Series

International Art House Series

The International Art House Series features new films from the global art house community, restorations of little-screened classics, and the cutting edge of independent filmmaking.

Check out the International Art House films coming your way this spring programming season!

January 23, 7pm and January 25, 4pm | Green Border (2024, Agnieszka Holland): An unflinching depiction of the migrant crisis at the Belarus-European Union border, this riveting film explores the intractable issue from multiple perspectives. Winner of the Special Jury Prize at the 2023 Venice Film Festival.

January 30, 7pm and February 1, 4pm | The Seed of the Sacred Fig (2024, Mohammad Rasoulof): Shot entirely in secret, The Seed of the Sacred Fig deconstructs the rampant injustice, misogyny, and paranoia of living in the totalitarian religious patriarchy of Iran. Winner of a Jury Special Prize and FIPRESCI Award at Cannes Film Festival.

February 6, 7pm and February 8, 4pm | Bird (2024, Andrea Arnold): Academy Award-winning writer/director Andrea Arnold returns to the big screen with a magical and dizzying coming-of-age tale.

February 7, 7pm | The Beast (2024, Bertrand Bonello): Punctuated by a career-defining, three-role performance by Léa Seydoux, The Beast poignantly conveys humanity’s struggle against dissociative identity and emotionless existence.

February 13, 7pm and February 15, 4pm | The Taste of Things (2023, Trần Anh Hùng): Juliette Binoche and Benoît Magimel delight in this delectable, simmering, and sensuous romance. Winner of Best Director at Cannes Film Festival.

February 20, 7pm and February 22, 4pm | Perfect Days (2024, Wim Wenders): A deceptively simple film about noticing and savoring the tiny joys of our everyday, ordinary lives. Nominated for a 2024 Academy Award for Best International Feature Film.

April 19, 7pm | The Count of Monte Cristo (2024, Alexandre de La Patellière & Matthieu Delaporte): This new adaptation of Dumas' classic has won over critics and audiences alike with its sweeping and grand visuals, thrilling story, and epic scale.

April 25, 7pm | I'm Still Here (2024, Walter Salles): Walter Salles' history-making Oscar winner makes its Bloomington debut with a powerhouse performance by Fernanda Torres and a gripping story of the search for justice under dictatorship.