OXNARD FILM SOCIETY
The Oxnard Film Society is a non-profit 501(c)(3) ARTS organization (#20-5734347).
presents
THE monday night foreign film series
Celebrating Our 18th Year
All dialog in films from non-English speaking countries will be presented in its original language accompanied by English subtitles
All dialog in films from non-English speaking countries will be presented in its original language accompanied by English subtitles
Screenings at 3:30pm and 6:30pm at Plaza Cinemas 14 in downtown Oxnard.
On Monday, February 17th we present from Brazil, I'M STILL HERE which has secured 3 Oscar nominations: BEST FILM, BEST INTERNATIONAL FEATURE and BEST ACTRESS for FERNANDA TORRES
Just a reminder to our patrons that I personally preview each film to insure a great viewing experience each and every Monday screening.
Our Foreign Film Series usually screens two films (sometimes three) each month, on the first and third Mondays at 3:30pm and 6:30pm at Plaza Cinemas 14. We will continue our mission of providing the Best of World Cinema to the Oxnard and Ventura County community along with supporting local filmmakers Thanks and Be Safe, George J. Sandoval, Executive Director
Just a reminder to our patrons that I personally preview each film to insure a great viewing experience each and every Monday screening.
Our Foreign Film Series usually screens two films (sometimes three) each month, on the first and third Mondays at 3:30pm and 6:30pm at Plaza Cinemas 14. We will continue our mission of providing the Best of World Cinema to the Oxnard and Ventura County community along with supporting local filmmakers Thanks and Be Safe, George J. Sandoval, Executive Director
Plaza Cinemas 14, 255 West 5th Street, Oxnard CA 93030
General Admission: $11.75/ General Admission Matinee: $9.25
Seniors/Children/Military: $8.50
General Admission: $11.75/ General Admission Matinee: $9.25
Seniors/Children/Military: $8.50
We'd like to thank the Port of Hueneme for becoming
a 2023-2024 Annual Sponsor of the Oxnard Film Society.
a 2023-2024 Annual Sponsor of the Oxnard Film Society.
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The Oxnard Film Society is funded in part through a grant provided by the County of Ventura’s Arts and Culture Investment Fund.
Monday, February 17th at 3:30pm and 6:30pm

I'M STILL HERE
(Ainda Estou Aqui)
2024 Brazil 2hr 15 minutes
Drama/History PG-13
In Brazilian Portuguese with English Subtitles
NOMINATED for 3 Oscars: Best Film, Best Actress and Best International Feature Film at the 97th Academy Awards®
One afternoon in 1971, Rubens Paiva, a former congressman and outspoken critic of Brazil's newly instituted military dictatorship, was taken from his home in Rio de Janeiro by government officials, told nothing more than that he must give a "deposition" to authorities, and disappeared. Adapted from his son Marcelo Rubens Paiva's memoir, this overwhelming, richly realized political drama from Walter Salles (The Motorcycle Diaries) stays tightly wedded to the perspective of Rubens's wife, Eunice (a shattering Fernanda Torres), whose indefatigable search for the truth about her husband would stretch out for decades. A devastating true story, I'm Still Here is exhilarating in its portrayal of human tenacity in the face of injustice. Featuring a deeply affecting appearance from Fernanda Montenegro, Oscar nominee for Salles's Central Station. NYTimes Critics' Pick
(Ainda Estou Aqui)
2024 Brazil 2hr 15 minutes
Drama/History PG-13
In Brazilian Portuguese with English Subtitles
NOMINATED for 3 Oscars: Best Film, Best Actress and Best International Feature Film at the 97th Academy Awards®
One afternoon in 1971, Rubens Paiva, a former congressman and outspoken critic of Brazil's newly instituted military dictatorship, was taken from his home in Rio de Janeiro by government officials, told nothing more than that he must give a "deposition" to authorities, and disappeared. Adapted from his son Marcelo Rubens Paiva's memoir, this overwhelming, richly realized political drama from Walter Salles (The Motorcycle Diaries) stays tightly wedded to the perspective of Rubens's wife, Eunice (a shattering Fernanda Torres), whose indefatigable search for the truth about her husband would stretch out for decades. A devastating true story, I'm Still Here is exhilarating in its portrayal of human tenacity in the face of injustice. Featuring a deeply affecting appearance from Fernanda Montenegro, Oscar nominee for Salles's Central Station. NYTimes Critics' Pick
"It honors Eunice's courage through her determination to not allow the military regime to eliminate her family's love for life or erase the memory of Rubens, turning her smile into defiance and her persistence into a weapon." - Pablo Villaça Cinema em Cena
"Played wonderfully by Fernanda Torres, Eunice is onscreen almost throughout. She’s at the centre of a family drama and political thriller that really blossoms as a survival story." - Philip De Semlyen Time Out "I’m Still Here is a gripping, profoundly touching film with a deep well of pathos. It’s one of Salles’ best." - David Rooney The Hollywood Reporter |
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Monday, March 3rd at 3pm and 6:30pm

