1994 - UK - Directed by Neil Jordan
Rated R

An unlikely kind of friendship develops between Fergus, an Irish republican army volunteer, and Jody, a kidnapped British soldier lured into an IRA trap. When the hostage-taking ends up going horribly wrong, Fergus escapes and heads to London, where he seeks out Jody's lover, a hairdresser named Dil. He starts seeing Dil, who knows nothing about Fergus' IRA background, but there are some things about Dil that Fergus doesn't know, either... In English.

1990 - GERMANY - Directed by
Rated PG 13

Sonja is a young Bavarian woman whose submission to an essay contest explores her hometown's affiliation with the Third Reich. As she learns more and more of the truth, she is increasingly victimized by her fellow townspeople who do not want the scars from their past ripped open anew. In German with subtitles.

1990 - HONG KONG - Directed by Ronny Yu
Rated PG 13

The swordsman Cho Yi-Hang is the unwilling successor to the Wu-Tang clan throne and the commander of the clan's forces in a war against foreign tribes. One day, he meets the beautiful lien, a killer from a rival faction. Their love angers both sides of the conflict. In Cantonese with subtitles.

1988 - ITALY - Directed by
Rated PG

Considered a masterpiece in Italian cinema, this film offers a nostalgic look at the movies and the affect it has on a young boy who grows up in and around the village movie theater. In Italian with subtitles.

1984 - SPAIN - Directed by Pedro Almodóvar
Rated R

Carmen maura plays a middle-class housewife hemmed in by her wildly eccentric relatives. Her principal purpose in life is a balancing act: to keep her head fastened on securely while all others are losing theirs. In spanish with subtitles

1987 - HONG KONG - Directed by Siu-Tung Ching
Unrated

Ning Tsai-Shen, a humble tax collector, arrives in a small town to carry out his work. He ends up spending the night in the haunted Lan Ro temple. There, he meets taoist swordsman Yen Che-Hsia, who warns him to stay out of trouble, and the beautiful Nieh Hsiao-Tsing, with whom he falls in love. Unfortunately, Hsiao-Tsing is a ghost, bound for all eternity by a hideous tree spirit with an incredibly long tongue that wraps itself round its victims and sucks out their life essence. In Cantonese with subtitles.

1994 - UK / JAPAN / USA - Directed by Kenneth Branagh
Rated R

Sticking close to Mary Shelley’s original novel, Kenneth Branagh, the director of Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone, guides us through the story of Frankenstein’s quest for knowledge, and his creature’s search for his "father". In English.

1999 - BRAZIL - Directed by Walter Salles
Rated R

Dora, a dour woman, works at a Rio De Janeiro central station, writing letters for customers and mailing them. Josue is a 9-year-old boy who never met his father. His mother is sending letters to his father through Dora. When the mother dies in a car accident, Dora takes Josue and takes an adventure-filled trip with him to find his father. In Portuguese with subtitles.

1997 - FRANCE / BELGIUM / SWITZERLAND - Directed by Mahmoud Zemmouri
Unrated

This film blends Algerian rai music, culture clash issues, and satirical commentary about aspects of the muslim religion into an intriguing mélange. The movie takes place in a poverty-stricken neighborhood on the outskirts of paris inhabited primarily by Algerian immigrants. It's a rough neighborhood - crime is rampant, gangs of juvenile delinquents roam the streets, and the police are afraid to patrol the area. When the out-of-touch mayor decides that he wants to restore order to the area, he offers a subsidy to slimane, the imam of the local mosque, bringing dubious change to the community. In French with subtitles.

1997 - SPAIN / FRANCE / ITALY - Directed by Bigas Luna
Unrated

Based on Didier Decoin's novel, French foundry worker Horty, married to Zoe, wins a competition. His prize is a trip to witness the Titanic's launch. On his trip Horty meets Marie, a Titanic chambermaid with nowhere to stay who spends the night in his room. When Horty awakens, she's gone. Upon Horty's return he begins to fabricate a tale about the girl that spirals out of control. In French with subtitles.

1996 - SPAIN - Directed by Alejandro Amenábar
Rated R

A college student researching violence in the media discovers an actual murder captured on camera. The horror of this find is multiplied when she realizes the film was shot on campus and that school administrators may be involved. A tense, frightening thriller from the director of open your eyes. in spanish with subtitles.

2000 - USA / HONG KONG - Directed by Ang Lee
Rated PG 13

Li, a great warrior, is famous throughout feudal China for his adventurous life. He decides to give his powerful, ancient sword as a gift to an old friend of his, but soon a mysterious master of the martial arts steals the sword. Now, it's up to Li to uncover the thief and return the sword to its rightful owner. In Mandarin with subtitles.
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1993 - TAIWAN / USA - Directed by Ang Lee
Rated R

You are cordially invited to a wedding where everybody wants to kiss the bride. . . Except the groom. In mandarin and english with subtitles

1997 - FRANCE / BELGIUM - Directed by Alain Berliner
Rated R

Ludovic is a small boy who cross-dresses and talks of marrying his neighbor's son. his actions lead to problems for him and his family. In French with subtitles.
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1992 - MEXICO - Directed by Alfoson Arau
Rated R

Tita and Pedro want to get married, but Tita is not allowed to marry according to tradition. Pedro instead marries Tita’s sister. The result is an epic love story of magical proportions. In Spanish with subtitles.

