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Albert Nobbs
Ireland, 2011, 114 min.
In her most demanding big screen role in years, Glenn Close brings real delicacy and feeling to this tragic-comic vignette about a nineteenth century Dublin butler who has passed herself off as a man for decades, but never given up on her dream of domestic bliss. ... more
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Arranged Happiness
Germany, 2011, 87 min.
A loving, first-hand portrayal of a Muslim Kashmiri family’s search for a groom for 27-year-old Waheeda, this humane, mesmerizing documentary provides an intimate and compelling counterweight to widely held perceptions of Islam’s practices in the West.... more
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Baikonur
Kazakhstan, 2011, 95 min.
“Whatever falls from heaven, you may keep,” says the Kazakh proverb. Living downwind from the Baikonur space center means collecting space debris—including an amnesiac female French astronaut—for young Kazakh Iskander. A charming and funny modern fairytale.... more
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By the Fire
Chile, 2011, 95 min.
A Chilean couple, Daniel and Alejandra, decide to buy a piece of land and move out to the country. But they must fight all manner of adversities to make their dream of a new life together come true.... more
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Carol Channing: Larger Than Life
USA, 2011, 88 min.
A glittering celebration of the irrepressible Queen of Broadway, a human dynamo who still lives life large even as she approaches 90. An all-star cast share fond memories while copious clips revive Channing’s greatest hits.... more
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Cold Steel
China, 2011, 101 min.
John Woo protege David Wu weaves a touching love story against the intense conflict of the second Sino-Japanese War in this compelling adaptation of the bestselling novel by Xio Min Lee.... more
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Cousinhood
Spain, 2011, 98 min.
A raucous romantic comedy in which Diego, a handsome but immature Spaniard, gets dumped by his fiancée a few days before his wedding. His best friends take him on an alternately sweet and hilarious road trip to reconnect with Martina, his first love.... more
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Goodbye First Love
France, 2011, 110 min.
Exploring themes of loss, the passage of time, and emotional unrest, Goodbye First Love begins with a passionate romance between 15-year-old Camille and Sullivan, a free-spirited older boy. But eight years after he left her for Argentina, what remains of their love? ... more
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Habibi
Palestine, 2011, 78 min.
The first fiction feature set in Gaza in over 15 years offers a story of forbidden love. Can Qays, a poet from the refugee camp, build a future with Layla, the daughter of a traditional, religious family?... more
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The House
Slovak Republic, 2011, 97 min.
Contemporary Eastern Europe’s divisions – between generations, genders, economic strata, city and country – are given incisive treatment in this affecting family drama about an ambitious teen, her disowned elder sister and their dour, controlling father.... more
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Jose and Pilar
Portugal, 2010, 117 min.
A touching, intimate look at genuine soul-mates: Nobel Prize-winning author José Saramago—in his 80s at the time of filming—navigates an incredible around-the-world itinerary of high-profile events, with his firebrand Spanish wife Pilar always by his side.... more
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Kiss Me
Sweden, 2011, 107 min.
Love blossoms when two professional women meet at their parents’ engagement party in this nuanced and deeply felt drama that does not avoid confronting the barriers—both personal and social—faced by the same-sex couple.... more
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Las Acacias
Argentina, 2010, 85 min.
A gruff truck driver is none too pleased when the woman riding with him from Paraguay to Argentina shows up with a baby. In the course of their journey his tough demeanor thaws, and they form a touching, hesitant connection.... more
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The Loving Story
USA, 2011, 77 min.
In 1958, a white man and a part black, part Cherokee woman were convicted of breaking Virginia's law against interracial marriage. This eye-opening documentary examines the overlooked story of this couple's courageous fight and the Supreme Court case that resulted.... more
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Montevideo - Taste of a Dream
Serbia, 2010, 140 min.
Inspired by real events, this period drama centers on rival Belgrade soccer players, part of a scrappy national team at the inaugural World Cup in Uruguay in 1930. With locker room tensions, bedroom dalliances, boardroom strategizing and plenty of well-staged game action.... more
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North Sea Texas
Belgium, 2011, 96 min.
A lonely gay adolescent suffers the pangs of unrequited love in this poignantly rendered coming-of-ager that delicately capture the ecstasy of first love and the heartache of frustrated desire. Winner: Alice in the City Award, Rome Film Festival; FIPRESCI Award and Best Feature Debut, Montreal Film... more
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Nuit #1
Canada, 2011, 91 min.
A one-night stand veers from casual sex to something more intimate and revealing in Anne Émond’s bold debut feature, a candid two-hander with a stellar performance by Catherine de Léan). Winner: Best Canadian Feature, Vancouver International Film Festival.... more
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Patagonia
United Kingdom, 2010, 118 min.
Young Welsh couple Gwen and Rhys are traveling to Patagonia in hopes of mending their troubled marriage. Elderly Cerys and her nephew are on a reverse course, traveling from Patagonia to Wales in search of her mother's homeland. Their stories blend in intimate moments set against sweeping panoramic ... more
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Perfect Sense
United Kingdom, 2011, 88 min.
A passionate, carnal love story set against the ominous backdrop of what may be the apocalypse. Just as a chef (McGregor) falls for a medical scientist (Green) the world succumbs to a global virus that causes them to lose their sensory perceptions.... more
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Rose
Poland, 2011, 94 min.
A riveting period drama revealing a little-known chapter of Polish history: the post-WWII persecution of the Mazurians, in northeastern Poland. It’s a tragic tale of war and survival that bears comparison to masterworks such as Elem Klimov’s Come And See.... more
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The Salt of Life
Italy, 2011, 90 min.
A warm and witty follow-up to PSIFF favorite Mid-August Lunch, this sparkling comedy follows a middle-aged Roman retiree who tries his polite, utterly gracious best to generate some kind of extracurricular love life—with both hilarious and poignant results.... more
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The Sandman
Switzerland, 2011, 88 min.
One morning, Benno finds sand in his bed. Soon it becomes obvious that it is coming from him... So begins this surreal modern fairytale, part Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind, part Kafka and wholly unique.... more
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Tilt
Bulgaria, 2011, 97 min.
A Romeo and Juliet style love story set against the backdrop of the huge political and social changes of the late 80s and early 90s, Tilt takes a critical look at Bulgaria’s post-revolution changes.... more
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The Woman in the Fifth
United Kingdom, 2011, 84 min.
Ethan Hawke and Kristin Scott Thomas star in this mind-bending psychological thriller about an American writer in Paris to reconnect with his daughter, whose grip on reality loosens in part due to the influence of Scott Thomas’s mysterious femme fatale.... more
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