Films for English Speakers

David and Beth head to his parents’ home for Friday-night dinner, where his Jewish New York family meets her Christian Midwestern one. They expect tension, but a sudden complication sends events spiraling. With sharp twists and classic Jewish humor, Bad Shabbos delivers light, amusing entertainment.

When Philippe and Laure arrive at their summer home in southern France with their daughter and her new partner, they expect another peaceful vacation in the beautiful region. And at first, it seems that's how things will go—until tensions quickly spiral out of control with their housekeepers, Tony and Nadine. A comedic drama presented at Cannes Directors’ Fortnight.

Clint Eastwood steps into new territories, even for this veteran director, to examine once more the significance of love in life.

A grumpy widower, determined to age alone in his village, resists his sons’ plan to send him to a retirement home. A chance encounter with Saimi, a free-spirited artist, awakens long-lost feelings. Mika Kaurismäki’s warm, romantic tale celebrates love, closeness, and second chances.

At the turn of the millennium, Donnie Darko became a cultural phenomenon. Following a teen who sees a mysterious man in a rabbit costume revealing the world’s end, Richard Kelly’s intricate script, masterful direction, and Jake Gyllenhaal’s charisma created a cult psychological thriller still compelling twenty-five years later.

This feature-length documentary explores the career of Bruno Lohse, a Nazi art dealer who served as Göring’s agent in Paris and led the ERR, the Nazi art looting operation in France. Interwoven are Holocaust survivors’ quests to recover stolen artworks and reflections on the art world’s enduring secrecy.

A documentary chronicling the life of Steven Spielberg, exploring his childhood and Jewish background. Through film clips and interviews, it delves into how his personal life has influenced his creative work.

May 1940. Against the backdrop of an impending world war, a young sound engineer at the national radio station composes the soundtrack of his love. A warm and visually lyrical love story, marked by a deep sensitivity to sound, atmosphere, and texture.

When 12-year-old Karli discovers a magical elevator in an old Alpine hotel, he’s transported to 1938, where he joins two new friends to solve a mystery as Nazi Germany’s shadow looms. A heartfelt time-travel adventure that introduces young viewers to a pivotal historical period with warmth and imagination.

A documentary series exploring the Third Reich through the perspectives of eight individuals from 1933 to 1945—victims and perpetrators, resisters and followers, supporters and bystanders. Alongside diary entries, the series combines exclusive film and photo archive material with graphic novel elements (4 eps., 52 min. each)

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Neshoma brings prewar Jewish Amsterdam to life. Through archival material the film depicts the fictional story of Rusha, her family, and friends. The documentary, at the intersection of fiction and history, is inspired by the Jewish community’s testimonies about their lives before WW2.

Claude Lanzmann devoted 12 years to creating Shoah (1985), the film that transformed Holocaust representation in cinema. 40 years later, filmmaker Guillaume Ribot revisits over 220 hours of unreleased footage. Using Lanzmann’s own words and previously unseen material, Ribot pays homage to Shoah and its creator’s uncompromising vision