1954 - JAPAN - Directed by Akira Kurosawa
Unrated

A village is constantly attacked by bandits, forcing the townspeople to seek the help of five genuine samurai. In japanese with subtitles.
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2000 - MEXICO - Directed by Alejandro González Iñárritu
Rated R

The film connects three stories, each involving characters dealing with loss, regret, and life's harsh realities, all in the name of love and dogs. In Spanish with subtitles.
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1998 - SPAIN / FRANCE / ITALY - Directed by Peter Greenaway
Rated NC-17

The wife of a crime boss engages in a secretive romance with a bookseller between meals at her husband's restaurant. Food, sex, murder, torture and cannibalism are the exotic fare in this beautifully filmed, but brutally uncompromising, modern fable. In English.

1997 - SPAIN / FRANCE / ITALY - Directed by Alejandro Amenábar
Rated R

César, a rich and handsome orphan, is accustomed to a carefree life until a car accident disfigures him. Or does it? Be prepared to have your cartesian socks knocked off! In Spanish with subtitles.
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1985 - ARGENTINA - Directed by Luis Puenzo
Rated R

"la historia oficial" winner of the academy award for best foreign language film; the official story details the collapse of an affluent argentinean family. Alicia, the wife of a successful businessman, faces the ultimate challenge when she begins to suspect that her adopted daughter may have been stolen from a family of "los desaparecidos" (the disappeared ones). Determined to find out the truth, alicia risks everything - even the well-being of her own family. In spanish with subtitles.

1996 - CANADA / INDIA - Directed by Deepa Mehta
Unrated

Banned in India, Fire tells the story of Sita, a beautiful and intelligent young woman in an arranged and loveless marriage to a faithless husband, Jatin. Family tensions escalate. Radha, Sita's sister-in-law, is unable to conceive; her disappointed husband, Ashok, (Sita's husband's brother) has taken a vow of celibacy and has acquired a swami. Eventually Jita and Radha develop a physical relationship that is far more emotionally sustaining than what they have with their husbands. In English and Hindi with subtitles.

1996 - FRANCE - Directed by Patrice Leconte
Rated R

In the opulent France of Louis XVI, an unwitting nobleman soon discovers that survival at court demands both a razor wit and an acid tongue. In French with subtitles.

1998 - DENMARK - Directed by Thomas Vinterberg
Rated R

Everyone has a secret to hide; some are just bigger than others. The Klingenfeldt family is extremely dysfunctional, but things only get worse as a shocking revelation turns a family celebration upside down. The celebration was made under the rules of dogma 95, a pact about how a movie must be, signed by several Danish filmmakers including Vinterberg himself. The rules include using only hand held cameras, no artificial lighting and no props except those found on location. In Danish, German and English with subtitles.
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1990 - GERMANY - Directed by Agnieszka Holland
Rated R

A boy in Nazi Germany, trying to conceal that he is Jewish, joins the Hitler Youth. In German and Russian with subtitles.

1998 - ITALY - Directed by Giuseppe Tornatore
Rated R

From the Academy Award-winning director of "Cinema Paradiso," comes this magical fable of an extraordinary pianist who lives a remarkable life without setting foot on land. In English.

2002 - MEXICO - Directed by Carlos Carrera
Rated R

Young Father Amaro arrives at his new church post on the orders of the Bishop. Eventually, life becomes very complicated for the Father as he spends more time in the community. In Spanish with subtitles.

1983 - FRANCE - Directed by Euzhan Palcy
Rated PG

In Martinique in the early 1930s, José and his grandmother live in a small village where nearly everyone barely earns a living by harvesting cane. José studies hard and succeeds on an exam that allows him to attend school in the capital. Can he rise above his humble beginnings? In French with subtitles.

1987 - FRANCE - Directed by Louis Malle
Rated PG

During WWII, in a Catholic boarding school in the French countryside, two boys become friends. One is Jewish and the other is not. What will happen to this friendship when the Nazis arrive? In French and German with subtitles.

1998 - GERMANY - Directed by Tom Tykwer
Rated R

Time is running out for Lola. She has just received a frantic phone call from her boyfriend who lost a small fortune in cash belonging to his Mob boss. She only has twenty minutes to get him the money before he is killed. Run, Lola, Run! In German with subtitles.

1998 - INDIA CANADA - Directed by Deepa Mehta
Unrated

In 1947, before India and Pakistan became independent, Lahore was a cosmopolitan city with a coterie of working classes of different religions. The movie chronicles the fate of a group of friends from varying religious backgrounds and the chaos that sweeps the city as the partition of the two countries is decided and Lahore is given to Pakistan. In Hindi, English, Parsee, Punjabi and Urdu with subtitles.

