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 15th 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
In August we will be screening three films: GOD EXISTS, HER NAME IS PETRUNYA (Macedonia), I CARRY YOU WITH ME (Mexico) and THE WOMAN WHO RAN (Korea) . Our Summer Film Series screens two films each month, the first and third Mondays at 3:30pm and 6:30pm at Plaza Cinemas 14. In our Virtual Cinema library we are streaming three films: Los Hermanos (USA), Hope (Norway) and My Wonderful Wanda (Germany). We want to protect all our patrons and have a safe, enjoyable experience. Hopefully all our patrons have had their Covid-19 vaccinations.
We will continue our mission of providing the best of world cinema to our film lovers on Mondays and via Virtual Cinema.
Thanks and Be Safe, George J. Sandoval, Executive Director
We will continue our mission of providing the best of world cinema to our film lovers on Mondays and via Virtual Cinema.
Thanks and Be Safe, George J. Sandoval, Executive Director
Plaza Cinemas 14, 255 West 5th Street, Oxnard CA 93030
General Admission: $10.75
Seniors/Children: 7.50
General Admission: $10.75
Seniors/Children: 7.50
Screening August 2, 2021 at 3:30pm and 6:30pm
GOD EXISTS, HER NAME IS PETRUNYA
2020 Macedonia 1hr 40min
Drama NR
In Macedonian with English subtitles
In Stip, a small town in Macedonia, every January the local priest throws a wooden cross into the river and hundreds of men dive after it. Good fortune and prosperity are guaranteed to the man who retrieves it. This time, Petrunya dives into the water on a whim and manages to grab the cross before the others. Her competitors are furious – how dare a woman take part in their ritual? All hell breaks loose, but Petrunya holds her ground. She won her cross and will not give it up.
2020 Macedonia 1hr 40min
Drama NR
In Macedonian with English subtitles
In Stip, a small town in Macedonia, every January the local priest throws a wooden cross into the river and hundreds of men dive after it. Good fortune and prosperity are guaranteed to the man who retrieves it. This time, Petrunya dives into the water on a whim and manages to grab the cross before the others. Her competitors are furious – how dare a woman take part in their ritual? All hell breaks loose, but Petrunya holds her ground. She won her cross and will not give it up.
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An inspirational, fable-esque but true story of a woman who stands her ground against ancient sexist traditions and social backlash will have you cheering!
-Anne Brodie, What She Said "The director, Teona Strugar Mitevska, draws on actual events for this good-humored story of occupation and resistance." - Nicolas Rapold, New York Times |
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Screening August 16, 2021 at 3:30pm and 6:30pm
I CARRY YOU WITH ME
(TE LLEVO CONMIGO)
2020 Mexico/USA 1hr 51min
Drama Rated R (language and brief nudity)
In Spanish and English with English subtitles
Based on true love, this decades spanning romance begins in Mexico between an aspiring chef (Armando Espitia) and a teacher (Christian Vázquez). Their lives restart in incredible ways as societal pressure propels them to embark on a treacherous journey to NYC with dreams, hopes, and memories in tow.
(TE LLEVO CONMIGO)
2020 Mexico/USA 1hr 51min
Drama Rated R (language and brief nudity)
In Spanish and English with English subtitles
Based on true love, this decades spanning romance begins in Mexico between an aspiring chef (Armando Espitia) and a teacher (Christian Vázquez). Their lives restart in incredible ways as societal pressure propels them to embark on a treacherous journey to NYC with dreams, hopes, and memories in tow.
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“You can see and feel Ewing's love for her characters in beautifully natural ways.”
– Monica Castillo, ROGER EBERT “In Ewing’s hands and as anchored by two superb performances, Iván and Gerardo’s romance gets scaled up to an epic, a searing saga of the undocumented experience in which love is the binding force.” – David Canfield, ENTERTAINMENT WEEKLY “Most of the time, the effect is exhilarating: a surreal concoction that packs a considerable punch in the film's final moments.” - David Lewis,, San Francisco Chronicle |
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Screening August 30, 2021 at 3:30pm and 6:30pm
THE WOMAN WHO RAN
2020 Korea 77 minutes
Drama NR
In Korean with English subtitles
Men are mostly, amusingly sidelined in Hong Sangsoo’s recent delight, which is anchored by the director’s regular collaborator—and real-life partner—Kim Minhee as the peripatetic Gamhee. Divided into three casually threaded yet distinct sections, the film follows Gamhee as she travels without her husband for the first time in years, visiting a succession of friends: two on purpose, one by chance. As usual, Hong allows the most minimal interactions to carry surprising weight, and uses subtle and sly narrative repetition to evoke a world of circular motion. The Woman Who Ran also features one of Hong’s most expert comic setpieces, a neighborly argument about stray cats that gets to the heart of the filmmaker’s lovingly crafted world of thwarted connections and everyday dysfunction.