THE COUNT OF MONTE CRISTO
2024 France 2hr 58 minutes
Adventure/Drama/Action PG-13
In French with English Subtitles
NYTimes Critics' Pick
Edmond Dantes becomes the target of a sinister plot and is arrested on his wedding day for a crime he did not commit. After 14 years in the island prison of Château d'If, he manages a daring escape. Now rich beyond his dreams, he assumes the identity of the Count of Monte-Cristo and exacts his revenge on the three men who betrayed him.
3pm START TIME
2024 France 2hr 58 minutes
Adventure/Drama/Action PG-13
In French with English Subtitles
NYTimes Critics' Pick
Edmond Dantes becomes the target of a sinister plot and is arrested on his wedding day for a crime he did not commit. After 14 years in the island prison of Château d'If, he manages a daring escape. Now rich beyond his dreams, he assumes the identity of the Count of Monte-Cristo and exacts his revenge on the three men who betrayed him.
3pm START TIME
"Everything about this robust and very enjoyable retelling of the Alexandre Dumas classic is epic in scale: from the lavish sets and the orchestral score to the bold performances and the hefty running time. But it is an epic approach that is well-earned." - Wendy Ide Screen International
"A stunning, emotionally satisfying adventure tale, built on rock-solid source material. Compared to earlier adaptations, this latest version is briskly paced and rousingly acted by an all-around stellar ensemble." - Peter Debruge Variety |
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Monday, March 17th at 3:30pm and 6:30pm

THE ROOM NEXT DOOR
2024 Spain 1hr 47 minutes
Drama PG-13
In English
NYTimes Critics' Pick
Ingrid (Julianne Moore) and Martha (Tilda Swinton) were close friends in their youth, when they worked together at the same magazine. Ingrid went on to become an autofiction novelist while Martha became a war reporter, and they were separated by the circumstances of life. After years of being out of touch, they meet again in an extreme but strangely sweet situation.
2024 Spain 1hr 47 minutes
Drama PG-13
In English
NYTimes Critics' Pick
Ingrid (Julianne Moore) and Martha (Tilda Swinton) were close friends in their youth, when they worked together at the same magazine. Ingrid went on to become an autofiction novelist while Martha became a war reporter, and they were separated by the circumstances of life. After years of being out of touch, they meet again in an extreme but strangely sweet situation.
"[Almodóvar] loses none of his dramatic power, directing his stars to some of the best work of their luminous careers and telling a story of incredible emotional truth." - Brian Tallerico RogerEbert.com
"The Room Next Door, as driven by the scalding humanity of Swinton’s performance, lifts you up and delivers a catharsis. The movie is all about death, yet in the unblinking honesty with which it confronts that subject, it’s powerfully on the side of life." - Owen Gleiberman Variety "The colors of The Room Next Door are its secret message, a language of pleasure and beauty that reminds us how great it is to be alive. If it's possible to make a joyful movie about death, Almodóvar has just done it." - Stephanie Zacharek TIME Magazine |
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Monday, April 7th at 3:30pm and 6:30pm

NO OTHER LAND
2024 Palestine/Norway 1hr 36 minutes
Documentary PG-13
In Arabic, Hebrew and English with English Subtitles
ACADEMY AWARD® NOMINEE BEST DOCUMENTARY FEATURE
For half a decade, Basel Adra, a Palestinian activist, films his community of Masafer Yatta being destroyed by Israel’s occupation, as he builds an unlikely alliance with a journalist from the other side who joins his fight
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WINNER OF OVER 50 MAJOR AWARDS INTERNATIONALLY INCLUDING:
WINNER: Best Nonfiction Film - National Society of Film Critics
WINNER: Best Non-Fiction Film - New York Film Critics Circle
WINNER: Best Documentary - LA Film Critics Circle
WINNER: Best Documentary - London Film Critics Circle
WINNER: Best Documentary - Boston Society of Film Critics
2024 Palestine/Norway 1hr 36 minutes
Documentary PG-13
In Arabic, Hebrew and English with English Subtitles
ACADEMY AWARD® NOMINEE BEST DOCUMENTARY FEATURE
For half a decade, Basel Adra, a Palestinian activist, films his community of Masafer Yatta being destroyed by Israel’s occupation, as he builds an unlikely alliance with a journalist from the other side who joins his fight
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WINNER OF OVER 50 MAJOR AWARDS INTERNATIONALLY INCLUDING:
WINNER: Best Nonfiction Film - National Society of Film Critics
WINNER: Best Non-Fiction Film - New York Film Critics Circle
WINNER: Best Documentary - LA Film Critics Circle
WINNER: Best Documentary - London Film Critics Circle
WINNER: Best Documentary - Boston Society of Film Critics
“No Other Land,” an audacious and devastating film, was also 2024’s most decorated documentary. It won dozens of awards from critics, juries and audiences on several continents; most of the major international film festivals programmed it; and, now it’s an Oscar nominee for best documentary feature." - Alissa Wilkinson New York Times
"As an act of citizen journalism, it’s a document as damning as they come, and it lands in this endless, bitterly complex struggle like an argument that refuses to be rationalized away." - Ty Burr Washington Post 'This discerning personal documentary, made by Palestinian and Israeli filmmakers, looks closely at a long-standing campaign of demolition and the violence that goes with it." - Richard Brody The New Yorker |
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The Oxnard Film Society is a 501 (c)(3) non-profit arts organization. Your contribution is tax deductible. Thank you. (#20-5734347)
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LOCATION MAIL ADDRESS
Plaza Cinemas 14 Oxnard Film Society 255 West 5th Street PO Box 606 Oxnard, CA 93030 Oxnard, CA 93032-0606 |
ADMISSION
Seniors/Students/Military $8.50 General Admission Matinee $9.25 General Admission Evening $11.75 |
Executive Director: George J. Sandoval Info at: [email protected] - 805.798.0830
See you at the movies! |