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Foreign Film Movie & DiscussionFree for AllJoin fellow film fans in the Little Theater at Lenox to watch and discuss engaging and thought-provoking foreign films. We'll view the movie and then have time for focused discussion led by Lisa Kjellander from the SLP Library. Sponsored by Friends of the St. Louis Park Library. September 8: Pan's Labyrinth (2006) Mexico A dark fable set five years after the end of the Spanish Civil War. Eleven-year-old Ofelia comes face to face with the horrors of fascism when she and her pregnant mother are uprooted to the countryside, by her new stepfather - a sadistic captain in General Franco's army, who hunts down Republican guerrillas. This violent reality merges with a fantastical world when Ofelia meets a faun in a decaying labyrinth, and she is set on a strange mythic journey that is at once terrifying and beautiful. September 15: Plan 75 (2022) Japan Government program Plan 75 encourages senior citizens to be euthanized to remedy an aged society. An elderly woman whose means of survival are vanishing, a pragmatic Plan 75 salesman, and a Filipino laborer face life-and-death choices. September 22: The Other Widow (2024) Israel A dark comedic drama about Ella, a 34-year-old theater costume designer and mistress of a playwright who dies unexpectedly. While the preparations for the premiere are in full swing, Ella insists on attending his Shiva and dives into a world once forbidden to her. Things get complicated when she becomes too close to his loved ones, especially his wife. September 29: Motorcycle Diaries (2005) Latin America An inspirational adventure, based on the true story of two young men whose thrilling and dangerous road trip across Latin America becomes a life-changing journey of self-discovery.Adult Enrichment 2025-2026 -
NewForeign Film Movie & DiscussionFree for AllJoin fellow film fans in the Little Theater at Lenox to watch and discuss engaging and thought-provoking foreign films. We'll view the movie and then have time for focused discussion led by Lisa Kjellander from the St. Louis Park Library. Sponsored by Friends of the St. Louis Park Library. Oct. 20: Brief Encounters (1967) Russian Through an intricate play of flashbacks and shifting perspectives, Brief Encounters reveals the tangled romantic triangle that connects a hard-nosed city planner, her free-spirited geologist husband, and the young woman from the countryside whom she hires as her housekeeper. Blending observational realism with striking New Wave-style experimentation, Encounters crafts a wryly perceptive study of two very different women bound by chance and each navigating her own career, dreams, and disappointments. Oct. 27: Cairo Station (1958) Egypt A newspaper salesman at the train station in Cairo develops an unhealthy obsession with a woman who sells refreshments. Nov. 10: Victims of Sin/Víctimas del pecado (1951) Mexico A treasure of Mexico's cinematic golden age, this deliriously plotted blend of gritty crime film, heart-tugging maternal melodrama, and mambo musical is a dazzling showcase for iconic star Ninón Sevilla. She brings fierce charisma and fiery strength to her role as a rumbera, a female nightclub dancer who gives up everything to raise an abandoned boy, whom she must protect from his ruthless gangster father. Nov. 17: The Teacher’s Lounge/Das Lehrzimmer (2023) Germany An idealistic middle school teacher who advocates for a student accused of stealing becomes embroiled in conflict when she becomes the target of a theft herself. If class is full, please enroll to be added to the waitlist. We will contact you if a space becomes available.Adult Enrichment 2026-2027