With characteristic humor and grace, Hong takes a simple premise and spins a web of interconnecting philosophies and coincidences. THE WOMAN WHO RAN is a subtle, powerful look at dramas small and large faced by women everywhere.
2020 Korea 77 minutes
Drama NR
In Korean with English subtitles
Men are mostly, amusingly sidelined in Hong Sangsoo’s recent delight, which is anchored by the director’s regular collaborator—and real-life partner—Kim Minhee as the peripatetic Gamhee. Divided into three casually threaded yet distinct sections, the film follows Gamhee as she travels without her husband for the first time in years, visiting a succession of friends: two on purpose, one by chance. As usual, Hong allows the most minimal interactions to carry surprising weight, and uses subtle and sly narrative repetition to evoke a world of circular motion. The Woman Who Ran also features one of Hong’s most expert comic setpieces, a neighborly argument about stray cats that gets to the heart of the filmmaker’s lovingly crafted world of thwarted connections and everyday dysfunction.
With characteristic humor and grace, Hong takes a simple premise and spins a web of interconnecting philosophies and coincidences. THE WOMAN WHO RAN is a subtle, powerful look at dramas small and large faced by women everywhere.
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“Elegant, dryly funny and quietly moving.” -Manohla Dargis, The New York Times
“Working with characteristic wit and sly structural repetitions, [Hong] brings this deft, unassuming story to a startlingly emotional place." -Justin Chang, Los Angeles Times “A bittersweet rumination on female friendships, beautifully anchored by [Hong’s] regular muse Kim Min-hee, and featuring a feline cameo for the ages." -Guy Lodge, The Guardian “The best film of the year.” -James Quandt, ArtForum |
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We'd like to thank the Port of Hueneme for becoming a 2021 Annual Sponsor of the Oxnard Film Society.
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VIRTUAL CINEMA
Watch Now! ($10 - 3 day rental)
Los Hermanos/The Brothers
2020 USA 1hr 24min
Documentary NR
In English and Spanish with English Subtitles
Two Cuban-born brothers, both virtuoso musicians – Aldo and Ilmar López-Gavilán – live on opposite sides of the geopolitical chasm that separates the U.S. and Cuba. But although they lead very different existences, the brothers have an instinctual connection.
Following their parallel lives in New York and Havana, Los Hermanos / The Brothers offers an amazingly heartfelt – though often startling – view of estranged nations through the lens of music and family. In capturing their momentous reunion and electrifying first performances together, the film shows how family bonds can transcend politics.
Featuring an electrifying, genre-bending score composed by Aldo and performed with his brother, Ilmar, and with guest appearances by maestro Joshua Bell and the Harlem Quartet.
Click on Link: https://watch.firstrunfeatures.com/products/los-hermanos-the-brothers-at-oxnard-film-society
Los Hermanos/The Brothers
2020 USA 1hr 24min
Documentary NR
In English and Spanish with English Subtitles
Two Cuban-born brothers, both virtuoso musicians – Aldo and Ilmar López-Gavilán – live on opposite sides of the geopolitical chasm that separates the U.S. and Cuba. But although they lead very different existences, the brothers have an instinctual connection.
Following their parallel lives in New York and Havana, Los Hermanos / The Brothers offers an amazingly heartfelt – though often startling – view of estranged nations through the lens of music and family. In capturing their momentous reunion and electrifying first performances together, the film shows how family bonds can transcend politics.
Featuring an electrifying, genre-bending score composed by Aldo and performed with his brother, Ilmar, and with guest appearances by maestro Joshua Bell and the Harlem Quartet.
Click on Link: https://watch.firstrunfeatures.com/products/los-hermanos-the-brothers-at-oxnard-film-society
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"This endearing documentary is an Oscar-caliber film for the family and one not to be missed!"
- Jeffrey Lyons, WCBS News Radio "A remarkable film about a family ensnared in geopolitics and two brothers who lead very different lives and yet never lose their instinctual connection." - Allen Johnson, S. F. Chronicle "Six months without live music will be reason enough to see these two gifted musicians reunite across borders to perform publicly for the first time. The film offers a bright take on the endurance of family despite the policies of the day." - WBUR, Boston Public Radio |
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Watch Now! ($12 - 3 day rental)
Hope
2020 Norway 2hr 4min
Drama NR
In Norwegian with English Subtitles
Norway’s official selection to the 93rd Academy Awards for the Best International Feature
ANJA lives with TOMAS in a large family of biological children and stepchildren. For a number of years the two adults have grown independent of each other, with creative jobs in parallel worlds. When Anja gets a terminal cancer diagnosis, their modern life breaks down and exposes neglected love. Alone with her grief and her fears, Anja realizes that she needs Tomas' full help and support. It's their only chance. How else will their children find the strength once she is gone, if their parents are unable to weather the storm together? Anja and Tomas are thrown into a crash course in mutual trust, and eventually a joint struggle, to deal with this unexpected and premature death. By getting to know each other anew, they unconsciously become principal characters in a love story, finally learning to truly love each other after a long life spent together.
