Films for English Speakers

Tamara and Adam, a chaotic couple expecting a child, face eviction in Tel Aviv. Tamara searches for a new home in Adam’s hometown, Haifa, sparking a wild day that reveals the depth of their passionate, turbulent relationship.

A passion-filled melodrama that follows a selfish Southern young woman who loses the only man she truly loved. Eight decades on, the greatest love story of all time is a timeless classic to be enjoyed on the big screen.  

The film portrays the complex relationships between Carl Jung, Sigmund Freud, and Sabina Spielrein, shaping psychoanalysis. Cronenberg delivers a historical, romantic story that explores, like his other works, the connection between body and soul and the tension between fantasy and reality.

Germain is a simple guy, but he has a big heart. One afternoon, he meets Margueritte, an old kind lady who introduces him to the world of fine literature. Through the words of Albert Camus, Romain Gary, and others Germain encounters a whole new and delightful world.

Manhattan, 2259. A red-haired woman with supernatural powers, the fifth element, lands in Bruce Willis’ flying taxi. Together, they must unite the elements to stop evil forces. Luc Besson creates a visually stunning, effects-driven future crafted purely to dazzle and entertain the audience.

Selma is an immigrant working in a factory and living with her son in a trailer. Slowly going blind, she works hard to make money and to save her son from a similar fate. For her own worsening condition she finds a "cure" in her imagination - starring in a stream of colorful musicals.

On September 16, 1977, Maria Callas was found dead in her Paris home. Maria revisits her final week—ill, addicted to sedatives, and lost in memories. Pablo Larraín crafts a poetic, emotionally resonant portrait, enriched by operatic passages and a powerful lead performance.

Filmmaker Tom Shoval creates a personal cinematic letter to David Cunio, kidnapped by Hamas on October 7, 2023. David and his twin brother starred in Shoval's debut feature Youth. Using behind-the-scenes footage, Shoval reflects on brotherhood, memory, reality, and the catastrophic consequences of war.

Dedicated beyond reason to his employer, Stevens is the perfect butler – always anticipating the needs of others and neglecting his own. It will take years before he realizes that he missed living. An excellent exploration of class structure and its social and psychological implications. 

The buried memories of the Spanish Civil War are unearthed as a woman searches for the remains of her grandfather's father and discovers the story of an idealistic young teacher from Tarragona.

Adi’s summer in his quiet village shatters after a violent attack. As his parents and community change toward him, buried tensions surface. Emanuel Parvu’s sharp, realistic drama explores family, identity, and courage with powerful performances and precise direction.

Two narcotic detectives set out to thwart a cocaine shipment from Europe, and try to seize the substance and capture the perpetrators. The French Connection presents some of the most iconic scenes in film history, moral ambiguity, coarse cinematography, and a dazzling performance by Gene Hackman.