INTERNATIONAL CINEMA
INTERNATIONAL CINEMA

PLAYING THIS WEEK

Film still from Sentimental Value (2025). Image of two women standing together, looking out.
Film still from Cría Cuervos (1976). Image of a mom smiling as she does her daughter's hair.
Film still from Polina (2016). Image of a group of female ballerinas, the focus on a singular dancer with a reserved look on her face.

SENTIMENTAL VALUE (2025)*
Directed by Joachim Trier
Norwegian and English, 133 min.

Miscellaneous

 

Sentimental Value is a magnetic comedy-drama from acclaimed Norwegian auteur Joachim Trier about legacy, art, and complex family dynamics. Nora and Agnes reunite with their estranged director father, Gustav, who offers Nora a role in his comeback film.

Sentimental Value won the Oscar for best international feature at the 98th Oscars.

 

Wednesday, March 18th—5:00PM Lecture

Wednesday, Mar. 18 — 5:35PM
Friday, Mar. 20 — 6:00PM
Saturday, Mar. 21 — 11:45AM
Saturday, Mar. 21 — 4:30PM
Saturday, Mar. 21 — 9:30PM

CRÍA CUERVOS (1976)*
Directed by Carlos Saura
Spanish, 105 min.

Childhood

 

During the twilight of Franco's dictatorship in Spain, eight-year-old Ana is convinced she can control life and death. Cría Cuervos is an exploration of childhood trauma, memory, and the political climate of the era, blending fantasy with stark reality.

 

Wednesday, Mar. 18 — 8:15PM
Thursday, Mar. 19 — 7:10PM
Saturday, Mar. 21 — 9:30AM
Saturday, Mar. 21 — 7:10PM

POLINA (2016)
Directed by Valérie Müller and Angelin Preljocaj
French and Russian, 108 min.

Dance

 

Polina is a captivating coming-of-age drama about a gifted Russian ballerina who abandons the rigid world of the Bolshoi Ballet for the expressive freedom of modern dance in France. The film follows her struggle to find her own artistic voice and place in the world.

 

Thursday, Mar. 19 — 5:00PM
Thursday, Mar. 19 — 9:30PM
Friday, Mar. 20 — 8:35PM
Saturday, Mar. 21 — 2:20PM

Upcoming Faculty Lecture

“Joachim Trier’s Sentimental Value and the Architecture of Memory and Repair”

By Nate Kramer

Professor Nate Kramer is an Associate Professor in the BYU Department of Comparative Arts and Letters. He is a specialist in Scandinavian studies and currently serves as the Director of Scandinavian Studies at the BYU Kennedy Center. His scholarly work focuses on Danish and Norwegian literature, European Modernism, and Memory Studies.

FOLLOWED BY A SCREENING OF
Sentimental Value
(Joachim Trier, Norwegian and English, 2025, 133 min.)

Lecture @ 5:00PM
Film @ 5:35PM

Wednesday, March 18
250 KMBL

Next Week's Showtimes

Wednesday,
Mar. 25

Under the Same Moon (2007)
5:00PM

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Post Screening Q&A With Ligiah Villalobos

Summer Interlude (1951)
7:45PM 

Thursday,
Mar. 26

Put Your Soul On Your Hand and Walk (2025)
5:00PM 

Under the Same Moon (2007)
7:20PM 

Summer Interlude (1951)
9:30PM 

Friday,
Mar. 27

Under the Same Moon (2007)
2:30PM

Put Your Soul On Your Hand and Walk (2025)
4:40PM

Summer Interlude (1951)
7:00PM

Put Your Soul On Your Hand and Walk (2025)
8:55PM

Saturday,
Mar. 28

Summer Interlude (1951)
10:00AM

Put Your Soul On Your Hand and Walk (2025)
12:00PM

Under the Same Moon (2007)
2:15PM

Put Your Soul On Your Hand and Walk (2025)
4:25PM

Summer Interlude (1951)
6:40PM

Under the Same Moon (2007)
8:40PM

International Cinema Podcast

The International Cinema Podcast, Winter 2026, Episode 6. Title: Cría Cuervos. Film still from the film, Cría Cuervos.
The International Cinema Podcast, Winter 2026, Episode 5. Title: Round Midnight. Film still from the film, Round Midnight.
The International Cinema Podcast, Winter 2026, Episode 4. Title: The Taste of Things. Image of a man and woman smiling at each other.