Click on Link: https://kimstimvirtual.vhx.tv/products/hope-oxnard-film-society
Hope
2020 Norway 2hr 4min
Drama NR
In Norwegian with English Subtitles
Norway’s official selection to the 93rd Academy Awards for the Best International Feature
ANJA lives with TOMAS in a large family of biological children and stepchildren. For a number of years the two adults have grown independent of each other, with creative jobs in parallel worlds. When Anja gets a terminal cancer diagnosis, their modern life breaks down and exposes neglected love. Alone with her grief and her fears, Anja realizes that she needs Tomas' full help and support. It's their only chance. How else will their children find the strength once she is gone, if their parents are unable to weather the storm together? Anja and Tomas are thrown into a crash course in mutual trust, and eventually a joint struggle, to deal with this unexpected and premature death. By getting to know each other anew, they unconsciously become principal characters in a love story, finally learning to truly love each other after a long life spent together.
Click on Link: https://kimstimvirtual.vhx.tv/products/hope-oxnard-film-society
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"Andrea Bræin Hovig and Stellan Skarsgard are transcendent."
-Randy Myers, San Jose Mercury News "This is a very well-acted, well-written Norwegian drama... Clear-eyed, insightful, and heartfelt." -Claudia Puig, FilmWeek (KPCC - NPR Los Angeles) "Intensely moving...highly satisfying adult drama.” —David Rooney, The Hollywood Reporter |
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Watch Now! ($12 - 5 day rental)
My Wonderful Wanda
2020 Switzerland/Germany 1hr 51min
Comedy/Drama NR
In German with English Subtitles
Winner of awards at Tribeca and Vancouver, MY WONDERFUL WANDA is a delightful satire of the haves and the have-nots set against the backdrop of a gorgeous lakeside villa in Switzerland. At the story's center is Wanda (Agnieszka Grochowska) a Polish caretaker who has left her own small children in Poland to look after Josef (André Jung) the stroke-ridden patriarch of the wealthy Wegmeister-Gloor dynasty. Wanda is adept in navigating the tricky family dynamics between the two grown (if still childish) offspring and the elegant if controlling matriarch Elsa (an amazing Marthe Keller), along with the sporadic intervention of animals stuffed or alive. But an unexpected turn of events turns everything upside down. While MY WONDERFUL WANDA exposes present-day realities of class injustice, thanks to writer-director Bettina Oberli's empathetic lens, it is never less than a very human comedy.
Click on Link:https://kinomarquee.com/film/my-wonderful-wanda/6058b5c13d945700013d88a2/oxnard-film-society
My Wonderful Wanda
2020 Switzerland/Germany 1hr 51min
Comedy/Drama NR
In German with English Subtitles
Winner of awards at Tribeca and Vancouver, MY WONDERFUL WANDA is a delightful satire of the haves and the have-nots set against the backdrop of a gorgeous lakeside villa in Switzerland. At the story's center is Wanda (Agnieszka Grochowska) a Polish caretaker who has left her own small children in Poland to look after Josef (André Jung) the stroke-ridden patriarch of the wealthy Wegmeister-Gloor dynasty. Wanda is adept in navigating the tricky family dynamics between the two grown (if still childish) offspring and the elegant if controlling matriarch Elsa (an amazing Marthe Keller), along with the sporadic intervention of animals stuffed or alive. But an unexpected turn of events turns everything upside down. While MY WONDERFUL WANDA exposes present-day realities of class injustice, thanks to writer-director Bettina Oberli's empathetic lens, it is never less than a very human comedy.
Click on Link:https://kinomarquee.com/film/my-wonderful-wanda/6058b5c13d945700013d88a2/oxnard-film-society
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"Director and co-writer Bettina Oberli crafts a wonderfully fascinating story about a dysfunctional family that brings the tears and the laughs." -Anthony Ray Bench, Film Threat
"Delightful comedy of manners of people living by a Swiss lake." - Harvey S. Karten, Shockya.com |
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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 $7.50 Matinee $8.25 Evening $10.75 |
Executive Director: George J. Sandoval Info at: geosand47@gmail.com - 805.798.0830
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