2002 - SPAIN - Directed by Pedro Almodóvar
Rated R

This Academy Award-winning screenplay tells the story of two men, each in love with a woman in a coma. In Spanish with subtitles.

2000 - FRANCE /BELGIUM/GERMANY/HAITI - Directed by Raoul Peck
Unrated

This is the true story of the rise to power and brutal assassination of the formerly vilified and later redeemed leader of the independent Congo, Patrice Lumumba. In French and Lingala with subtitles.

1999 - SPAIN - Directed by José Luis Cuerda
Rated R

Moncho starts the school year with a wonderful teacher. However it's also the year that the Spanish Republic comes under fire from Fascist rebels. Moncho's father is a Republican as is his aging teacher, Don Gregorio. As sides are drawn and power falls clearly to one side, the forces of fear, violence, and betrayal alter profoundly what should be the pleasure of coming of age. In Spanish with subtitles.

1990 - UK - Directed by Beeban Kidron
Unrated

When Jessica’s friendship with Melanie develops into something more intimate, the girls are subjected to terrible treatment to convince them to repent their sins. In English.

2001 - FRANCE - Directed by Jean Pierre Jeunet
Rated R

"le fabuleux destin d'Amélie Poulain." Amélie tries to enrich the life of those around her with her special brand of mischief. One day, she finds a small box containing a child's mementos and decides to find its rightful owner. What will come of this new adventure? In French with subtitles.

1973 - GERMANY / PERU / MEXICO - Directed by Werner Herzog
Unrated

"Aguirre, Der Zorn Gottes". A few decades after the destruction of the Inca empire, a Spanish expedition leaves the mountains of peru in search of gold. Soon, the group comes across great difficulties. Will their quest lead them to "the golden city", or to certain destruction? in German with subtitles.

1990 - JAPAN/USA - Directed by Akia Kurosawa & Irisho Honda
Rated R

"Yumo". Eight short films that deal with one’s relationship to his or her environment. In Japanese and French with subtitles.

1998 - CUBA / SPAIN - Directed by Fernando Pérez
Unrated

"La Vida Es Silbar". The romantic mishaps of three characters in present-day Havana who must choose between their self-restricting beliefs and a freer existence. In Spanish with subtitles.

1987 - WEST GERMANY/ FRANCE - Directed by Wim Wenders
Rated PG

"der himmel über berlin". the story of two angels wandering post-war berlin who give their help to all the lonely and depressed souls they meet. However, after centuries, one of the angels wishes to become human in order to experience the joys of everyday life.in german, english and french with subtitles.

1950 - JAPAN - Directed by Akira Kurosawa
Unrated

In ancient Japan, a woman is raped and her husband killed. The film gives us four viewpoints of the incident - one for each defendant. In which version, if any, lies the truth? In Japanese with subtitles.

1993 - GERMANY - Directed by Wim Wenders
Rated PG

"In Weiter Ferne, So Nah!" an angel stumbles into the harsh reality of post-cold war Berlin and finds himself engaged in deadly combat to protect the mortals he loves. In German, French and English with subtitles.

1985 - ARGENTINA - Directed by Luis Puenzo
Rated R

"la historia oficial" winner of the academy award for best foreign language film; the official story details the collapse of an affluent argentinean family. Alicia, the wife of a successful businessman, faces the ultimate challenge when she begins to suspect that her adopted daughter may have been stolen from a family of "los desaparecidos" (the disappeared ones). Determined to find out the truth, alicia risks everything - even the well-being of her own family. In spanish with subtitles.

1995 - DOMINICAN REPUBLIC - Directed by Ángel Muñiz
Unrated

A dramatic comedy about a Dominican immigrant’s experience in New York City. In Spanish with subtitles.

2001 - SPAIN / MEXICO - Directed by Guillermo Del Toro
Rated R

"el espinazo del diablo". set in civil war spain, young carlos gradually uncovers the dark secrets of his school: hidden riches, sexual intrigue and the ghost of a murdered student.in spanish with subtitles.

2003 - CANADA/FRANCE - Directed by Denys Arcand
Rated R

It is not easy for narrow-minded professor, Rémy, who is dying from cancer, to accept the reality of his death. Feeling regretful of his past, he tries to find peace in his last moments and reconcile with his equally stubborn son, Sébastien. Rémy’s ex-wife, ex-lovers, and a circle of old friends gather to share Rémy’s last breath, confess their secrets, and celebrate life! French dialogue with English subtitles.

1999 - GERMANY - Directed by Max Färberböck
Unrated

Berlin 1943: Felice, a Jewish woman who lives under a false name, belongs to an underground organization. Lilly, a devoted mother of four, searches desperately for love. A passionate love between the two blossoms despite the danger of persecution and nightly bombing raids. In German with subtitles.

1986 - UK - Directed by Neil Jordan
Rated R

A chauffeur’s fascination with his female employer leads him on a dangerous quest through the sordid underbelly of London. English dialogue.
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2001 - GERMANY - Directed by Caroline Link
Rated R

A Jewish family flees Nazi Germany to a farm in Kenya. The transition is not as easy since africa presents its own tumultuous circumstances. In German and Swahili with English subtitles.

