INTERNATIONAL CINEMA
INTERNATIONAL CINEMA

PLAYING THIS WEEK

Film still from Yi Yi (2000). Image of a man and his son sitting at a party, both looking down.
Film still from Metropolis (1927). Image of a woman pushing and pulling levers on a platform. A croup of people around the platform reaching their hands up.
Film still from Pina (2011). Image of two dancers, a man and a woman. The woman leans on the man, who holds her up.

YI YI (2000)*
Directed by Edward Yang
Mandarin, Min Nan, Hokkien, English, Japanese, French, 173 min.

Childhood

 

The extraordinary, internationally embraced Yi Yi, directed by the late Taiwanese master Edward Yang, follows a middle-class family in Taipei over the course of one year, beginning with a wedding and ending with a funeral. 

 

Wednesday, March 11th—5:00PM Lecture

Wednesday, Mar. 11 — 5:35PM
Thursday, Mar. 12 — 7:00PM
Friday, Mar. 13 — 2:30PM
Saturday, Mar. 14 — 9:30AM
Saturday, Mar. 14 — 5:55PM

METROPOLIS (1927)*
Directed by Fritz Lang
Silent, 153 min.

Miscellaneous

 

Fritz Lang's silent masterpiece Metropolis depicts a futuristic city rigidly divided between the elite and the exploited. Please join us for the Black Tie Event on Friday March 13 which will feature live music playing during the screening. 

 

Wednesday, Mar. 11 — 8:50PM
            Friday Mar. 13 — 6:00PM IC Black Tie Event Starts (more info below)
Friday, Mar. 13 — 6:30PM
Saturday, Mar. 14 — 12:45PM

PINA (2011)*
Directed by Wim Wenders
German, French, English, 103 min.

Dance

 

Wim Wenders' Oscar-nominated documentary is a stunning tribute to the late modern dance pioneer Pina Bausch. Her dancers perform her most celebrated and emotionally raw works both on stage and in the industrial landscapes of Wuppertal, Germany.

 

Thursday, Mar. 12 — 5:00PM
Thursday, Mar. 12 — 10:15PM
Friday, Mar. 13 — 9:40PM
Saturday, Mar. 14 — 3:45PM
Saturday, Mar. 14 — 9:15PM

Upcoming Faculty Lecture

“Edward Yang’s Yiyi: A Masterpiece of Taiwan Cinema”

By Steve Riep

Steve Riep is a professor of modern and contemporary Chinese literature and film and comparative literature at Brigham Young University. He has served on campus as a co-director of International Cinema, head of the Chinese section, and is currently the inaugural graduate coordinator for the Master of Arts in Professional Language program. 

FOLLOWED BY A SCREENING OF
Yi Yi
(Edward Yang, Mandarin, Min Nan, Hokkien, English, Japanese, French, 2000, 173 min.)

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

Wednesday, March 11
250 KMBL

Upcoming Events

Metropolis Black Tie Event with Live Music from Jonny Stallings


Join us for a IC Black Tie Event to watch the classic film, Metropolis, which will feature live music from Jonny Stallings.


Jonny Stallings Cárdenas is a keyboardist, composer, and music director currently finishing his PhD in music composition at UC San Diego. His work as a composer-improviser works between jazz, experimental music, cumbia, and synth-pop.

FOLLOWED BY A SCREENING OF
Metropolis
(Fritz Lang, silent, 1927, 153 min.)

Event Starts @ 6:00PM
Film @ 6:30PM

Friday, March 13
250 KMBL

Next Week's Showtimes

Wednesday,
Mar. 18

5  PM Faculty Lecture

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Sentimental Value (2025)
5:35PM 

Cría Cuervos (1976)
8:15PM 

Thursday,
Mar. 19

Polina (2016)
5:00PM 

Cría Cuervos (1976)
7:10PM 

Polina (2016)
9:30PM 

Friday,
Mar. 20

SPRING DAY

Sentimental Value (2025)
6:00PM

Polina (2016)
8:35PM

Saturday,
Mar. 21

Cría Cuervos (1976)
9:30AM

Sentimental Value (2025)
11:45AM

Polina (2016)
2:20PM

Sentimental Value (2025)
4:30PM

Cría Cuervos (1976)
7:10PM

Sentimental Value (2025)
9:30PM

International Cinema Podcast

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.
The International Cinema Podcast, Winter 2026, episode 3. Title: Xanadu. Image: four BYU students smiling and holding film reels.

