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 19th 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.
"The Best Film of the Year. An Astonishing Experience of Singulary Transfixing Power."
- Justin Chang, The New Yorker.
On Monday, March 16 we present two time Oscar nominee from Spain, SIRAT. Nominated for Best Foreign Language Film and Best Sound. NYTimes' Critics Pick. Winner of 5 European Awards. Cannes Jury Prize Winner.
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
- Justin Chang, The New Yorker.
On Monday, March 16 we present two time Oscar nominee from Spain, SIRAT. Nominated for Best Foreign Language Film and Best Sound. NYTimes' Critics Pick. Winner of 5 European Awards. Cannes Jury Prize Winner.
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 2026 Annual Sponsor of the Oxnard Film Society.
a 2026 Annual Sponsor of the Oxnard Film Society.
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Monday, March 16th at 3:30pm & 6:30pm
SIRAT
2025 Spain 1h 55 minutes
Drama Rated R
In Spanish, English, French, Arabic with English subtitles
Nominated for 2 Academy Awards: Best International Feature Film and Best Sound
A father (Sergi López) and his son arrive at a rave deep in the mountains of southern Morocco. They are searching for Mar — daughter and sister — who vanished months ago at one of these endless, sleepless parties. Surrounded by electronic music and a raw, unfamiliar sense of freedom, they hand out her photo again and again. Hope is fading, but they push through and follow a group of ravers heading to one last party in the desert. As they venture deeper into the burning wilderness, the journey forces them to confront their own limits.
Winner of 5 European Awards
Cannes Jury Prize
A New York Times Critics' Pick
2025 Spain 1h 55 minutes
Drama Rated R
In Spanish, English, French, Arabic with English subtitles
Nominated for 2 Academy Awards: Best International Feature Film and Best Sound
A father (Sergi López) and his son arrive at a rave deep in the mountains of southern Morocco. They are searching for Mar — daughter and sister — who vanished months ago at one of these endless, sleepless parties. Surrounded by electronic music and a raw, unfamiliar sense of freedom, they hand out her photo again and again. Hope is fading, but they push through and follow a group of ravers heading to one last party in the desert. As they venture deeper into the burning wilderness, the journey forces them to confront their own limits.
Winner of 5 European Awards
Cannes Jury Prize
A New York Times Critics' Pick
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"Nothing about the pulsating ‘Sirāt’ is appropriate or expected or traditional or fully comprehensible. It just is. And it is utterly transfixing." - Peter Travers, The Travers Take
'For all its perils and cruelties, “Sirāt” doesn’t drain you or numb you into submission. I left it unsteady but invigorated, and grateful anew for the ground beneath my feet." - Justin Chang, The New Yorker "Laxe’s film pulses with apocalyptic energy, spiritual longing and jump-from-your-seat plot turns." - Peter Howell, Toronto Star |
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Monday, April 6 at 3:30pm & 6:30pm
A PRIVATE LIFE
2025 France 1h 45 minutes
Crime/Drama/Mystery Rated R
In French with English subtitles
The renowned psychiatrist Lilian Steiner (Jodie Foster) mounts a private
investigation into the death of one of her patients, whom she is convinced
has been murdered.
2025 France 1h 45 minutes
Crime/Drama/Mystery Rated R
In French with English subtitles
The renowned psychiatrist Lilian Steiner (Jodie Foster) mounts a private
investigation into the death of one of her patients, whom she is convinced
has been murdered.
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"A Private Life is a murder mystery only on its surface; at its heart, it’s an exploration of a lonely woman’s extremely active mind, and an unexpectedly moving story of becoming more present in one’s real life, rather than one’s imaginary one. -
Moira MacDonald , Seattle Times Jodie Foster works magic like that onscreen and presents us with one of the most fully developed, certainly fascinating characters you will likely encounter this year in director/ co-screenwriter Rebecca Zlotowski’s French noirish black comedy. Randy Myers , San Jose Mercury New A Private Life is sophisticated adult cinema for discerning audiences who can appreciate an intricate story with a superb lead. The film has many layers, not all of which are successful, but it is definitely engrossing. - JR Julian Roman . MovieWeb |
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Monday, April 20 at 3:30pm & 6:30pm
KOKUHO
2025 Japan 2h 54 minutes
Drama NR
In Japanese with English subtitles
Japan's Submission to Academy Awards for Best International Feature Film "Nagasaki, 1964. After the death of his father, the leader of a yakuza gang, 14-year-old Kikuo is taken under the wing of a famous Kabuki actor. Alongside Shunsuke, the actor’s only son, Kikuo decides to dedicate himself to this traditional form of theatre. Across decades, the two young men grow and evolve together – from acting school to the grandest stages – amid scandals and glory, brotherhood and betrayals, as each pushes to become the greatest living Kabuki master.
From acclaimed director Lee Sang-il (Pachinko), KOKUHO (meaning ""national treasure"") is a film of awe-inspiring scope and sumptuous beauty, and a monument to the artists who would sacrifice everything in the pursuit of the ultimate performance."
2025 Japan 2h 54 minutes
Drama NR
In Japanese with English subtitles
Japan's Submission to Academy Awards for Best International Feature Film "Nagasaki, 1964. After the death of his father, the leader of a yakuza gang, 14-year-old Kikuo is taken under the wing of a famous Kabuki actor. Alongside Shunsuke, the actor’s only son, Kikuo decides to dedicate himself to this traditional form of theatre. Across decades, the two young men grow and evolve together – from acting school to the grandest stages – amid scandals and glory, brotherhood and betrayals, as each pushes to become the greatest living Kabuki master.
From acclaimed director Lee Sang-il (Pachinko), KOKUHO (meaning ""national treasure"") is a film of awe-inspiring scope and sumptuous beauty, and a monument to the artists who would sacrifice everything in the pursuit of the ultimate performance."
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"The filming is gorgeous, though the story becomes attenuated in its third hour. Still, it's easy to see how this film, nominated for best makeup and hairstyling at this year's Oscars, became Japan's highest-grossing live-action film." - Bob Mondello, NPR
"a cinematic epic, a sweeping saga that pits innate talent against traditional hereditary birthright throughout decades...one of 2025's very best. " - Laura Clifford , Reeling Reviews "Yet, even as it periodically languishes, the film comes back around, with some moving flourishes, to stamp its idea: To witness these vicissitudes over a lifetime, is to see the beauty, bloodshed and loneliness of true artistic greatness." - Brandon Yu, New York Times |
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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
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See you at the movies! |