2001 - ARGENTINA - Directed by Juan José Campanella
Rated R

A middle-aged man, after suffering a heart attack, decides it's high time for a change and plans to sell his restaurant and retire to mexico, leaving behind his career, family and girlfriend. He soon realizes severing those ties may be tougher than he expected. In spanish with english subtitles.

1986 - UK - Directed by Tephen Frears
Rated R

The story of two boyhood friends struggling to survive in racially tense Thatcher-era Britain. The boys use stolen drug money to renovate a laundrette in a squalid London neighborhood, but conflicting interests and loyalties soon threaten their newfound success. English dialogue.

2000 - ARGENTINA - Directed by Fabían Bielinsky
Rated R

In this thriller, Juan and Marcos are two scam artists who make a big-time score involving a set of valuable counterfeit stamps known as the nine queens. However, the rules of the con game change unexpectedly and the two crooks go from allies to adversaries. In Spanish with English subtitles.

1992 - SPAIN - Directed by Fernando Trueba
Rated R

A handsome young soldier deserts the army during the Spanish civil war and meets a new friend with four daughters, finding himself in a romantic dilemma - which woman should he romance? In Spanish with english subtitles.

2002 - IRELAND / UK - Directed by Jim Sheridan
Rated PG13

Two young Irish parents who have lost their only son attempt to relocate to a shabby tenement in hell’s kitchen in New York City in order to build a new life with their two young daughters. English dialogue.

2002 - FRANCE / SPAIN - Directed by Cédric Klapisch
Rated R

A french college student moves to an apartment in barcelona as part of a student exchange program where he is joined by six other international students and amidst the multi-cultural chaos he receives a hilarious, eye-opening lesson on how to live, love, laugh…and party! in french, spanish, catalan, danish, and german with english subtitles

2002 - BRAZIL / FRANCE / USA - Directed by Dir. Kátia Lund And Fernando M
Rated R

With a cast of nonprofessional actors, this film chronicles the coming-of-age stories of two boys who live in Rio De Janeiro’s notorious “City of God” slum. In Portuguese with English subtitles.

1994 - UK / GERMANY / NEW ZEALAND - Directed by Peter Jackson
Unrated

Two bright and highly imaginative teenage schoolgirls create an exclusive fantasy world together, but their parents soon become disturbed by the intensity of their friendship and threaten to separate them. English dialogue.

1998 - SPAIN - Directed by Benito Zambrano
Rated R

Beautiful, but troubled, Maria leaves her humble country life and now struggles in the city alone as her mother tries to repair the damaged bond between mother and daughter. In Spanish with english subtitles.

2002 - AUSTRALIA - Directed by Phillip Noyce
Rated PG

94 mins. This is the true story of Molly Craig, a young black Australian girl who leads her younger sister and cousin in an escape from an official government camp, set up as part of a policy to train them as domestic workers and integrate them into white society. With grit and determination Molly guides the girls on an epic journey, one step ahead of the authorities, over 1,500 miles of Australia's outback in search of the rabbit-proof fence that bisects the continent and will lead them home. Aboriginal and English dialogue. IN ABORIGINAL WITH ENGLISH SUBTITLES AND IN ENGLISH

1998 - CANADA - Directed by Nettie Wild
Unrated

A trip into the perilous state of Chiapas in southern Mexico is taken in this documentary, which focuses on the Zapatista National Liberation Army and its mysterious leader, Subcomandante Marcos. In Spanish, Tzotzil and English with subtitles.

1997 - IRAN - Directed by Majid Majidi
Rated PG

When Ali loses his sister Zahra’s school shoes, their parents are too poor to afford another pair and Ali and Zahra must develop a plan to avoid having their poor parents discover the truth. There is a prize in a school race that could solve their troubles, but it is not the first prize. Will Ali lose by winning? Farsi with English subtitles.DVD 88 mins.

1994 - TAIWAN - Directed by Ang Lee
Unrated

A widower who has raised three daughters must now move on with his life now that they are grown. Mandarin with subtitles.DVD 123 mins.

2004 - FRANCE/USA, - Directed by Jean-Pierre Jeunet
Rated R

Mathilde, a young woman unable to walk since the age of three, relentlessly searches for her fiancé who has disappeared from the trenches of the Somme during World War I. French and German dialogue with English subtitles.

2000 - ITALY - Directed by Silvio Soldini
Rated PG-13

Rosalba, busy housewife, decides to take a personal holiday to Venice and makes an enchanting life for herself there. She must now decide to return to her old life or embrace her new one. Italian with subtitles.

1985 - ARGENTINA - Directed by Lourdes Portillo
Unrated

This Oscar-nominated documentary tells the story of mothers who regularly protest the loss of loved ones called the desaparecidos, or disappeared ones, that vanished during the Dirty War, a bleak moment in Argentina's history. Spanish with subtitles.

