France/1970—directed by François Truffaut | 97 min.

The fourth chapter in the chronicle of Antoine Doinel finds him on the horns of a new dilemma. Struggling to find steady work while his wife is pregnant with their first child, Antoine makes a decisive move ―he jumps into an affair with another woman, convincing himself that he’s found perfection, or at least, perhaps, an escape route.

Bittersweet, comic, wise and sobering, Bed and Board steadily takes Antoine up to the fine line that separates adolescence from actual adulthood. 

“Bed and Board is one of the most decent and loving films I can remember. If it doesn't provide the outcome we would have expected for Antoine, it will do.” -Roger Ebert, Chicago Sun-Times 
 

Tickets to each of Truffaut's Antoine Doinel films showing at the DIA are available separately, but for those who want the full experience, a pass to all five films to this once-only “Antoine-a-Thon” is available here for just $20.

Antoine and Colette

France/1962—directed by François Truffaut | 30 min

Truffaut’s charming and inspired 30-minute update on Antoine’s first steps toward adulthood after The 400 Blows shows our young hero three years later ―living on his own in Paris and hopelessly in love for the first of many times. 

Stolen Kisses (pictured)

France/1968—directed by François Truffaut | 91 min 

This third, breezy chapter in Truffaut’s chronicle of the never-easy adventures of Antoine Doinel (Jean-Pierre Léaud, as always) in the eventful year of 1968. Dishonorably discharged from the army and back on the streets of Paris, his new, unwisely chosen profession of private detective leads him to a myriad of comic encounters, impetuous choices, and the unending search for love.

Tickets to each of Truffaut's Antoine Doinel films showing at the DIA are available separately, but for those who want the full experience, a pass to all five films to this once-only “Antoine-a-Thon” is available here for just $20.

France/1959—directed by François Truffaut | 99 min. 

François Truffaut’s magnificent first feature was also his most personal. Told through the eyes of his cinematic counterpart Antoine Doinel (unforgettably played by 14-year-old Jean-Pierre Léaud), The 400 Blows re-creates the pivotal experiences of Truffaut’s own difficult childhood, including oppressive teachers, the lure of petty crime and the redemption to be found at the movies.

Antoine never quite grew up (as witnessed in four sequels made over 20 years) and consequently remained the character closest to Truffaut’s heart. In French with English subtitles.  

“I have never been so deeply moved by a picture.” -Jean Cocteau 

Tickets to each of Truffaut's Antoine Doinel films showing at the DIA are available separately, but for those who want the full experience, a pass to all five films to this once-only “Antoine-a-Thon” is available here for just $20.

Bolivia/2022—directed by Alejandro Loayza Grisi | 87 min. 

In the arid Bolivian highlands, an elderly Quechua couple has been living a tranquil life for years. Virginio (José Calcina) takes their herd of llamas out to graze, while his wife Sisa (Luisa Quispe) walks for miles with other local women to fetch precious water, which becomes scarcer every day due to an uncommonly long drought that threatens their existence.

Family tensions are ratcheted up by the arrival of their adult grandson Clever (Santos Choque), who brings news as well as advice: perhaps it’s time for the couple to give up the increasingly harsh burdens of their way of life and move in with family members in the nearby city of La Paz.

Now the three of them must face, each in their own way, the effects of a changing landscape and the meaning of life itself. A visually astonishing debut feature by photographer-turned-filmmaker Alejandro Loayza Grisi, this resonant drama was photographed in ravishing widescreen by Barbara Alvarez (The Second Mother). Winner, Grand Jury Prize for Dramatic World Cinema, 2022 Sundance Film Festival. In Quechua and Spanish with English subtitles. 
 

Morocco/2021—directed by Nabil Ayouch | 101 min. 

Director Nabil Ayouch drew on his own experience opening a cultural center in Casablanca for this story of a former rapper named Anas (Anas Basbousi) who takes a job teaching hip-hop in an underprivileged neighborhood. Despite differences in identity, religion, and politics, Anas encourages his young students to bond and break free from restrictive traditions in order to follow their passions.

Featuring a dynamic ensemble of first-time actors, Casablanca Beats is a vibrant coming-of-age musical with a feminist edge that transports viewers far from familiar clichés—cinematic and otherwise—about the Arab world. Official Selection, Cannes Film Festival. In Arabic with English subtitles.  

