Global Cinema

International film is an integral part of the Angelika’s curated programming. As Bong Joon Ho said at the 2020 Golden Globe Awards, “Once you overcome the one-inch-tall barrier of foreign language subtitles, you will be introduced to so many more amazing films… I think we use only one language: the cinema.”

Pedro Almodóvar’s latest work earned 2 Golden Globe nominations & an Oscar nomination for Penelope Cruz's transformative performance
Parallel Mothers
  • 2021
Academy Award winner Pedro Almodovar's outrageous tale of desire, revenge and murder that Rolling Stone calls "a rapturous masterwork"
Bad Education
  • 2005
Director Lu Chan's gripping tale centers on an excavation team who are left buried underground after an explosion.
Chronicles of the Ghostly Tribe
  • 2015
Director Kim Seong-hun delivers "a harrowing spectacle that makes one forget to breathe" (Seattle Times)
Tunnel
  • 2016
Director Jung Byung-Gil's stylish, kinetic action-thriller that gives a welcome shot of adrenaline to the classic femme fatale story.
The Villainess
  • 2017
Hong Kong action legend Chow Yun Fat stars in Wen Jiang's hyper-violent, pitch-black action-comedy.
Let The Bullets Fly
  • 2010
Hong-Soo Park's story of a son who follows in his father's footsteps as a spy, in order to protect his younger sister.
Commitment
  • 2013
Director/Writer Lee Chang-dong crafts a slow-burn that "sizzles with a cumulative power that will knock the wind out of you" (Rolling Stone)
Burning
  • 2018
Director Jin-ho Hur crafts "an immersively sensual experience" (Hollywood Reporter) based on the French novel
Dangerous Liaisons
  • 2012
Majid Majidi's documentary-like film is "very nearly a perfect movie for children, & of course that means adults will like it too" (Chicago Sun-Times)
Children of Heaven
  • 1997
A "sly comic parable" (Variety) constructed by Director Feng Xiaogang, bolstered by a standout performance from lead actress Fan Bingbing.
I Am Not Madame Bovary
  • 2016
Director/Writer Yi'nan Diao's "great art-house noir that thrives on both contextual and visual level" (Asian Movie Pulse)
Black Coal, Thin Ice
  • 2014
Ripe with all the drama of a Jane Austen novel, Isaac Cherem delivers an intimate, insightful, moving tale of a woman torn between family and love
Leona
  • 2018
Bullets fly in award-winning director Johnnie To’s showdown between cops, robbers, and everyone else caught in the crossfire.
Three
  • 2016
Yeon Sang-ho's wildly successful film “pulses with relentless locomotive momentum" (Variety).
Train to Busan
  • 2016
Director Yeon Sang-ho delivers the next nail-biting chapter in his post-apocalyptic world.
Train to Busan Presents: Peninsula
  • 2020
A Golden Globe nominee and Cannes Film Festival Grand Prize winner from Director Juho Kuosmanen
Compartment No. 6
  • 2022
Gregory Nava's Academy Award nominated, deeply affecting drama follows a pair of siblings who embark on the perilous journey from Guatemala to the US.
El Norte
  • 1983
Christina Rosendahl's film follows one man who puts everything on the line, set on the backdrop of 1940 Denmark
The Good Traitor
  • 2020
Nadine Labaki's Oscar nominated film is "the kind of filmmaking miracle that boggles the mind" (The Wrap)
Capernaum
  • 2018
Berlin International Film Festival Grand Jury Prize winner. Director Alain Gomis' crafts a journey that transcends borders.
Félicité
  • 2017
The powerhouse team of Director André Téchiné and star Catherine Deneuve bring audiences “one of the most beautiful French films of all time”
Hôtel des Amériques
  • 1981
Director Roberto Benigni crafts an earnest, charming, Oscar winning story that ultimately highlights the strength of the human spirit.
Life is Beautiful
  • 1997
An epic journey and sweeping romantic historical drama from Florian Henckel von Donnersmarck. Germany's Official Submission to the Oscars.
Never Look Away
  • 2019
Agnieszka Holland’s thrilling Berlin International Film Festival Official Selection - set on the eve of WWII
Mr. Jones
  • 2019
Inspired by Niccolo Ammaniti's novel, and directed by Gabriele Salvatores comes a thrilling mystery & Official Selection of the Cannes Film Festival
I'm Not Scared
  • 2003
Roger Michell's "marital disintegration-reintegration drama that opens with a dose of frost and vinegar and turns... unbelievably marvelous."