2003 - AFGHANISTAN - Directed by Siddiq Barmak
Rated PG-13

The first film made in Afghanistan after the fall of the Taliban, this story offers a portrait of life under the oppressive fundamentalist regime. Women are banned from working and cannot leave their homes without a male escort. However, a widow disguises her 12-year-old daughter, “Osama” as a boy so that they may survive. Pashtu with English subtitles.

2000 - GERMANY - Directed by Tom Tykwer
Rated R

Sissi, a shy nurse, is the victim of a horrible automobile accident and is miraculously saved by a criminal. After she recovers, Sissi tries to find her mysterious savior and meets him again during a bank robbery. German with subtitles.

1997 - USA - Directed by John Sayles
Rated R

Dr. Humberto Fuentes trains young people to provide health care to the impoverished in an unnamed Latin American nation. Hearing that many of his students are missing and presumed dead, he investigates only to uncover the deadly truth. Spanish with subtitles.

1999 - CHINA - Directed by Jianqi Huo
Unrated

An old rural postman who has been delivering mail in the mountains in Hunan province has retired from his post and is teaching his son the job on his last round through his route. They both face the journey with heavy hearts. Mandarin with English subtitles.

2002 - UK - Directed by Stephen Frears
Rated R

Two immigrants, Nigerian exile Okwe and Turkish chambermaid, Senay, work at a West-end London hotel and learn that everything is for sale in London’s secret underworld. How will they manage once Okwe makes his shocking discovery? English and Somali with subtitles.

2002 - NEW ZEALAND - Directed by Niki Caro
Rated PG

A young Maori girl fights to fulfill a destiny her grandfather refuses to recognize. English and Maori with subtitles

1983 - CUBA - Directed by Tomás Gutiérrez Alea
Unrated

A dramatist falls for a female worker from the Havana docks, but social conflicts interfere with their relationship. Spanish with subtitles.

2002 - FRANCE/GERMANY/UK/POLAND - Directed by Roman Polanski
Rated R

The Academy Award-winning film chronicles the true-life story of brilliant pianist and composer Wladyslaw Szpilman, the most acclaimed young musician of his time until his promising career was interrupted by the onset of World War II, and his inspirational journey of survival. English, German, and Russian dialogue.
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2001 - INDIA/USA/FRANCE/ITALY/GERMANY - Directed by Mira Nair
Rated R

DVD 114 mins. A stressed father, a bride-to-be with a secret, a smitten event planner, and relatives from around the world create a fuss about the preparations for an arranged marriage in India during monsoon season. Hindi, Punjabi, and Urdu dialogue with English subtitles.
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2001 - IRAN/FRANCE - Directed by Moshen Makhmalbaf
Rated UNRATED

Safar e Ghandehar. DVD 85 mins. Nafas, an Afghan-born Canadian journalist, returns to her homeland in a desperate attempt to reach her sister after receiving a letter from her. Overcome with grief after being injured by a landmine, and despairing over the Taliban’s systematic oppression of women, Nafas’s sister has vowed to commit suicide during the last solar eclipse of the 20th century. Farsi dialogue with English subtitles.

1992 - MEXICO - Directed by Alfonso Arau
Rated R

Como agua para chocolate. DVD 123 mins. Tita and Pedro want to get married, but Tita is not allowed to marry according to tradition. Pedro instead marries Tita’s sister. The result is an epic love story of magical proportions. Spanish dialogue with English subtitles.

1983 - USA/UK - Directed by Gregory Nava
Rated R

VHS 139 mins.Mayan Indian peasants, tired of being thought of as nothing more than "brazos fuertes" ("strong arms", i.e., manual laborers) and organizing in an effort to improve their lot in life, are discovered by the Guatemalan army. After the army destroys their village and family, a brother and sister, teenagers who just barely escaped the massacre, decide they must flee to "the North." After receiving clandestine help from friends and humorous advice from a veteran immigrant on strategies for traveling through Mexico, they make their way by truck, bus and other means to Los Angeles, where they try to make a new life as young, uneducated, and illegal immigrants. IN SPANISH AND MAYA WITH ENGLISH SUBTITLES AND IN ENGLISH

1976 - LIBYA/UK/LEBANON - Directed by Moustapha Akkad
Rated PG

DVD 220 mins. This grand epic chronicles the birth of Islam and the life of the prophet Mohammed. English and Arabic dialogue. The film will be shown in two parts.

2001 - GERMANY - Directed by Oliver Hirschbiegel
Rated R

DVD 119 mins. Tarek, an undercover reporter, decides to serve as a paid volunteer in a two-week scientific research project that is designed to test to the psychological effects of prison life. What results will this “documentary game” produce? German dialogue with English subtitles.
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1983 - SPAIN - Directed by Carlos Saura
Rated UNRATED

VHS 102 mins. A group of flamenco dancers are rehearsing a very Spanish version of the Prosper Merimee's drama. Antonio (the choreographer) falls in love with Carmen (the main dancer). Their story then turns similar to the play. Spanish dialogue with English subtitles.