International Cinema Newsletter

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

PLAYING THIS WEEK

Film still from Yi Yi (2000). Image of a man and his son sitting at a party, both looking down.

YI YI (2000)*
Directed by Edward Yang
Mandarin, Min Nan, Hokkien, English, Japanese, French, 173 min.

Childhood

 

The extraordinary, internationally embraced Yi Yi, directed by the late Taiwanese master Edward Yang, follows a middle-class family in Taipei over the course of one year, beginning with a wedding and ending with a funeral. 

 

Wednesday, March 11th—5:00PM Lecture

Wednesday, Mar. 11 — 5:35PM
Thursday, Mar. 12 — 7:00PM
Friday, Mar. 13 — 2:30PM
Saturday, Mar. 14 — 9:30AM
Saturday, Mar. 14 — 5:55PM

Film still from Metropolis (1927). Image of a woman pushing and pulling levers on a platform. A croup of people around the platform reaching their hands up.

METROPOLIS (1927)*
Directed by Fritz Lang
Silent, 153 min.

Miscellaneous

 

Fritz Lang's silent masterpiece Metropolis depicts a futuristic city rigidly divided between the elite and the exploited. Please join us for the Black Tie Event on Friday March 13 which will feature live music playing during the screening. 

 

Wednesday, Mar. 11 — 8:50PM
            Friday Mar. 13 — 6:00PM IC Black Tie Event Starts (more info below)
Friday, Mar. 13 — 6:30PM
Saturday, Mar. 14 — 12:45PM

Film still from Pina (2011). Image of two dancers, a man and a woman. The woman leans on the man, who holds her up.

PINA (2011)*
Directed by Wim Wenders
German, French, English, 103 min.

Dance

 

Wim Wenders' Oscar-nominated documentary is a stunning tribute to the late modern dance pioneer Pina Bausch. Her dancers perform her most celebrated and emotionally raw works both on stage and in the industrial landscapes of Wuppertal, Germany.

 

Thursday, Mar. 12 — 5:00PM
Thursday, Mar. 12 — 10:15PM
Friday, Mar. 13 — 9:40PM
Saturday, Mar. 14 — 3:45PM
Saturday, Mar. 14 — 9:15PM

Upcoming Faculty Lecture

“Edward Yang’s Yiyi: A Masterpiece of Taiwan Cinema”

By Steve Riep

Steve Riep is a professor of modern and contemporary Chinese literature and film and comparative literature at Brigham Young University. He has served on campus as a co-director of International Cinema, head of the Chinese section, and is currently the inaugural graduate coordinator for the Master of Arts in Professional Language program. 

FOLLOWED BY A SCREENING OF
Yi Yi
(Edward Yang, Mandarin, Min Nan, Hokkien, English, Japanese, French, 2000, 173 min.)

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

Wednesday, March 11
250 KMBL

Upcoming Events

Metropolis Black Tie Event with Live Music from Jonny Stallings


Join us for a IC Black Tie Event to watch the classic film, Metropolis, which will feature live music from Jonny Stallings.


Jonny Stallings Cárdenas is a keyboardist, composer, and music director currently finishing his PhD in music composition at UC San Diego. His work as a composer-improviser works between jazz, experimental music, cumbia, and synth-pop.

FOLLOWED BY A SCREENING OF
Metropolis
(Fritz Lang, silent, 1927, 153 min.)

Event Starts @ 6:00PM
Film @ 6:30PM

Friday, March 13
250 KMBL

Next Week's Showtimes

Wednesday,
Mar. 18

5  PM Faculty Lecture

----------

Sentimental Value (2025)
5:35PM 

Cría Cuervos (1976)
8:15PM 

Thursday,
Mar. 19

Polina (2016)
5:00PM 

Cría Cuervos (1976)
7:10PM 

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

Polina (2016)
9:30PM 

Friday,
Mar. 20

SPRING DAY

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

Sentimental Value (2025)
6:00PM

Polina (2016)
8:35PM

Saturday,
Mar. 21

Cría Cuervos (1976)
9:30AM

Sentimental Value (2025)
11:45AM

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

Polina (2016)
2:20PM

Sentimental Value (2025)
4:30PM

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

Cría Cuervos (1976)
7:10PM

Sentimental Value (2025)
9:30PM

International Cinema Podcast

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.
The International Cinema Podcast, Winter 2026, episode 3. Title: Xanadu. Image: four BYU students smiling and holding film reels.
red curtain in the background with white letters that read: International Cinema