Le Week-end
  • 2013
"A dazzling amalgam of film noir and science fiction" (Time Out) from Director Jean-Luc Godard.
Alphaville
  • 1965
Director Brillante Mendoza delivers a compelling drama, for which Jaclyn Jose received the Best Actress Award at the Cannes Film Festival.
Ma' Rosa
  • 2016
"A compelling and visually arresting drama from Brazil" (San Francisco Chronicle); Directed by Paulo Morelli
City of Men
  • 2007
"Proficient, measured filmmaking from a director who has already peered more deeply... into colonialism's heart of darkness" (LA Times)
Waiting For The Barbarians
  • 2019
"A heartfelt saga of cruelty redeemed by belated love" (Philadelphia Inquirer) from Director Marc Forster
The Kite Runner
  • 2008
"Flushed with emotion and a buoyant earthy humor, MALENA is a yarn that sticks with you" (New York Times). Directed by Giuseppe Tornatore.
Malena
  • 2000
Iconic Japanese swordsman Zatoichi returns to the silver screen in Takeshi Kitano's action-packed tale.
The Blind Swordsman: Zatoichi
  • 2003
Director/Writer Wong Kar Wai proves himself to be "a cinematic grandmaster in action" (Rolling Stone) with this Oscar nominated epic.
The Grandmaster
  • 2013
Oscar winner Kate Winslet evokes a "feverish sense of living at the edge of reality" (Chicago Reader) in this moving, acclaimed lead performance
Hideous Kinky
  • 1998
Antonio Banderas "gives his best, most committed performance" (Detroit News) in Pedro Almodóvar's acclaimed work.
Pain and Glory
  • 2019
Cannes Film Festival Official Selection from Director/Writer Lucrecia Martel. "Masterly, disturbing and deeply mysterious" (Guardian).
The Headless Woman
  • 2008
Director/Writer Lucía Puenzo delivers "a kind of true-life horror story about the helpful, soft-spoken monster in our midst." (NPR)
The German Doctor
  • 2013
Fun, bright and provocative early work from Pedro Almodóvar - starring Oscar nominee Antonio Banderas and Carmen Maura
Law of Desire
  • 1987
Considered one of Pedro Almodovar’s best films, Oscar winner for Best Foreign Language Film, that examines the various roles we all play in life.
All About My Mother
  • 1999
Meticulously crafted by director Apichatpong Weerasethakul. An "entrancing, original and hypnotic" (Little White Lies) Palme d'Or winner.
Uncle Boonmee Who Can Recall His Past Lives
  • 2010
The magnificently stunning directorial debut of Asif Kapadia, BAFTA Award winner THE WARRIOR is a wonder to behold.
The Warrior
  • 2001
"A searing, tense and beautifully told film" from Director Eytan Fox in which romance blossoms between two soldiers.
Yossi & Jagger
  • 2002
From Director/Writer Céline Sciamma (PORTRAIT OF A LADY ON FIRE). A smart, vital character study.
Girlhood
  • 2013
Majid Majidi's film "brings an irresistible blend of warmth and humor and a consistent embracing humanity in the face of life's harshness" (LA Times)
Baran
  • 2001
Groundbreaking, post-apocalyptic sci-fi epic from director Bong Joon Ho, set on a train that travels around the globe via a perpetual-motion engine.
Snowpiercer
  • 2013
Gilles Mimouni’s thrilling directorial debut is an exploration of love, lust, sabotage, and treachery
The Apartment
  • 1996
Niels Arden Oplev's adaptation of the best-selling novel "shivers with suspense. Haunting and hypnotic." (Rolling Stone)
The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo
  • 2009
Noomi Rapace returns to the title role, with Director Daniel Alfredson at the helm in this second chapter of the trilogy.
The Girl Who Played with Fire
  • 2009
Third and final chapter of the trilogy from writer Stieg Larsson and director Daniel Alfredson, featuring a standout performance from Noomi Rapace.