2002 - SPAIN/ARGENTINA - Directed by Antonio Hernández
Rated UNRATED

En la ciudad sin límites. DVD 125 mins. Victor travels to Paris to join his family as they visit the patriarch of the family, Max, in his days in hospital. As the chance of selling the family business begins to disrupt the family relationships, Max desperately asks Victor to help him. What appears to be delusions of an old man losing his mind, slowly begin to reveal a deep ‘secret’ that is troubling Max’s final days. Spanish dialogue with English subtitles.

1996 - IRAN - Directed by Darish Mehrjui
Rated UNRATED

DVD 129 min. Reza and Leila, an attractive and affluent young couple deeply in love and recently married, discover that Leila is unable to conceive. However the couple is pressured by Reza’s mother to continue the family. Invoking tradition she convinces Leila that Reza must, out of necessity, take a second wife to produce an heir. Farsi dialogue with English subtitles.

2001 - CANADA - Directed by Léa Pool
Rated R

DVD 103 min. Mary is a shy, naïve newcomer to a posh, private, girls boarding school. She is befriended by worldly Tori and sophisticated Paulie. The girls learn about the joys, sorrows, and varieties of love, experience sexual passion, and search for their identities. English dialogue.

2001 - [SPAIN/FRANCE/ITALY - Directed by Fernando León De Aranoa
Rated R

Los lunes al sol. DVD 113 mins. Set in the Spanish port city of Vigo, a group of men find themselves suddenly unemployed and unwanted in their middle age. Laid off from the local shipyard, the men spend their days at the town bar reminiscing, philosophizing, and commiserating about their current state. Spanish dialogue with English subtitles.

2002 - GERMANY/ITALY/USA/FRANCE/UK - Directed by Tom Tykwer
Rated R

Philippa, a British schoolteacher living in Turin, takes the law in her own hands after the police ignore her pleas to arrest the man responsible for her husband’s death. She devises a plan to gain justice, which goes horribly awry. When she is arrested, she finds herself falling in love with a sympathetic officer, who agrees to help her avenge her husband’s death. Italian dialogue with English subtitles. (96 mins)

1993 - VIETNAM - Directed by Tran Anh Hung
Rated NOT RATED

Set in Vietnam in the 1950s and ‘60s, this is the coming-of-age story of Mui, a shy peasant girl, who is passionately connected to life and enchanted by nature, unlike the people around her. Mui matures into a beautiful young woman who is able to inspire her upper-class lover to transgress against convention. Vietnamese dialogue with English subtitles.

2003 - AUSTRALIA/BHUTAN - Directed by Khyentse Norbu
Unrated

Dondup, delayed by the timeless pace of his village yearns for a better and different life. He is forced to hitchhike through the beautiful wild countryside of Bhutan to reach his goal. Along the way he meets a monk, an apple seller, a papermaker and his beautiful young daughter, Sonam. Throughout the journey, the perceptive yet mischievous monk relates the story of Tashi, a man whose yearning is similar to Dondup. It is a mystical fable of lust, jealousy and murder, that holds up a mirror to the restless Dondup. The cataclysmic conclusion of the monk's tale leaves Dondup with a dilemma--is the grass truly greener on the other side? Dzongkha dialogue with English subtitles. 108 mins.

1999 - IRAN - Directed by Majid Majidi
Rated PG

Mohammad, is a spirited blind boy who is eager to spend his summer holiday with his adoring sisters and grandmother. However, his self-pitying father regards him a burden and wants to send him away so that he can remarry. Against granny’s objections, he apprentices Mohammad far from home to a kind blind carpenter. Can father and son be reconciled? Persian-Persian dialogue with English subtitles.

1991 - MEXICO/SPAIN/USA/UK - Directed by Nicolás Echevarría
Unrated

A Surviver,Álvar Núñez Cabeza de Vaca, roams across the American continent searching for his Spanish comrades, but discovers the Iguase, an ancient Indian tribe instead. Over the next eight years he learns their mystical and mysterious culture, becoming a healer and a leader. However, when the Spanish conquistadors seek to enslave the Indians Cabeza de Vaca must confront his own people and his own past. Spanish dialogue with English subtitles.

2004 - FRANCE/USA, - Directed by Jean-Pierre Jeunet
Rated R

Mathilde, a young woman unable to walk since the age of three, relentlessly searches for her fiancé who has disappeared from the trenches of the Somme during World War I. French and German dialogue with English subtitles.

1990 - ARGENTINA - Directed by María Luisa Bemberg
Unrated

Sor Juana Inés de la Cruz (1651-1695) is a gentle poet and a none-too-pious nun. She is protected by the viceroy and his wife from a ferociously misogynistic Archbishop, who some believe is using his hatred of women to mask his powerful lust for them. Her life becomes quite grim when her loving patrons return to Spain, leaving her to the not-so-tender mercies of this harsh man. Spanish dialogue with English subtitles.

