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THE HAND OF GOD: Last Day Thursday, March 24th

Watch Trailer Director: Paolo Sorrentino

From Academy Award-winning writer and director Paolo Sorrentino (Il Divo, The Great Beauty, The Young Pope) comes the story of a boy, Fabietto Schisa, set in the tumultuous Naples of the 1980s. The Hand of God is a story full of unexpected joys, such as the arrival of football legend Diego Maradona, and an equally unexpected tragedy. Fate plays its part, joy and tragedy intertwine, and Fabietto’s future is set in motion. Sorrentino returns to his hometown to tell his most personal story, a tale of fate and family, sports and cinema, love and loss.

All World Movie March showings will be preceded by a short film, HEROIAM SLAVA – GLORY TO THE HEROES, made by Ohio University’s Akash Pamarthy.

 

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Nominated for an Academy Award

  • Best International Feature

 

Plays as part of World Movie March, opening new international films every week at the Athena Cinema. See the full lineup here!

 

Purchase a WORLD TOUR PASS online or at the theater and get admission to all four World Movie March films, plus one free popcorn per visit, for just $18!

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Running Time: 130 minutes130 MIN
R Rated
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It's a beautiful tautology: a true-to-life movie about a life made for movies.

A.O. Scott
New York Times
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FLEE: Last Day Thursday, March 24th

Watch Trailer Director: Jonas Poher Rasmussen

FLEE tells the story of Amin Nawabi as he grapples with a painful secret he has kept hidden for 20 years, one that threatens to derail the life he has built for himself and his soon to be husband. Recounted mostly through animation to director Jonas Poher Rasmussen, he tells for the first time the story of his extraordinary journey as a child refugee from Afghanistan.

All World Movie March showings will be preceded by a short film, HEROIAM SLAVA – GLORY TO THE HEROES, made by Ohio University’s Akash Pamarthy.

 

PROOF OF COVID-19 VACCINATION OR NEGATIVE TEST ARE REQUIRED FOR ENTRY TO THE ATHENA CINEMA.

 

Nominated for 3 Academy Awards

  • Best International Feature
  • Best Animated Feature
  • Best Documentary Feature

 

Plays as part of World Movie March, opening new international films every week at the Athena Cinema. See the full lineup here!

 

Purchase a WORLD TOUR PASS online or at the theater and get admission to all four World Movie March films, plus one free popcorn per visit, for just $18!

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Running Time: 83 minutes83 MIN
PG-13 Rated
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An intimate portrait of the lasting traumas of displacement and one of the most humane films of the year.

Jen Yamato
Los Angeles Times
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THE WORST PERSON IN THE WORLD: Last Day Thursday, March 17th

Watch Trailer Director: Joachim Trier
Cast: Renate Reinsve, Anders Danielsen Lie, Maria Grazia Di Meo

The Worst Person in the World is a modern dramedy about the quest for love and meaning in contemporary Oslo. It chronicles four years in the life of Julie (Renate Reinsve), a young woman who navigates the troubled waters of her love life and struggles to find her career path, leading her to take a realistic look at who she really is.

All World Movie March showings will be preceded by a short film, HEROIAM SLAVA – GLORY TO THE HEROES, made by Ohio University’s Akash Pamarthy.

 

PROOF OF COVID-19 VACCINATION OR NEGATIVE TEST ARE REQUIRED FOR ENTRY TO THE ATHENA CINEMA.

 

Nominated for 2 Academy Awards

  • Best International Feature
  • Best Original Screenplay

 

Plays as part of World Movie March, opening new international films every week at the Athena Cinema. See the full lineup here!

 

Purchase a WORLD TOUR PASS online or at the theater and get admission to all four World Movie March films, plus one free popcorn per visit, for just $18!

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Running Time: 127 min127 MIN
R Rated
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The Worst Person in the World, Norwegian director Joachim Trier’s latest film, hits on a universal truth: None of us know what the hell we’re doing.

Emily Zemler
Observer
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CYRANO: Last Day Thursday, March 17th

Watch Trailer Director: Joe Wright
Cast: Peter Dinklage, Haley Bennett, Kelvin Harrison Jr

Award-winning director Joe Wright envelops moviegoers in a symphony of emotions with music, romance, and beauty in Cyrano, re-imagining the timeless tale of a heartbreaking love triangle. A man ahead of his time, Cyrano de Bergerac (played by Peter Dinklage) dazzles whether with ferocious wordplay at a verbal joust or with brilliant swordplay in a duel. But, convinced that his appearance renders him unworthy of the love of a devoted friend, the luminous Roxanne (Haley Bennett), Cyrano has yet to declare his feelings for her — and Roxanne has fallen in love, at first sight, with Christian (Kelvin Harrison, Jr.).

