Films

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March 2024

Saturday March 9Monday March 25

THE TASTE OF THINGS

 
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Sat, March 9 at 6:15 ♦ Sun, March 10 at 6:15 ♦ IU Radio & Television Theater

Sat, March 16 at 4pm and 7pm ♦  Sun, March 17 at 4pm ♦ IU Fine Arts Theater
Sat, March 23 at 2pm♦ Sun, March 24 at  2pm ♦ IU Radio & Television Theater 
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1885. Peerless cook Eugenie (Juliette Binoche) has worked for the famous gourmet Dodin (Benoît Magimel) for the last 20 years. As time went by, the practice of gastronomy and mutual admiration turned into a romantic relationship. Their association gives rise to dishes, one more delicious than the next, that confound even the world’s most illustrious chefs. But Eugenie is fond of her freedom and has never wanted to marry Dodin. So, he decides to do something he has never done before: cook for her.
Directed by Tran Anh Hung, The Taste of Things was France’s submission to this year’s Academy Awards (selected over Academy of a Fall)
You might enjoy this interview with Juliette Binoche
 
The Taste of Things is at once a delight for all five senses and an affecting drama of a relationship, as idiosyncratic as all loving ones are. Lingering on the tongue like a sip of Châteauneuf-du-Pape, the film leaves one feeling a little drunk, desperately hungry and entirely alive. – Wall Street Journal

The couple’s pursuit of true, deep, sincere beauty in all things — in body and mind — is infinitely touching. – The Playlist

Neither the meals depicted nor the viewing experience should be rushed. Time is needed for the ingredients of the film to achieve a simmered state of perfection. Your patience will be rewarded. – Film Threat
When I first watched “The Taste of Things” at this year’s Cannes Film Festival, I was surrounded by a delightfully vocal audience. The oohing and ahhing was ubiquitous and, apparently, a visceral response, similar to what is elicited by beholding Monet’s water lilies. Savoring a tasty meal (or even just watching one come together on a big screen) brings a kind of joy that can’t be explained by logic or reason. When I see Juliette Binoche’s Eugénie, laboring away on a buttery risotto or a vegetable omelet, I’m overcome by the sense memory of something deliciously intimate, like being held tight or a loved one’s scent. In that moment, nothing else seems to matter. – The New York Times

Friday March 15Sunday March 24

ANATOMY OF A FALL

 
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Sat, March 16 at 4:30 and 7:30 ♦ Sun, March 17 at 4:30 ♦ IU Radio & Television Theater
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Nominated for 5 Academy Awards incluoding BEST PICTURE

 
For those of you were not able to see Anatomy of a Fall at the IU Cinema, here’s another chance.
For the past year, Sandra (Sandra Hüller), her husband Samuel, and their eleven-year-old son Daniel have lived a secluded life in a remote town in the French Alps. When Samuel is found dead in the snow below their chalet, the police question whether he was murdered or committed suicide. Samuel’s suspicious death is presumed murder, and Sandra becomes the main suspect. What follows is not just an investigation into the circumstances of Samuel’s death but an unsettling psychological journey into the depths of Sandra and Samuel’s conflicted relationship. (2 hrs, 30 min)

Saturday March 23Monday April 1

A REVOLUTION ON CANVAS

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Sat, March 23 at 4pm and 7pm ♦  Sun, March 24 at 4pm 
Sat, March 30 at 4pm and 7pm ♦  Sun, March 31 at 4pm  
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Sara Nodjoumi delves into the mystery surrounding the disappearance of more than 100 “treasonous” paintings by her father, seminal Iranian modern artist Nickzad “Nicky” Nodjoumi in this real-life fascinating family drama/political thriller.
Nickzad Nodjoumi joined the Islamic Revolution, making paintings and posters criticizing the Shah’s regime. In1980, the painter fled his home country following the vandalization of his solo exhibition, “Report on the Revolution,” and its subsequent shutdown by Islamic radicals at the Tehran Museum of Contemporary Art. Decades later, as Iran is once again embroiled in protests following the suppression and killing of Iranian women and activists at the hands of Iran’s “morality police,” the renowned artist and his daughter attempt to track down the missing paintings in hopes of reclaiming them. During the search, Sara, drawing on disarmingly frank conversations with both her father and mother, celebrated artist Nahid Hagigat, and grappling with complex feelings and mysteries tied to her own upbringing, traces a timeline of events to understand the circumstances that led to her homeland’s perpetual state of political turmoil and to her parents’ personal estrangement.

April 2024

Saturday April 6Tuesday April 16

PERFECT DAYS

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Sat, April 6 at 4:30 and 7:30 ♦ Sun, April 7 at 4:30

Sat, April 13 at 4:30 and 7:30 ♦ Sun, April 14 at 4:30 
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The new film by Wim Wenders (Wings of Desire) is one of the nominees for Best International Feature Film.
Outside of his structured life in Tokyo, Hirayama (Kôji Yakusho) cherishes music on cassette tapes, books, and taking photos of trees. Unexpected encounters reveal more of his story in a deeply moving and poetic reflection on finding beauty in the world around us. An absorbing slice-of-life drama led by a remarkable Kôji Yakusho performance.

Saturday April 13Monday May 6

IO CAPITANO

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Sat, April 13 at 4pm and 7pm ♦  Sun, April 14 at 4pm 
Sat, May 4 at 4pm and 7pm ♦  Sun, May 5 at 4pm  
(Please note: we are taking a late April break, hence the gap in our schedule)
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Academy Award Nominee: BEST INTERNATIONAL FEATURE FILM
Two Senegalese teenagers living in Dakar yearn for a brighter future in Europe. Yet between their dreams and reality lies a treacherous journey through a labyrinth of checkpoints, the scorched Saharan desert, a fetid North African prison and the vast waters of the Mediterranean where thousands have died packed inside vessels barely fit for passage.
CRITIC’S PICK! – The New York Times

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The Ryder screens films at several locations, each with its own unique charms.

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