2003 - THAILAND/JAPAN - Directed by Pen-Ek Ratanaruang
Rated R

Kenji, is a mysterious, suicidal, obsessive-compulsive, Japanese librarian, who has hidden away from society. Things change when he meets Noi, a beautiful young woman who begins to seduce him back to life. If only she was not leaving for Osaka at the end of the weekend …. Thai and Japanese dialogue with English subtitles.

1985 - ARGENTINA - Directed by Luis Puenzo
Rated R

"la historia oficial" winner of the academy award for best foreign language film; the official story details the collapse of an affluent argentinean family. Alicia, the wife of a successful businessman, faces the ultimate challenge when she begins to suspect that her adopted daughter may have been stolen from a family of "los desaparecidos" (the disappeared ones). Determined to find out the truth, alicia risks everything - even the well-being of her own family. In spanish with subtitles.

2002 - UK/IRELAND - Directed by Peter Mullan
Rated R

Three young Irish women struggle to maintain their spirits while they endure dehumanizing abuse as inmates of a Magdalene Sisters Asylum. English dialogue.

2003 - SOUTH KOREA/GERMANY - Directed by Ki-Duk Kim
Rated R

On an isolated lake, an old monk lives on a small floating temple. The wise master also has a young boy with him, whom he teaches to become a monk. And we watch as seasons and years go by …. Korean dialogue with English subtitles.

2003 - CANADA/FRANCE - Directed by Denys Arcand
Rated R

It is not easy for narrow-minded professor, Rémy, who is dying from cancer, to accept the reality of his death. Feeling regretful of his past, he tries to find peace in his last moments and reconcile with his equally stubborn son, Sébastien. Rémy’s ex-wife, ex-lovers, and a circle of old friends gather to share Rémy’s last breath, confess their secrets, and celebrate life! French dialogue with English subtitles.

2001 - INDIA/USA/FRANCE/ITALY/GERMANY - Directed by Mira Nair
Rated R

DVD 114 mins. A stressed father, a bride-to-be with a secret, a smitten event planner, and relatives from around the world create a fuss about the preparations for an arranged marriage in India during monsoon season. Hindi, Punjabi, and Urdu dialogue with English subtitles.
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1999 - SPAIN - Directed by José Luis Cuerda
Rated R

Moncho starts the school year with a wonderful teacher. However it's also the year that the Spanish Republic comes under fire from Fascist rebels. Moncho's father is a Republican as is his aging teacher, Don Gregorio. As sides are drawn and power falls clearly to one side, the forces of fear, violence, and betrayal alter profoundly what should be the pleasure of coming of age. In Spanish with subtitles.

2003 - ITALY - Directed by Ferzan Ozpetec
Rated R

Giovanna is married to a man who has a precarious job. She develops a strong curiosity abut a young man who lives in the block opposite hers, and then falls in love with him. The relationship between the two becomes much stronger when she starts to find out more about him fro an elderly man who bursts into their lives.
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1994 - TAIWAN - Directed by Ang Lee
Unrated

A widower who has raised three daughters must now move on with his life now that they are grown. Mandarin with subtitles.DVD 123 mins.

1990 - SPAIN/ITALY - Directed by Carlos Saura
Rated PG-13

In Aragon, Spain (1938), Carmela and her two companions quit their posts as entertainers for the Republican troops in search for a better fortune. By mistake, they cross over to the Nationalist zone, get arrested and are given the change to perform for their freedom. In Spanish with English subtitles.

1987 - ISRAEL/BELGIUM/FRANCE - Directed by Michel Khleifi
Rated R

A small Palestinian village is given permission to hold a traditional wedding on the condition that Israeli military officers attend as guests of honor. The groom berates his father for agreeing. Women ritually prepare the bride; men prepare the groom. Guests gather. A thoroughbred gets loose and runs to a mined field; Israel soldiers and Arabs must cooperate to rescue it. As darkness falls, tensions between army and villagers rise, and the groom's wedding-night anger and impotence threaten family dignity and honor. Arabic, Hebrew, and Turkish dialogue.

1994 - ITALY - Directed by Lina Wertmuller
Rated PG

At the De Amicis School, a northern Italian teacher, Marco Sperelli, has been assigned to teach the third grade, but when he arrives, he finds the place run by the janitor. Only three of his fifteen students are in class-the rest are out working in the streets, hustling black market goods and helping their families make ends meet. So, taking matters into his own hands, Sperelli makes a trip through the village to collect his delinquent students personally. In Italian with English subtitles.

2006 - SPAIN - Directed by Pedro Almodovar
Rated R

Raimunda lives in Madrid with her daughter Paula and her husband Paco, who is always drunk. Her sister, Sole, is separated and works clandestinely as a hairstylist for women. The two sisters lost their parents in a fire in La Mancha, their birth village, years ago. When their aunt dies, the situation changes and the past returns (volver) in a twist of mystery and suspense. In Spanish with English subtitles.