“Casablanca Beats infects the audience with the unshakable belief that a person who has self-confidence and self-expression can really change society.” -Deborah Young, The Hollywood Reporter 

Switzerland/2022—directed by Eva Vitija | 83 min. 

This revealing documentary about American author Patricia Highsmith (1921–1995) is based on her notebooks and diaries—discovered posthumously—and the intimate reflections of friends, family and lovers. Like the protagonist of her novel The Talented Mr. Ripley, Highsmith led a double life.

She concealed her lesbianism from her family and her readers; her psychological thrillers, rooted in obsessive passion, grew from the complex life of a child coldly rejected by the mother she adored. Her first novel, Strangers on a Train, was adapted into the classic 1951 Hitchcock film. Her second, The Price of Salt (1952), dared to give a happy ending to a tale of lesbian lovers and was consequently shunned by publishers. Loving Highsmith elegantly weaves passages from the author’s diaries with rare footage to reveal a woman ahead of her time—one who paid dearly for her audacity. In English, German and French with English subtitles. 

“In centering the writer’s sexuality in her lively and captivating documentary, Eva Vitija does a great service... Highsmith’s life is brought sharply into focus.” -Jude Dry, IndieWire 
 

Chile/2022—directed by Patricio Guzmán | 83 min. 

Patricio Guzmán, known for his great 1976 documentary epic The Battle of Chile, turns his attention to the events that led to the election of Chile’s new president last year. In 2019, seemingly without warning, a revolution began in the streets of Santiago. It was the event that 80-year-old filmmaking legend Guzmán had been waiting for all his life: a million and a half people in the streets of the Chilean capital demanding a future based on justice, education, healthcare, and, above all, a constitution comprised of laws and rights to replace the rules of a military dictatorship.

Urgent and exciting, My Imaginary Country transports audiences to a specific place—and moment—in history. That moment—and the film’s release—preceded Chile’s election of September 2022, when events took a new turn. In Spanish with English subtitles.  

“Vivid and inspirational! Guzmán’s heart and soul investment in the film makes for an emotional and involving documentary.” -Allan Hunter, Screen International 

Brazil/2021—directed by Aly Muritiba | 120 min.

Daniel (Antonio Saboia), a teacher at a police academy in southern Brazil, is placed on unpaid leave because of a violent incident that’s dominating the news. The only thing holding him together is his online romance with Sara; though Daniel has yet to meet her in person, Sara’s sudden, unexplained disappearance is more than Daniel can bear.

After driving 2,000 miles across Brazil to find her, he posts Sara’s picture all over her small town, yet no one recognizes her—until a mysterious phone call sets him on a journey of the heart that will change both Sara and Daniel forever.

The remarkably involving Private Desert is both a swooning, suspenseful, sun-baked romance and a triumphant affirmation of love and commitment in an era when empathy seems imperiled everywhere. Brazil’s official submission for Best International Feature, 94th Academy Awards®. In Portuguese with English subtitles.  

“Achingly beautiful and incredibly erotic.” -Manuel Betancourt, Variety 

Canada/2015—directed by Joan Tosoni | 156 minutes

An aging monarch resolves to divide his kingdom among his three daughters, with consequences he little expects. His reason shattered in the storm of violent emotion that ensues, with his very life hanging in the balance, Lear loses everything that has defined him as a king – and thereby discovers the essence of his own humanity.

Four centuries after it was written, Shakespeare’s King Lear – starring the incomparable Colm Feore in the role of a lifetime – resonates brilliantly in this Stratford Festival on Film production, staged live at Stratford’s Festival Theatre by Antoni Cimolino and directed for film by Joan Tosoni. 

“This superb production is not only the Stratford Festival at its finest, it is Shakespeare at his finest.” -Robert Reid, The Record 

2018/China—directed by Xuan Liang & Chun Zhang | 105 min. 

From ancient Chinese legends comes an exciting tale of myth and magic. Under the ocean is a mystical race of beings that control the tide and the changing of the seasons. One of these beings, a restless girl named Chun, wants to experience the human world, not simply observe it. When she turns 16, she is allowed to transform into a dolphin to explore the human world.

Recommended for ages 9 and up. In Mandarin with English subtitles.