotel near the industrial seaport of Le Havre. One night, a woman named Fiona arrives, with no luggage and no shoes. She tells Dom that she is a fairy, and grants him three wishes. Husband and wife filmmakers Dominique Abel and Fiona Gordon delighted Ryder audiences in October with their film, Lost in Paris.

Wounded Galaxies is hosting a festival in early February in which scholars, artists and activists will explore and celebrate the cultural and political legacy of 1968 on it's 50th anniversary. There are also selected events, on and off campus, in January and this is one of them: two films at the Buskirk-Chumley Theater that reflect the the political/cultural climate of 1968.

Christian is the respected curator of a contemporary art museum, a devoted father of two who drives an electric car and supports good causes. His next show is The Square, an installation in the museum’s courtyard: a small square, set amid the cobblestones, and intended as a sanctuary where all rights are to be respected. But sometimes it's difficult to live up to your own ideals

Five of the bravest international filmmakers working today tell thoughtful, compelling stories in this year's documentary short film program.

Beginning Feb 9th, for four consecutive weekends, we are screening the 15 Oscar nominees for Best Short Film. This year’s assortment of Animated, Live Action and Documentary short Oscar contenders promises to be a celebration of intimate, personal storytelling. Every filmmaker leaves his or her fingerprints on the material, making it a rich collection of stories, all of which have something profound to say, whether big and bold or small and modest.

One of the most entertaining categories at the Academy Awards -- and one of the least heralded -- is for the Best Animated Short Subject. We are screening the five nominees in that category along with three films short-listed for a nomination.

Many Hollywood movies are like impersonal multi-national corporations; they have unimaginable budgets and nothing creative at stake. This year's Live-Action nominees are small in scope, very personal, and meticulously made.