Brazil

HELENO

Legendary 1940s Brazilian soccer star Heleno de Freitas dreamed of bringing home a World Cup for Brazil. But World War II cancelled two tournaments, and his declining health dashed his hopes in the postwar years. A fierce and reckless player both on and off the field, Heleno's indulgences led to his untimely demise. A dynamic performance by Rodrigo Santoro (300, CHE, LOVE ACTUALLY) anchors this visually striking biopic, evoking the sultry, sexy glamour of 1940s Rio de Janeiro in gorgeous black and white. Official Selection, 2011 Toronto Film Festival; 2012 Miami Film Festival.

DIR/SCR José Henrique Fonseca; SCR Felipe Bragança, Fernando Castets; PROD Eduardo Pop, Rodrigo Santoro, Rodrigo Teixeira. Brazil, 2011, b&w and color, 107 min. In Portuguese with English subtitles. Digital presentation. NOT RATED S D L

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June 19, 2025

HOMECOMING: A FILM BY BEYONCÉ 11:30 a.m. – FREE community screening!

MULHOLLAND DRIVE 11:45 a.m.

THE PHOENICIAN SCHEME (12:10 open-captioned show), 2:45, 4:40, 6:50, 9:05

THE WIZ (2:15 open-captioned show)

AIN'T NO BACK TO A MERRY-GO-ROUND 2:30

THE WATERMELON WOMAN 5:00

SINNERS in 70mm 5:15, 8:15

COOLEY HIGH 7:00

BORN IN FLAMES 9:15

June 20, 2025

OCEAN WITH DAVID ATTENBOROUGH (11:40 a.m. Silver Babies and open-captioned show), 4:00, 6:15

THE PHOENICIAN SCHEME 12:10, (2:20 open-captioned show), 4:40, 6:50, 9:05

A FANTASTIC WOMAN 12:45

AIN'T NO BACK TO A MERRY-GO-ROUND 2:00

SHADOWS OF FORGOTTEN ANCESTORS 3:00

THE MOON IS A GREEN CHEESE 5:15

PLAY IT AS IT LAYS 7:00

SINNERS in 70mm 8:45

THE CELL 9:15

June 21, 2025

OCEAN WITH DAVID ATTENBOROUGH 11:15 a.m., 3:30

THE MOON IS A GREEN CHEESE 12:00

AIN'T NO BACK TO A MERRY-GO-ROUND (1:30 open-captioned show)

A FANTASTIC WOMAN 1:45

THE PHOENICIAN SCHEME (12:10 open-captioned show), 2:20, 4:40, 6:50, 9:05

SHADOWS OF FORGOTTEN ANCESTORS 4:00

PAVEMENTS 5:50

HAPPY TOGETHER 6:15

THE CELL 8:30

SINNERS in 70mm 8:45

June 22, 2025

OCEAN WITH DAVID ATTENBOROUGH (11:15 a.m. open-captioned show), 3:30

THE PHOENICIAN SCHEME (1:15 open-captioned show), 3:30, 5:45, 8:00

AIN'T NO BACK TO A MERRY-GO-ROUND 1:30

FIRE (1996) 1:30

PLAY IT AS IT LAYS 3:45

SHADOWS OF FORGOTTEN ANCESTORS 6:00

SINNERS in 70mm 6:15

HAPPY TOGETHER 8:15

PAVEMENTS 9:15

June 23, 2025

OCEAN WITH DAVID ATTENBOROUGH 11:40 a.m., 4:00, (6:15 open-captioned show)

THE PHOENICIAN SCHEME 12:10, 2:20, (4:40 open-captioned show), 6:50, 9:05

HAPPY TOGETHER 12:15

AIN'T NO BACK TO A MERRY-GO-ROUND 2:00

PLAY IT AS IT LAYS (2:30 open-captioned show)

SHADOWS OF FORGOTTEN ANCESTORS 4:45

FIRE (1996) 7:00

PAVEMENTS 8:45

THE CELL 9:10

June 24, 2025

THE PHOENICIAN SCHEME 12:10, 2:20, 4:40, (6:50 open-captioned show), 9:30

THE MOON IS A GREEN CHEESE 12:30

SHADOWS OF FORGOTTEN ANCESTORS 2:15

OCEAN WITH DAVID ATTENBOROUGH (12:45 open-captioned show), 3:15

FIRE (1996) 4:30

PLAY IT AS IT LAYS 7:00

PAVEMENTS 9:00

A FANTASTIC WOMAN 9:15

June 25, 2025

OCEAN WITH DAVID ATTENBOROUGH 11:40 a.m., 4:00, 6:15

THE PHOENICIAN SCHEME (12:10 open-captioned show), 2:20, 4:40, 6:50, 9:05

SHADOWS OF FORGOTTEN ANCESTORS 12:30

AIN'T NO BACK TO A MERRY-GO-ROUND (2:00 open-captioned show)

A FANTASTIC WOMAN 2:45

THE MOON IS A GREEN CHEESE 5:00

HAPPY TOGETHER 7:00

PAVEMENTS 8:45

PLAY IT AS IT LAYS 9:15


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