 

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Running Time: 124 min124 MIN
PG-13 Rated
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Wright - whom I consider one of the medium's most visionary craftsman - has outdone himself in devising original, cinematically innovative ways to stage the film.

Peter Debruge
Variety
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JOCKEY: Last Day Thursday, February 24th

Watch Trailer Director: Clint Bentley

An aging jockey (Clifton Collins Jr.), hopes to win one last title for his longtime trainer (Molly Parker), who has acquired what appears to be a championship horse. But the years — and injuries — have taken a toll on his body, throwing into question his ability to continue his lifelong passion. And the arrival of a young rookie rider (Moises Arias), who claims to be his son, and whom he takes under his wing, further complicates the path to fulfilling his dream.

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Running Time: 94 minutes94 MIN
R Rated
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The film also rates high on the pleasure scale for being a debut feature by abundantly gifted filmmakers and a showcase for a performance that fills your heart while frequently threatening to break it.

Joe Morgenstern
Wall Street Journal
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OSCAR-NOMINATED SHORTS

For the 17th consecutive year, Shorts HD and Magnolia Pictures present the Oscar-Nominated Short Films, opening on Feb. 25th. With two categories offered – Animated and Live Action – this is your annual chance to predict the winners (and have the edge in your Oscar pool)! A perennial hit with audiences around the country and the world, don’t miss this year’s selection of shorts. The Academy Awards take place Sunday, March 27th.

 

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DRIVE MY CAR: Last Day Wednesday, February 23rd

Watch Trailer Director: Ryûsuke Hamaguchi

Two years after his wife’s unexpected death, Yusuke Kafuku (Hidetoshi Nishijima), a renowned stage actor and director, receives an offer to direct a production of Uncle Vanya at a theater festival in Hiroshima. There, he meets Misaki Watari (Toko Miura), a taciturn young woman assigned by the festival to chauffeur him in his beloved red Saab 900. As the production’s premiere approaches, tensions mount amongst the cast and crew, not least between Yusuke and Koji Takatsuki, a handsome TV star who shares an unwelcome connection to Yusuke’s late wife. Forced to confront painful truths raised from his past, Yusuke begins — with the help of his driver — to face the haunting mysteries his wife left behind. Adapted from Haruki Murakami’s short story, Ryusuke Hamaguchi’s Drive My Car is a haunting road movie traveling a path of love, loss, acceptance, and peace. Winner of three prizes at the 2021 Cannes Film Festival, including Best Screenplay.

Nominated for 4 Academy Awards

  • Best Picture
  • Best International Feature
  • Best Director
  • Best Adapted Screenplay

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Running Time: 179 minutes179 MIN
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"Drive My Car" is quiet and stirring, anchored by exquisite performances by Nishijima and Miura, and enriched with a sense of both longing and forward propulsion by director Hamaguchi.

Adam Graham
Detroit News
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WHO WE ARE: A CHRONICLE OF RACISM IN AMERICA: Last Day Thursday, March 3rd

Watch Trailer Director: Emily Kunstler & Sarah Kunstler
Writer(s): Jeffery Robinson

Interweaving lecture, personal anecdotes, interviews, and shocking revelations, in WHO WE ARE — A Chronicle of Racism in America, criminal defense/civil rights lawyer Jeffery Robinson draws a stark timeline of anti-Black racism in the United States, from slavery to the modern myth of a post-racial America.

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Running Time: 118 minutes118 MIN
PG-13 Rated
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An engaging and essential essay film that makes its points clearly, backed by evidence, for those open-minded enough to consider their education incomplete.

Peter Debruge
Variety Magazine
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LICORICE PIZZA: Last Day Thursday, February 24th

Watch Trailer Director: Paul Thomas Anderson
Cast: Alana Haim, Bradley Cooper, Cooper Hoffman

LICORICE PIZZA is the story of Alana Kane and Gary Valentine growing up, running around and falling in love in the San Fernando Valley, 1973. Written and Directed by Paul Thomas Anderson, the film tracks the treacherous navigation of first love.

Nominated for 3 Academy Awards

  • Best Picture
  • Best Director
  • Best Original Screenplay

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Running Time: 173 minutes173 MIN
R Rated
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The movie world needs to prepare itself for the overwhelming charm, likability, and humanity of Alana Haim in 'licorice pizza.'

David Mankiewicz
The Young Turks
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