“Invigorating and enlivening.... An interogative reverie about colonialism, culture, and the past and present” re @Guardian.

This Wed-Thu, Feb 12-13 at 6:40pm — French-Senegalese filmmaker @matidiop’s (ATLANTICS) latest film, DAHOMEY, traces the historic repatriation of 26 royal treasures from France to Benin, simultaneously forging a speculative and political reflection on cultural heritage, collective memory and the implications of restitution. (Tickets at link in bio, or bit.ly/DAHOMEY) ...

“One of the most magnificent performances of the year.” —Emma Kiely @collider

Now playing, Fernanda Torres stars in I’M STILL HERE — nominated for 3 Academy Awards® including Best Picture, Actress in a Leading Role (Fernanda Torres), and International Feature (tickets at link in bio, or bit.ly/IM-STILL-HERE <http://bit.ly/IM-STILL-HERE>).

Part of what gives I’M STILL HERE its tremendous power is the way director Walter Salles and his collaborators give equal weight to the personal and the political. This is an engrossing, deeply moving film about ordinary people who refuse to hide when the tempests of history come calling.

@officialfernandatorres @seltonmello @waltersalles_oficial @sonyclassics ...

On Tue, Feb 4 at 8pm, another Belcourt #StaffPick! Programmed by Allison, it’s Mike Leigh’s 1996 SECRETS & LIES, starring Brenda Blethyn and Marianne Jean-Baptiste (Leigh and Jean-Baptiste pair-up again in HARD TRUTHS). Tickets at link in bio, or at bit.ly/SECRETS-AND-LIES

Here’s how Allison describes SECRETS & LIES:
“With all due respect to overwrought Oscar-bait films, the Poet Laureate of Modern Family Life shows us how to make a masterful film without all that fuss. Leigh’s kitchen sink drama starring Brenda Blethyn and Marianne Jean-Baptiste earned the Palm d’Or at Cannes and multiple Oscar and BAFTA nominations. The film’s portrayal of everyday Londoners came from months of character and script development through improvisation, resulting in an authentic, thought-provoking, hilarious picture that works on every level. It’s hard to explain how spectacular this seemingly simple film is, but I dare you to not love it.” ...

✨ “Remarkable. A momentous vision.” —Jessica Kiang @variety
✨ “A breathtaking drama.” —David Fear @rollingstone
✨ “A ravishing textured stunner.” —David Ehrlich @indiewire

Opening this Fri, Jan 31, Maura Delpero’s VERMIGLIO, winner of the Silver Lion at the Venice Film Festival and Italy’s official selection for the 2025 Academy Awards. Conjuring stories from her own family’s past, Delpero creates a deeply personal and human tale that recalls the great neorealist movement in Italian cinema, while still being distinct and novel — with a physical backdrop of the lush and breathtaking beauty of the Alps, filmed with painterly grace under natural light from frigid winter to redemptive spring. (Tickets at link in bio, or bit.ly/VERMIGLIO)

@mauradelperovermigilo@vonbroken @cinedorafilmproduction @versus_production @charadesfilms @janus_films @asideshowfilm @santiagofondevila @leonardoguerraseragnoli @fr.andreoli @giuseppe_dedomenico @scrinzimartina ...

“Thank the cinema gods, Mike Leigh is back!” —@vulture

Now playing HARD TRUTHS — from legendary filmmaker Mike Leigh — a fierce, compassionate, and often darkly humorous study of family and the thorny ties that bind us. Reunited with Leigh for the first time since multiple Oscar-nominated SECRETS & LIES*, the astonishing Marianne Jean-Baptiste plays Pansy, a woman wracked by fear, tormented by afflictions, and prone to raging tirades against her husband, son, and anyone who looks her way. (Tickets at link in bio, or bit.ly/HARD-TRUTHS)

*SECRETS & LIES screens Tue, Feb 4 at 8pm — a Belcourt #StaffPick from Allison. ...

“Some filmmakers make movies that feel like you could use them to reconstitute cinema if the art form ever vanished. Mike Leigh makes movies that feel like you could use them to reconstitute humanity if we ever vanished.” —Bilge Ebiri, Vulture

Legendary filmmaker Mike Leigh returns to the contemporary world with HARD TRUTHS opening this Fri, Jan 24 — a fierce, compassionate, and often darkly humorous study of family and the thorny ties that bind us. Reunited with Leigh for the first time since multiple Oscar-nominated SECRETS & LIES*, the astonishing Marianne Jean-Baptiste plays Pansy, a woman wracked by fear, tormented by afflictions, and prone to raging tirades against her husband, son, and anyone who looks her way. This expansive film from a master dramatist takes us into the intensities of kinship, duty, and the most enduring of human mysteries: that even through lifetimes of hurt and hardship, we still find ways to love those we call family. (Tickets at link in bio, or bit.ly/HARD-TRUTHS)

*SECRETS & LIES screens Tue, Feb 4 at 8pm — a Belcourt #StaffPick from Allison. ...

⭐️ “THE BRUTALIST is a new American masterpiece…. An instant classic.” —@rollingstone
⭐️ “A reminder of the movies’ capacity for uncompromising grandeur and the awe that can inspire.” —@apnews
⭐️ “A monumental symphony of the immigrant experience.” —@hollywoodreporter

Now playing — Adrien Brody in THE BRUTALIST, at the Belcourt in an exclusive #35mm engagement (only one of a handful of 35mm runs nationwide). Winner of 3 Golden Globes for Best Picture (Drama), Best Director, and Best Actor (Drama). Get your tickets now > bit.ly/THE-BRUTALIST

@thebrutalistmov @24 @adrienbrody @officialguypearce_ @alessandro.nivola @raffeycassidy @goldenglobes #thebrutalist #a24 #adrienbrody #guypearce #felicityjones #raffeycassidy #alessandronivola #goldenglobes ...

A visionary masterpiece.” —David Ehrlich, @indiewire

Now playing NICKEL BOYS, based on the Pulitzer Prize-winning novel by Colson Whitehead and directed by RaMell Ross (HALE COUNTY THIS MORNING, THIS EVENING). And at this Wed, Jan 15’s 8pm screening, we’ve been able to re-schedule an introduction from Kashif Andrew Graham, outreach librarian for religion and theology at Vanderbilt Divinity Library (and Belcourt board member). (Tickets at link in bio, or bit.ly/NICKEL-BOYS)

@nickelboysmovie @ramellross @ethanherisse @aunjanue_ellis447 #NickelBoys #brandonwilson @kashifandrewgraham @kagwrites @vudivinity ...

Join us for the Belcourt’s signature annual fundraiser, A Red Carpet Evening, on Sunday, March 2, 2025. Tickets now on sale! (For full details and tickets, see link in bio, or bit.ly/RCE-2025)

Enjoy an elegant event that benefits the Belcourt and celebrates the movies. The evening includes a cocktail buffet, full bar, silent auction, a glamorous VIP backstage lounge, and Hollywood’s biggest night projected on the Belcourt’s big screens.

(Your ticket purchases for A Red Carpet Evening support the nonprofit Belcourt Theatre and are tax-deductible.) ...