2002 - AUSTRALIA - Directed by Phillip Noyce
Rated PG

94 mins. This is the true story of Molly Craig, a young black Australian girl who leads her younger sister and cousin in an escape from an official government camp, set up as part of a policy to train them as domestic workers and integrate them into white society. With grit and determination Molly guides the girls on an epic journey, one step ahead of the authorities, over 1,500 miles of Australia's outback in search of the rabbit-proof fence that bisects the continent and will lead them home. Aboriginal and English dialogue. IN ABORIGINAL WITH ENGLISH SUBTITLES AND IN ENGLISH

2000 - CUBA - Directed by Juan Carlos Tabio
Unrated

A desperate group of people wait at a rundown Cuban transit station for the next bus to arrive. The problem is that it never shows up. While one of the would-be passengers, Emilio, uses his downtime to win the affections of the beautiful Jacqueline, most of hte rest decide that if they're stuck without anywhere to go, they might as well make the station a better place to wait, and they begin forming a plan to turn the decrepit bus terminal into a showplace that people would look forward to visiting. In Spanish with English subtitles.

1986 - ENGLAND - Directed by Roland Joffé
Rated PG

Father Gabriel is a Spanish Jesuit who goes into the South American wilderness to build a mission in the hope of converting the Indians of the region. Mendoza, a slaver, kills his brother in a fit of rage, and only Fr. Gabriel's guidance prevents his suicide. Gabriel brings Mendoza to work at his mission with the natives, where he finds peace and asks to become a priest. The church, under pressure, cedes the land to the Portuguese which will allow slavers in again. Mendoza breaks his vows and organizes the natives to resist while Gabriel warns him to help them as a priest.

1982 - GERMANY - Directed by Michael Verhoeven
Rated NR

During World War II, a small group or students at Munich University begin to question the decisions and sanity of Germany's Nazi government. The students form a resistance cell which they name "White Rose" after a newsletter that is secretly distributed to the student body. At first small in numbers and fearful of discovery, the White Rose begins to gain massive support. The matter is taken over by the German Gestapo agents, who pledge to hunt down and destroy the members of the White Rose.

1966 - ITALY/ALGERIA - Directed by Dir. Gillo Pontecorvo
Rated NR

This political film about the Algerian struggle for independence from France presents the memories of Ali, a leading member of the Algerian Front de Liberation Nationale (FLN), when finally captured by the French in 1957. Three years earlier, Ali was a petty thief who joined the organization in order to help rid the Casbah of vice associated with the colonial government. The film traces the rebels' struggle and the increasingly extreme measures taken by the French government to quell what soon becomes a nationwide revolt. After the flashback, Ali and the last of the FLN leaders are killed, and the film takes on a more general focus, leading to the declaration of Algerian independence in 1962.

2003 - ITALY/FRANCE - Directed by Gabriele Mucchino
Rated R

Carlo and Giulia are a married couple who have given up their aspirations in order to live an average life. Their 19-year old son, Paolo, is having trouble finding an identity, while their 18-year old daughter, Valentina, has already figured out how to use sex to her advantage. The family goes through a crisis when Carlo begins having an affair, Giulia attempts to seduce the director of a local stage production she is in, and Valentina does what she does best to land an audition for a TV show. The plot follows up on the lives of the characters in L’Ultimo Bacio.

2006 - MEXICO/SPAIN/US - Directed by Guillermo Del Toro
Rated R

In 1944 fascist Spain, a girl, fascinated with fairy-tales, is sent along with her pregnant mother to live with her new stepfather, a ruthless captain of the Spanish army. During the night, she meets a fairy who takes her to an old faun in the center of the labyrinth. He tells her she's a princess, but must prove her royalty by surviving three gruesome tasks. If she fails, she will never prove herself to be the true princess and will never see her real father, the king, again.

2003 - ITALY/SPAIN - Directed by Gabriele Salvatore
Rated R

While playing outside one day, nine-year-old Michele discovers Filippo, who is chained to the ground at the bottom of a hole. Michele witnesses town baddie Felice nearby and he suspects foul play. He is unsure whom he should tell about his discovery but he eventually tells his closest friend. Michele's parents learn of his discovery and warn him to forget whatever he saw.

1985 - ARGENTINA - Directed by Luis Puenzo
Rated R

"la historia oficial" winner of the academy award for best foreign language film; the official story details the collapse of an affluent argentinean family. Alicia, the wife of a successful businessman, faces the ultimate challenge when she begins to suspect that her adopted daughter may have been stolen from a family of "los desaparecidos" (the disappeared ones). Determined to find out the truth, alicia risks everything - even the well-being of her own family. In spanish with subtitles.

1970 - ITALY/FRANCE - Directed by Gillo Pontecorvo
Rated R

The professional mercenary Sir William Walker instigates a slave revolt on the Caribbean island of Queimada in order to improve the British sugar trade. Years later he is sent again to deal with the same rebels that he built up because they have seized too much power that now threatens British sugar interests.

2002 - UK/IRELAND - Directed by Peter Mullan
Rated R

Three young Irish women struggle to maintain their spirits while they endure dehumanizing abuse as inmates of a Magdalene Sisters Asylum. English dialogue.

2001 - ITALY/FRANCE - Directed by Ferzan Ozpetec
Rated R