Memorium(2023)

Joy(en)

A young nurse, a visionary scientist and an innovative surgeon face opposition from the church, state, media and medical establishment, in their pursuit of the world’s first ‘test tube baby’, Louise Joy Brown.

Homeward Bound(ko)

Jung-ha, a teacher in Chuncheon, has a secret relationship with Ji-seon. When her son Jin-woo visits with his girlfriend Jenny, he reveals his plans to marry Jenny and become a YouTuber, leaving Jung-ha anxious. Making things worse, Jenny's parents unexpectedly visit and her secrets are exposed. The families part ways with newfound understanding.

Love at First Lie(cn)

During that summer, Bo (Mandy Tam), a cheerful and kind-hearted girl who lives on Fa Yuen Street in Mong Kok, meets Edward (Edward Chen), a wealthy young man with an estranged father, by chance. To retaliate against his father, Edward hires Bo and her friend Keung (Leung Chung Hang) to ruin his father’s wedding. Bo and Edward are increasingly drawn to each other and start dating. Falling head over heels in love, they think their love will last forever. Just as the couple think this is the love of a lifetime, life doesn’t always go the way they want……

My Endless Numbered Days(ja)

Mitsue returns to Japan after the disillusionment of a work opportunity in Singapore. Resuming her past life, she treads between friendships with a former lover and a new co-worker, while finding her footing despite being constantly on the move. A sense of alienation follows her from city to city as the young urbanite looks for novelty and adventure, but struggles to find a place to call home. Through beautiful vignettes of Mitsue’s encounters with familiar faces as well as strangers, this gentle drama invites us to dwell on the stops one makes in a journey of self-discovery.

Best Friend(ja)

Aya, who works in a bank, and Sanae, a stylist, jointly rented an apartment and started living together. One day, when the photographer Bunpei also rents a room, three people's common lives start. Aya gradually falls in love with Bunpei.

Just My Luck(en)

Rob West is a down on his luck ex-con who is trying to change his ways for the better. But when he gambles away twenty grand, he must try to escape the wrath of his bookie and is forced to come out of retirement for one last job.

Margot(en)

Set in the near future, two aspiring astrophysicists control the fate of their human-like drone MARGOT while exploring the exoplanet Astor.

Madame Sans-Gêne(fr)

Silk Knot(mr)

Anna deeply loves her husband, Sally, who is only with her to spend her money. However, when Sally disappears, Anna's resulting loneliness begins to drive her towards a younger man.

So-Called Girls(tr)

Based on the novel of Peyami Safa, the movie centers on the life of Mebure who arrives in Istanbul after the Greeks occupy Western Anatolia. In Istanbul, Mebure begins to live with her relatives who live in very good conditions and sooner or later Behic, the son of the house, starts to be interested in Mebure and tries to make use of her. In the meantime, Mebure tries to find her missing father.

Ennio Doris - C'è anche domani(it)

The life of Italian businessman Ennio Doris, the founder of Banca Mediolanum.

Secondhand People(sr)

After a surprise invitation, an enigmatic media mogul Dragan Ivanovic returns to his hometown to examine his extremely hostile relationship with neurotic younger brother, as well as brother's new and suspicious romance.

The Many Trials of One Jane Doe(en)

Based on a true story about an extraordianry woman, who after a traumatizing rape, refuses to remain a victim. Wendy Crewson stars as Jane Doe (as she must legally be called), a woman who discovers she was the fifth victim of a serial rapist terrorizing a two-block area surrounding her home. When she learns that the police department was aware of this dangerous criminal yet decided not to issue a public warning, she feels that she and all the women in the neighbourhood were offered up as bait. Driven to take action, she investigates not only her own case, but also police procedures with regard to rape and its victims, and is shocked by what she discovers: a legal system that is sexist and uncaring. It is then that she decides to take on the Toronto Police Department. What follows for Jane Doe is a grueling 10-year legal battle, which becomes vicious, all-consuming and personal.

Pray for Rain(en)

When Emma Gardner, a whip smart NYC reporter learns of her father's untimely death, she returns to her home town to find that the idyllic farming community of her childhood has been ravaged by drought and has become a place tormented by gangs and the ill effects of extreme poverty. She quickly figures out that her dad's accidental death was not accidental at all. The lists of possible suspects include overly zealous environmentalists, a local war lord and other farmers jealous of her father's outstanding reputation.

Prison Break(ja)

One late night in June 1942, Sakuma Seitaro dangles from the frame of a skylight in an isolation cell in Akita Prison. He forces open the glass window and breaks out of jail. This crime even reaches the ears of Urata Susumu, the chief warden of Kosuge Prison in Tokyo. Urata had been in charge of those sentenced to life in the prison until last year. Although Sakuma is a dangerous person who had also broken out of jail in Aomori, he submits to Urata who is the only person who had treated him kindly in the past. However, three months after escaping from jail, Sakuma shows up at Urata’s house. He has come to complain about the inhumane Akita prison officers. But he is locked up again after Urata notifies the police during an unguarded moment. A year later, Sakuma is sent to Abashiri Prison and Urata is also ordered to transfer as the prison’s chief warden.

The Beach House(ar)

Four people from an Arab generation roaming over the ruins of ideologies, causes and virtues of their predecessors. It portrays their intellectual and emotional nonchalance about what is happening around them in their daily lives and relationships. In a house whose architecture is a sixties' experiment in mixing modern and Islamic architecture, a stone and concrete cube suspended over a rocky shore bashed by the waves of the Mediterranean, by famed Iraqi architect Refaat Chaderji, we spend a night with four characters whose non-stop conversations and peculiar actions reflect the void and chaos they are living in.

The Metropolitan Opera: Norma(it)

Deep in a forest where druids and warriors seek revenge against the conquering Romans, Norma is scorned by the Roman proconsul Pollione, with whom she has two children. Her kindness turns to fury when she discovers that Pollione has taken Adalgisa, a novice priestess, as his new lover. When Pollione loses his high rank in the army and is offered as a sacrifice, Norma promises him freedom under one condition.

Massenet: Cendrillon(fr)

The 2017–18 Live in HD season concluded with an enchanted performance of Cendrillon, Massenet’s glittering operatic adaptation of the Cinderella story. This charming staging by Laurent Pelly, which bursts to life with the director’s characteristic wit and whimsy, stars American mezzo-soprano Joyce DiDonato as the title outcast-turned-princess. Mezzo-soprano Alice Coote offers a touching portrayal of the pants role Prince Charming, while soprano Kathleen Kim shines as the Fairy Godmother. Mezzo-soprano Stephanie Blythe, as the outlandish Madame de la Haltière, and bass-baritone Laurent Naouri, as the haggard Pandolfe, round out the principal cast. On the podium, conductor Bertrand de Billy leads a performance that is equal parts madcap comedy and heartfelt romance.

Time Trap(en)

A group of students become trapped inside a mysterious cave where they discover time passes differently underground than on the surface.