International Cinema Newsletter

red curtain in the background with white letters that read: International Cinema

PLAYING THIS WEEK

Film still from Sentimental Value (2025). Image of two women standing together, looking out.

SENTIMENTAL VALUE (2025)*
Directed by Joachim Trier
Norwegian and English, 133 min.

Miscellaneous

 

Sentimental Value is a magnetic comedy-drama from acclaimed Norwegian auteur Joachim Trier about legacy, art, and complex family dynamics. Nora and Agnes reunite with their estranged director father, Gustav, who offers Nora a role in his comeback film.

Sentimental Value won the Oscar for best international feature at the 98th Oscars.

 

Wednesday, March 18th—5:00PM Lecture

Wednesday, Mar. 18 — 5:35PM
Friday, Mar. 20 — 6:00PM
Saturday, Mar. 21 — 11:45AM
Saturday, Mar. 21 — 4:30PM
Saturday, Mar. 21 — 9:30PM

Film still from Cría Cuervos (1976). Image of a mom smiling as she does her daughter's hair.

CRÍA CUERVOS (1976)*
Directed by Carlos Saura
Spanish, 105 min.

Childhood

 

During the twilight of Franco's dictatorship in Spain, eight-year-old Ana is convinced she can control life and death. Cría Cuervos is an exploration of childhood trauma, memory, and the political climate of the era, blending fantasy with stark reality.

 

Wednesday, Mar. 18 — 8:15PM
Thursday, Mar. 19 — 7:10PM
Saturday, Mar. 21 — 9:30AM
Saturday, Mar. 21 — 7:10PM

Film still from Polina (2016). Image of a group of female ballerinas, the focus on a singular dancer with a reserved look on her face.

POLINA (2016)
Directed by Valérie Müller and Angelin Preljocaj
French and Russian, 108 min.

Dance

 

Polina is a captivating coming-of-age drama about a gifted Russian ballerina who abandons the rigid world of the Bolshoi Ballet for the expressive freedom of modern dance in France. The film follows her struggle to find her own artistic voice and place in the world.

 

Thursday, Mar. 19 — 5:00PM
Thursday, Mar. 19 — 9:30PM
Friday, Mar. 20 — 8:35PM
Saturday, Mar. 21 — 2:20PM

Upcoming Faculty Lecture

“Joachim Trier’s Sentimental Value and the Architecture of Memory and Repair”

By Nate Kramer

Professor Nate Kramer is an Associate Professor in the BYU Department of Comparative Arts and Letters. He is a specialist in Scandinavian studies and currently serves as the Director of Scandinavian Studies at the BYU Kennedy Center. His scholarly work focuses on Danish and Norwegian literature, European Modernism, and Memory Studies.

FOLLOWED BY A SCREENING OF
Sentimental Value
(Joachim Trier, Norwegian and English, 2025, 133 min.)

Lecture @ 5:00PM
Film @ 5:35PM

Wednesday, March 18
250 KMBL

Next Week's Showtimes

Wednesday,
Mar. 25

Under the Same Moon (2007)
5:00PM

----------

Post Screening Q&A With Ligiah Villalobos

Summer Interlude (1951)
7:45PM 

Thursday,
Mar. 26

Put Your Soul On Your Hand and Walk (2025)
5:00PM 

Under the Same Moon (2007)
7:20PM 

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Summer Interlude (1951)
9:30PM 

Friday,
Mar. 27

Under the Same Moon (2007)
2:30PM

Put Your Soul On Your Hand and Walk (2025)
4:40PM

------------------------------------

Summer Interlude (1951)
7:00PM

Put Your Soul On Your Hand and Walk (2025)
8:55PM

Saturday,
Mar. 28

Summer Interlude (1951)
10:00AM

Put Your Soul On Your Hand and Walk (2025)
12:00PM

------------------------------------

Under the Same Moon (2007)
2:15PM

Put Your Soul On Your Hand and Walk (2025)
4:25PM

------------------------------------

Summer Interlude (1951)
6:40PM

Under the Same Moon (2007)
8:40PM

International Cinema Podcast

The International Cinema Podcast, Winter 2026, Episode 6. Title: Cría Cuervos. Film still from the film, Cría Cuervos.
The International Cinema Podcast, Winter 2026, Episode 5. Title: Round Midnight. Film still from the film, Round Midnight.
The International Cinema Podcast, Winter 2026, Episode 4. Title: The Taste of Things. Image of a man and woman smiling at each other.
red curtain in the background with white letters that read: International Cinema