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 17th 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
Our last two films of the year include Winner of the Palme d'Or for Best Film at this years Cannes Film Festival , ANATOMY OF A FALL and NY Times Critic's Pick JOAN BAEZ I Am a Noise.
Our 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 the Oxnard and Ventura County community along with supporting local filmmakers Thanks and Be Safe, George J. Sandoval, Executive Director
Our 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 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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Monday, December 4th at 3:30pm and 6:30pm
ANATOMY OF A FALL
2023 France 2hr 32minutes
Mystery/Thriller/Crime Rated R
In French, English, German with English Subtitles
Winner of Palme d'Or for Best Film at Cannes Film Festival. For the past year, Sandra, her husband Samuel, and their eleven-year-old son Daniel have lived a secluded life in a remote town in the French Alps. When Samuel is found dead in the snow below their chalet, the police question whether he was murdered or committed suicide. Samuel's suspicious death is presumed murder, and Sandra becomes the main suspect. What follows is not just an investigation into the circumstances of Samuel's death but an unsettling psychological journey into the depths of Sandra and Samuel's conflicted relationship.
2023 France 2hr 32minutes
Mystery/Thriller/Crime Rated R
In French, English, German with English Subtitles
Winner of Palme d'Or for Best Film at Cannes Film Festival. For the past year, Sandra, her husband Samuel, and their eleven-year-old son Daniel have lived a secluded life in a remote town in the French Alps. When Samuel is found dead in the snow below their chalet, the police question whether he was murdered or committed suicide. Samuel's suspicious death is presumed murder, and Sandra becomes the main suspect. What follows is not just an investigation into the circumstances of Samuel's death but an unsettling psychological journey into the depths of Sandra and Samuel's conflicted relationship.
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"Prepare to be wowed by one of the best movies of the year, starring a sensational Sandra Hüller (heads up, Oscar) in Justine Triet’s forensic anatomy of a marriage told through the compulsively watchable story of a wife on trial for killing her husband." - Peter Travers, ABC News
"Found guilty of being great." - Jordan Hoffman, The Messenger "A superbly acted and directed procedural with powerful psychological grounding." - Peter Rainer, Christian Science Monitor |
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Monday, December 18th at 3:30pm and 6:30pm
JOAN BAEZ I Am a Noise
2023 USA 1hr 49minutes
Documentary/Music NR
In English
NY Times Critic's Pick - Joan Baez I Am A Noise is an unusually intimate psychological portrait of legendary folk singer and activist Joan Baez. Neither a conventional biopic nor a traditional concert film,this immersive documentary shifts back and forth through time as it follows Joan on her final tour and delves into her extraordinary archive, including newly discovered home movies, diaries, artwork, therapy tapes, and audio recordings. Throughout the film, Baez is remarkably revealing about her life on and off stage - from her lifelong emotional struggles to her civil rights work with MLK and a heartbreaking romance with a young Bob Dylan. A searingly honest look at a living legend, this film is a compelling and deeply personal exploration of an iconic artist who has never told the full truth of her life, as she experienced it, until now. Join us for our Annual Holiday Party - between screenings at 5pm-6:30pm at Downtown Cafe in Centennial Plaza. We thank Downtown Cafe for being a sponsor of this event. Hors d'oeuvres will be provided with a no-host bar.
2023 USA 1hr 49minutes
Documentary/Music NR
In English
NY Times Critic's Pick - Joan Baez I Am A Noise is an unusually intimate psychological portrait of legendary folk singer and activist Joan Baez. Neither a conventional biopic nor a traditional concert film,this immersive documentary shifts back and forth through time as it follows Joan on her final tour and delves into her extraordinary archive, including newly discovered home movies, diaries, artwork, therapy tapes, and audio recordings. Throughout the film, Baez is remarkably revealing about her life on and off stage - from her lifelong emotional struggles to her civil rights work with MLK and a heartbreaking romance with a young Bob Dylan. A searingly honest look at a living legend, this film is a compelling and deeply personal exploration of an iconic artist who has never told the full truth of her life, as she experienced it, until now. Join us for our Annual Holiday Party - between screenings at 5pm-6:30pm at Downtown Cafe in Centennial Plaza. We thank Downtown Cafe for being a sponsor of this event. Hors d'oeuvres will be provided with a no-host bar.
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"The documentary has a gold mine of material: drawings and journal entries, concert footage, family videos and vintage photographs." - Chris Azzopardi, New York Times
"The fascinating documentary on the tumultuous life and times of Joan Baez, folk singer, balladeer, activist, artist..." - Shubhra Gupta, The Indian Express "The celebrated folk singer and activist was singing about civil rights, of course. But what we learn in the thoughtful, thorough and sometimes harrowingly intimate Joan Baez: I Am a Noise is that Baez was also seeking to overcome much on a personal scale." - Jocelyn Noveck, Associated Press |
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Monday, January 8th at 3:30pm and 6:30pm TBA
FALLEN LEAVES
2023 Finland 1hr 21minutes
Drama Not Rated
Finnish with English subtitles
Finland's Submission to the Academy Awards for Best International Film.
Award-winning filmmaker Aki Kaurismäki (Le Havre, The Other Side of Hope) makes a masterful return with FALLEN LEAVES, a timeless, hopeful and ultimately satisfying love story about two lonely souls’ path to happiness – and the numerous hurdles they encounter along the way. Set in contemporary Helsinki, and shot through with Kaurismäki’s typically playful, idiosyncratic style and deadpan humor, this tender romantic tragicomedy is a timely reminder of the potency of movie-going from one of cinema’s living legends. Winner of the Jury Prize at the 2023 Cannes Film Festival.
2023 Finland 1hr 21minutes
Drama Not Rated
Finnish with English subtitles
Finland's Submission to the Academy Awards for Best International Film.
Award-winning filmmaker Aki Kaurismäki (Le Havre, The Other Side of Hope) makes a masterful return with FALLEN LEAVES, a timeless, hopeful and ultimately satisfying love story about two lonely souls’ path to happiness – and the numerous hurdles they encounter along the way. Set in contemporary Helsinki, and shot through with Kaurismäki’s typically playful, idiosyncratic style and deadpan humor, this tender romantic tragicomedy is a timely reminder of the potency of movie-going from one of cinema’s living legends. Winner of the Jury Prize at the 2023 Cannes Film Festival.
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"Aki Kaurismäki’s Fallen Leaves, short, sweet and utterly delightful, is the kind of movie that’s so charming, you want to run it back the moment it’s over." - Zachary Barnes, Wall Street Journal
"There’s life boiling under the simple surfaces, which is both Kaurismäki’s aesthetic mantra and his great theme. At their best, these quiet, cool films tear you to pieces. Fallen Leaves already feels like one of his signature works." - Bilge Ebiri, New York Magazine/Vulture "Modestly scaled and tonally perfect, “Fallen Leaves” opens in a fluorescent hell-on-earth and ends with a vision of something like paradise." - Manohla Dargis, New York Times |
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Monday, January 22nd at 3:30pm and 6:30pm TBA
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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/Students/Military $8.50 General Admission Matinee $9.25 General Admission Evening $11.75 |
Executive Director: George J. Sandoval Info at: geosand47@gmail.com - 805.798.0830
See you at the movies!