The Girl Who Kicked the Hornet's Nest
  • 2009
One night of crime, frustration, betrayal and revenge, set in the heart of Belgrade. Venice Film Festival award winner from Director Goran Paskaljevic
Cabaret Balkan
  • 1998
Oscar winner from director Thomas Vinterberg, featuring a career-best performance by Mads Mikkelsen. Fun, moving, life-affirming & thought-provoking.
Another Round
  • 2020
A novice nun uncovers a deep family secret in Pawel Pawlikowski's Oscar winner for Best Foreign Language Film.
Ida
  • 2013
The latest deranged delight by French absurdist Quentin Dupieux "will have you howling in your seat" (Collider)
Keep an Eye Out
  • 2018
"An absurdist comic fable" (Hollywood Reporter) from Director Felix Herngren. A 100-year-old man who escapes from a retirement home.
The 100 Year Old Man Who Climbed Out the Window and Disappeared
  • 2013
Cannes Film Festival FIPRESCI Prize winner - a "slow-burning and haunting drama" (Guardian) from Director Sergey Loznitsa
In the Fog
  • 2012
Striking, semi-autobiographical exploration from Director Carlos Reygadas. An abstract drama and an exploration of darkness and light.
Post Tenebras Lux
  • 2012
"A loopy, entertaining WTF lark," raves Variety. Jean Dujardin's dark comedy of middle-aged masculinity gone awry.
Deerskin
  • 2019
Brian Welsh's "a hands-in-the-air joyride" (Time Out) with impeccable performances and a toe-tapping soundtrack, set in 1990s Scotland
Beats
  • 2019
From Director/Writer Athina Rachel Tsangari (CHEVALIER) and featuring a performance by now-Oscar-nominated filmmaker Yorgos Lanthimos.
Attenberg
  • 2010
"Brahms' 'Cradle Song' might play at the beginning, but that doesn't mean anyone here has the slightest chance of sleeping" (New York Times)
Goodnight Mommy
  • 2014
Cynthia Nixon delivers a triumphant performance as Emily Dickinson in Terence Davies' exquisite, critically acclaimed biographical drama.
A Quiet Passion
  • 2016
"A scrumptious cinematic journey" (Variety) with unprecedented access to the elusive truffle hunters, from filmmakers Michael Dweck & Gregory Kershaw
The Truffle Hunters
  • 2020
Director Martin Provost eloquently captures French painter Séraphine de Senlis' experience with art, religion and mental illness.
Séraphine
  • 2008
A powerful portrait of a torn society, and a political assassin seeking to kill democracy, from director Yaron Zilberman
Incitement
  • 2019
Director Nadine Labaki serves up a sweet look at the inside of a Beirut beauty salon
Caramel
  • 2007
"A non-stop, intense survival thriller" (Bloody Disgusting) from Director/Writer Joachim Hedén
Breaking Surface
  • 2020
Director Sebastián Lelio's complex character study of a middle-aged woman (an unforgettable Paulina García) that captivated both critics and audiences
Gloria
  • 2013
Adaptation of Nelson Mandela's autobiography, from director Justin Chadwick. Idris Elba gives "a towering performance" (Variety).
Mandela: Long Walk To Freedom
  • 2013
Filmmaker Raymond Depardon casts an affectionate eye on a small community of farmers."Superb, affectionate and astute!," raves Evening Standard.
Modern Life
  • 2008
An exploration into the career, music and influence of the iconic musician.
Gordon Lightfoot: If You Could Read My Mind
  • 2019
Hannes Holm's Oscar nominated tale of a local grump, based on the bestselling novel, and heralded as "masterful" by RogerEbert.com.
A Man Called Ove
  • 2016
"A bittersweet, wryly comic, keenly observed look at senescence from Israeli directors Sharon Maymon and Tal Granit." -Boston Globe
The Farewell Party
  • 2014
"At once a gripping thriller, an incendiary social critique and a mordant moral fable," (The Playlist), from cinematic master Pablo Larraín
The Club
  • 2015
"A psychosexually intriguing blend of Alfred Hitchcock's REAR WINDOW and William Friedkin's CRUISING," (NPR) from Director Alain Guiraudie.
Stranger by the Lake
  • 2013
A delightfully sweet romantic comedy about the spark of a relationship between a beautician & a cook, directed by Danièle Thompson
Jet Lag
  • 2002
Maryam Touzani's feature debut was Morocco's entry for the Best International Feature Film at the 92nd Academy Awards
Adam
  • 2019
An absurdist take on the 1960s spy film from director Michel Hazanavicius. This sequel delivers another round of sly, politically incorrect humor.
