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 16th 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
July brings us two films both NYTimes Critic's Picks: the searing, French drama HAPPENING and the comedy/drama from Iran, HIT THE ROAD.
Our Monday Night Foreign Film Series usually screens two films each month, 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 film lovers on Mondays in downtown Oxnard along with supporting local filmmakers Thanks and Be Safe, George J. Sandoval, Executive Director
Our Monday Night Foreign Film Series usually screens two films each month, 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 film lovers on Mondays in downtown Oxnard 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: $11.25
Seniors/Children: $8
General Admission: $11.25
Seniors/Children: $8
We'd like to thank the Port of Hueneme for becoming
a 2021-2022 Annual Sponsor of the Oxnard Film Society.
a 2021-2022 Annual Sponsor of the Oxnard Film Society.
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Monday, July 4th - HOLIDAY - NO FILM
Monday, July 11th at 3:30pm and 6:30pm
Happening
2021 France 1hr 40minutes
Drama Rated R for sexuality, self-harm and graphic imagery.
In French with English Subtitles
NYTimes Critic's Pick
France, 1963. Anne is a bright young student with a promising future ahead of her. But when she falls pregnant, she sees the opportunity to finish her studies and escape the constraints of her social background disappearing. With her final exams fast approaching and her belly growing, Anne resolves to act, even if she has to confront shame and pain, even if she must risk prison to do so…
2021 France 1hr 40minutes
Drama Rated R for sexuality, self-harm and graphic imagery.
In French with English Subtitles
NYTimes Critic's Pick
France, 1963. Anne is a bright young student with a promising future ahead of her. But when she falls pregnant, she sees the opportunity to finish her studies and escape the constraints of her social background disappearing. With her final exams fast approaching and her belly growing, Anne resolves to act, even if she has to confront shame and pain, even if she must risk prison to do so…
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"A realist thriller that morphs, sans sentimentality or platitudes, into a quietly affecting portrait of female solidarity." - Justin Chang, Los Angeles Times
"It feels like it was made for this moment... Eerily prescient." - Claudia Puig, FilmWeek (KPCC - NPR Los Angeles) "I’d say it’s not for the squeamish, but you know what? It is for the squeamish, especially those who hold power over women’s bodies in this country but don’t trust them to make decisions on their own behalf." - Ty Burr, Ty Burr's Watch List |
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Monday, July 18th at 3:30pm and 6:30pm TBA
Hit the Road
2021 Iran 1hr 33minutes
Comedy/Drama NR
In Persian with English Subtitles
NYTimes Critic's Pick
Panah Panahi, son and collaborator of embattled Iranian master Jafar Panahi, makes a striking feature debut with this charming, sharp-witted, and deeply moving comic drama. Hit the Road takes the tradition of the Iranian road-trip movie and adds unexpected twists and turns. It follows a family of four -- two middle-aged parents and their sons, one a taciturn adult, the other an ebullient six-year-old -- as they drive across the Iranian countryside. Over the course of the trip, they bond over memories of the past, grapple with fears of the unknown, and fuss over their sick dog. Unspoken tensions arise and the film builds emotional momentum as it slowly reveals the furtive purpose for their journey. The result is a humanist drama that offers an authentic, raw, and deeply sincere observation of an Iranian family preparing to part with one of their own.
2021 Iran 1hr 33minutes
Comedy/Drama NR
In Persian with English Subtitles
NYTimes Critic's Pick
Panah Panahi, son and collaborator of embattled Iranian master Jafar Panahi, makes a striking feature debut with this charming, sharp-witted, and deeply moving comic drama. Hit the Road takes the tradition of the Iranian road-trip movie and adds unexpected twists and turns. It follows a family of four -- two middle-aged parents and their sons, one a taciturn adult, the other an ebullient six-year-old -- as they drive across the Iranian countryside. Over the course of the trip, they bond over memories of the past, grapple with fears of the unknown, and fuss over their sick dog. Unspoken tensions arise and the film builds emotional momentum as it slowly reveals the furtive purpose for their journey. The result is a humanist drama that offers an authentic, raw, and deeply sincere observation of an Iranian family preparing to part with one of their own.
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"Critic's Pick! From the first jokey moments of Hit the Road until its heartbreaking end you will not want to be anywhere else." – A. O. Scott, The New York Times
“[From subhead: A love story, a tragicomedy, and a triumph.] Panahi films the drama with aesthetic audacity to match his psychological subtlety… unites intimate conflicts and vast landscapes in framings as wry as they are rhapsodic.” – Richard Brody, The New Yorker “Sharp and endearing. A warm and realistic comedy, with flashes of the fantastic. Introduces an exciting filmmaker whose journey is just beginning.” — Jacob Oller, Paste |
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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
Plaza Cinemas 14 255 West 5th Street Oxnard, CA 93030 |
ADMISSION
Seniors $8.00 Matinee $8.25 Evening $11.25 |
Executive Director: George J. Sandoval Info at: geosand47@gmail.com - 805.798.0830
See you at the movies!