Golden Globe® Foreign Language Film Series 2016

GOLDEN GLOBE FOREIGN-LANGUAGE FILM SERIES 2016

January 4 - 9, 2016 at the Aero and Egyptian Theatres

Presented by the American Cinematheque and the Hollywood Foreign Press Association.   The nominees for Golden Globe in the Best Motion Picture in a foreign-language category will screen the week of the Golden Globe Award Show at the Aero Theatre with filmmakers in person, culminating with a free symposium with the directors of all of the nominated films and a reception for all attendees. The nominees are: THE BRAND NEW TESTAMENT, Belgium/France/Luxembourg; THE CLUB, Chile; THE FENCER, Finland/Germany/Estonia; MUSTANG, France; SON OF SAUL, Hungary. Please join us for a FREE panel discussion and reception with the directors of the Golden Globe Best Foreign-Language Film Nominees, at the Egyptian Theatre in Hollywood. Scroll down to rsvp. This seminar will also stream online. Click here to watch. All films in original language with English subtitles.

AERO THEATRE 1328 Montana Avenue, Santa Monica, CA 90403

Monday, January 4 - 7:30 PM - Aero Theatre

"An original and brilliantly acted chamber drama in which Larraín’s fiercely political voice comes through as loud and clear as ever." Scott Foundas, Variety

THE CLUB 2015, Music Box, Chile, 98 min. Dir. Pablo Larraín Member screening! An unassuming residence in a Chilean beach town serves as a retirement home for disgraced priests in this thought-provoking drama, a Silver Bear winner at the Berlin International Film Festival. When a new member to this club is confronted by a former victim of his misdeeds, the fallout results in a visit by Father Garcia (Marcel Alonso), who must balance his hope to save these souls with the need to protect the Catholic Church. Admission to this private screening is by invitation only. In Spanish with English subtitles.   more info »

Tuesday, January 5 - 7:30 PM - Aero Theatre

“A religiously incorrect but irresistibly funny work of the imagination.” Deborah Young, The Hollywood Reporter

THE BRAND NEW TESTAMENT (LE TOUT NOUVEAU TESTAMENT) 2015, Belgium/France/Luxembourg, 113 min. Dir. Jaco Van Dormael. According to this surreal satire from writer-director Jaco Van Dormael (MR. NOBODY, TOTO THE HERO), those hoping to find God should focus their search on an apartment building in Brussels, where the deity (Benoit Poelvoorde) spends his days making human life more difficult. His daughter (Pili Groyne) hopes to put a stop to this and sets off to recruit some new apostles (Catherine Deneuve among them). In French with English subtitles. Discussion following with writer-director Jaco Van Dormael. more info »

Wednesday, January 6 - 7:30 PM - Aero Theatre

“All you need to know is in the haunted eyes of [lead actor Géza] Röhrig, whose raw and riveting performance deserves superlatives.” Peter Travers, Rolling Stone

SON OF SAUL (SAUL FIA) 2015, Sony Pictures Classics, Hungary, 107 min. Dir. László Nemes. Member screening! As a concentration camp Sonderkommando, Saul (Géza Röhrig, mesmerizing here) has grown numb to the sight of murder on an industrial scale; he is living on borrowed time himself. But when he sees a boy who miraculously survived the gas chamber only to be smothered by the camp doctor, Saul makes a decision – this child will get a proper Jewish burial, no matter what. With an unrelenting focus on its central character, SON OF SAUL stands as one of the most stunning Holocaust dramas ever made. The Grand Prix winner at the 2015 Cannes Film Festival. Admission to this private screening is by invitation only. In Hungarian, Yiddish, German and Polish with English subtitles.     more info »

Thursday, January 7 - 7:30 PM - Aero Theatre

"What makes the transfixing film so effective is that the director refuses to portray [the girls] simplistically, as misunderstood angels, and she has enough trust in her audience to leave the drama's implicit feminism unstate.” David Rooney, The Hollywood Reporter

MUSTANG 2015, Cohen Film, France, 97 min. Dir. Deniz Gamze Ergüven. When five sisters take an innocent walk on the beach with a few male friends, things get blown way out of proportion in this affecting drama set in northern Turkey. The girls’ conservative grandmother cracks down, confining them to a home that becomes a prison/wife factory – but these young women have a spirit that refuses to be broken. Buoyed by superb performances (all the more impressive given this is the feature debut of Ergüven and most of her lead actresses), MUSTANG is as powerful as it is timely. In Turkish and Arabic with English subtitles. Discussion following with director Deniz Gamze Ergüven. more info »

Friday, January 8 - 7:30 PM - Aero Theatre

“A local story with universal resonance” Stephen Dalton, The Hollywood Reporter

THE FENCER (MIEKKAILIJA) 2015, 93 min, Finland/Estonia/Germany, 93 min. Dir. Klaus Härö. This touching 1950s-set drama about love and a man who finds meaning in his life through children who need him stars Märt Avandi as Endel Nelis, a young man who leaves Leningrad to escape the secret police. Arriving in Haapsalu, Estonia, he finds work as a teacher and founds a sports club for his students, teaching them his great passion – fencing. But Endel is faced with a hard choice when the children want to participate in a national fencing tournament in Leningrad. In Estonian and Russian with English subtitles. Discussion following with director Klaus Härö. more info »

EGYPTIAN THEATRE 6712 Hollywood Boulevard, Hollywood, CA 90028

Saturday, January 9 - 1:00 PM - Egyptian Theatre

This event will be broadcast LIVE on the web. Click here.	Free Event! Live Web Stream! GOLDEN GLOBE FOREIGN-LANGUAGE NOMINEES SEMINAR Please join us for a FREE panel discussion with the filmmakers of the Golden Globe nominees for Best Foreign-Language Film in person! The following directors are confirmed to appear: Pablo Larraín, Jaco Van Dormael, László Nemes, Deniz Gamze Ergüven, and Klaus Härö. Moderated by Mike Goodridge (writer on film with 20 years in print, recently edited the Filmcraft series of books and wrote the Filmcraft Directing book).* A dessert reception for the entire audience will follow the symposium in the lobby. This is a free event; RSVP here for priority admission. Those who do not RSVP will be admitted on a first come, first served basis as space permits. Doors will open at 11:30 AM.

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