OSS 117: Lost in Rio
  • 2009
Academy Award nominated portrait of an Algerian emigrant who takes over a Canadian classroom after a teacher's tragic death, from Philippe Falardeau
Monsieur Lazhar
  • 2011
Simon Hunter's uplifting adventure tale that centers on an 83-year old woman (an extraordinary Sheila Hancock) climbing towards a mountain peak
Edie
  • 2017
Featuring exquisite black and white cinematography, Michel Hazanavicius' film broke box-office records, and won hearts of both critics & audiences.
The Artist
  • 2011
Cannes Official Selection & Colombia's submission for the Best Foreign Language Film category at the 89th Academy Awards. Dir. Jose Luis Rugeles.
Alias Maria
  • 2015
Director Athina Rachel Tsangari's London Film Festival Best Film winner. A brilliant slow burn, set amid a fishing trip on a luxury yacht.
Chevalier
  • 2015
From director/writer Sandra Goldbacher exploration of the agonies and ecstasies of friendship.
Me Without You
  • 2001
Eytan Fox's moving and empathetic sequel to YOSSI & JAGGER. "An affecting and admirably unsentimental portrait of lost love" (Wall Street Journal).
Yossi
  • 2012
A unique film about food, society and culture on the island of Cuba from director Asori Soto
Cuban Food Stories
  • 2018
Director Pablo Trapero's "gripping, fast paced story" (Hollywood Reporter), set on the backdrop of the poverty-stricken Buenos Aires outskirts.
White Elephant
  • 2012
François Ozon's charming romp features critically acclaimed performances by Oscar nominees Catherine Deneuve and Gérard Depardieu
Potiche
  • 2010
A raw, relentless thriller starring Isabelle Huppert as a hostage caught in a seemingly hopeless situation, from Director Brillante Mendoza
Captive
  • 2012
Master filmmaker François Ozon crafts a haunting tale of love & reconciliation in the aftermath of World War I, through the eyes of those left behind
Frantz
  • 2016
Academy Award nominated, intense and haunting portrayal of Alan Turning (Benedict Cumberbatch). Morten Tyldum’s English-language debut.
The Imitation Game
  • 2014
Unpredictable, gripping, and ultimately haunting. Michael Rowe directs this Cannes Film Festival Golden Camera winner
Leap Year
  • 2010
A delicate, ominous World War II drama from Director Cate Shortland, anchored by a groundbreaking performance by Saskia Rosendahl
Lore
  • 2012
Catherine Corsini's well-acted, beautifully framed period romance. A Locarno International Film Festival award winner.
Summertime
  • 2016
Portrait of Argentina's most famous musical artist, "a skylark who sang truth to power in Argentina" (New York Times). Dir. Rodrigo H. Vila
Mercedes Sosa: The Voice of Latin America
  • 2013
A NSFW romp that follows a rebellious teen who bonds with a male nurse. David Wnendt's film goes beyond the typical confines of shock value.
Wetlands
  • 2014
From Director/Writer Paddy Considine's Sundance award winner, featuring wrenching performances by Peter Mullan and Olivia Colman.
Tyrannosaur
  • 2012
Sandra Nettelbeck's portrait of a headstrong chef whose solitary life is shaken when her sister's eight-year-old daughter arrives at her doorstep
Mostly Martha
  • 2002
Offers insightful and scathing observations on class and colonialism, from director Lucrecia Martel.
Zama
  • 2017
Acclaimed director/writer Joachim Trier delivers an upfront, powerful study of a drug addict confronting his demons.
Oslo August 31st
  • 2011
Meryl Streep is a 1940s New York heiress who dreams of opera fame, despite her sub-par signing voice. Stephen Frears directs.
Florence Foster Jenkins
  • 2016
Director/Writer Peter Greenawy's eye-opening look at one of cinema’s most respected figures" (Variety) - Sergei Eisenstein.
Eisenstein in Guanajuato
  • 2016
Director/Writer Amat Escalante's Venice Film Festival award winner. "Once it wraps its tentacles around you, THE UNTAMED doesn't let go" (Indiewire).
The Untamed
  • 2016
Colin Firth gives a masterful performance as King George VI that earned him an Academy Award. From Oscar winning director Tom Hooper.
The King's Speech
  • 2010
Director Michel Franco's debut feature - a Cannes Film Festival Official Selection. "Compelling! Startling! Thought-provoking!" (Screen Daily)
Daniel & Ana
  • 2010
Director/Writer Ofir Raul Grazier's tender first feature that follows a German pastry maker on a journey to find his deceased lover's wife and son.
The Cakemaker
  • 2017
A Hitchcockian noir with a Gallic twist from Director Patrice Leconte.
Intimate Strangers
  • 2004
A hard-hitting tale that serves as both a character study and a sociopolitical statement, from director Warwick Thornton
Sweet Country
  • 2017
Rupert Goold’s eloquent portrayal, featuring a transformative, Academy Award winning performance by Renee Zellweger as Judy Garland.
Judy
  • 2019
Academy Award nominee Julian Schnabel's "impressionistic masterwork" (Indiewire) stars Willem Dafoe in a tour de force performance as Van Gogh
At Eternity's Gate
  • 2018
Director/Writer Tom Tykwer's "playfully pieced-together, beautifully shot, and secretly ridiculous drama" (Entertainment Weekly).
3 (Three)
  • 2010
Director/Writer Amat Escalante delivers a raw, powerful film that took home the win for Best Director at Cannes 2013.
Heli
  • 2013
Martin Provost's emotionally resonant character study is bolstered by magnetic performances by two of French cinema's most beloved stars.
The Midwife
  • 2017
In the role that won her Broadway’s acclaimed Tony Award, Pauline Collins is the hilariously endearing Shirley Valentine.
Shirley Valentine
  • 1990
Director/Writer Carlos Cuarón crafts a stunning coming-of-age portrait of young love.
Sugar Kisses
  • 2013
Terence Davies delivers a visually stunning adaptation, heralded by Rolling Stone as "haunting and hypnotic"
The Deep Blue Sea
  • 2011
"Spellbinding. A complex saga of intrigue, secrets, lies and tearful reunions" (Toronto Star), from filmmakers Alon and Shaul Schwarz
Aida's Secrets
  • 2016
Charlotte Rampling and Tom Courtenay star in Andrew Haigh's searingly honest portrait of the mysteries that lie at the heart of every relationship
45 Years
  • 2015
Romance meets thriller in Laetitia Colombani's tale - starring Audrey Tautou, who breaks out of AMELIE type in a deeply felt performance.
He Loves Me… He Loves Me Not
  • 2002
Iñárritu’s first feature and Gael Garcia Bernal’s film acting debut, was heralded by New York Magazine as “a truly prodigious piece of work."
Amores Perros
  • 2001
"...A memoir, a history lesson, a combat picture, a piece of investigative journalism and an altogether amazing film." Ari Folman directs.
Waltz with Bashir
  • 2008
An unforgettable work from directing duo Fernando Meirelles and Kátia Lund. "Cinema doesn't get more exhilarating than this" (BBC.com).
City of God
  • 2003
Brutal, hilarious and not for the faint of heart, Danny Boyle's film was the most talked about movie of 1996.
Trainspotting
  • 1996
Director/Writer Julio Medem crafts "an intoxicating experience" (BBC.com) featuring a spectacular breakout performance from Paz Vega.
Sex and Lucia
  • 2001
Tilda Cobham-Hervey gives a spectacular lead performance as Helen Reddy in this "rousing crows-pleaser" (Indiewire) from Director Unjoo Moon
I Am Woman
  • 2019
Alfonso Arau's Golden Globe and BAFTA nominated film is a delicious love story that intoxicates audiences with its magical realism.
Like Water for Chocolate
  • 1993
A moving depiction of the aftermath of the tragic death of Princess Diana, from Director Stephen Frears. Starring a note-perfect Helen Mirren.
The Queen
  • 2006
"A lush, stylish and evocative journey" (Screen Daily) of a wildly creative decade in Yves Saint Laurent's career. Bertrand Bonello directs.
Saint Laurent
  • 2015
A fantastical live-action exploration into the classic fairytale of Pinnochio, written, directed, and starring Roberto Benigni
Pinocchio
  • 2002
Director Mark Herman (BRASSED OFF, PURELY BETTER) presents a film adaptation of the fiction novel of the same name
The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas
  • 2008