France

THE MINISTER [L'exercice de l'État]

Opening with a surreally erotic dream sequence, Pierre Schöller's award-winning film immediately announces that this isn't politics as usual. Harried minister of transport Bertrand Saint-Jean (Dardennes brothers' regular Olivier Gourmet) is awakened in the night to respond to a horrific bus accident. His reward: being asked by his superiors to use it as political cover to push through a privatization scheme. A must-see for political junkies and neo-noir aficionados. FIPRESCI Prize, Un Certain Regard, 2011 Cannes Film Festival; Best Original Screenplay and Best Supporting Actor (Michel Blanc, as Saint-Jean's chief of staff), 2012 César Awards.

DIR/SCR Pierre Schöller; PROD Jean-Pierre Dardenne, Luc Dardenne, Denis Freyd. France/Belgium, 2011, color, 115 min. In French with English subtitles. NOT RATED S V L

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OCEAN WITH DAVID ATTENBOROUGH 12:00

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

PEACHES GOES BANANAS 2:45

TATAMI 4:20, 8:40

THE BURMESE HARP 4:30

SCRUBBERS 7:00

PINK NARCISSUS 9:00

July 02, 2025

FAMILIAR TOUCH (11:50 a.m. open-captioned show), 2:00, 8:30

OCEAN WITH DAVID ATTENBOROUGH 12:00

THE BURMESE HARP 12:30

THE PHOENICIAN SCHEME (2:20 open-captioned show), 4:40, 8:45

SCRUBBERS 3:00

TATAMI 4:00, 6:15

DUTCHMAN (1966) 5:00

ARMY OF SHADOWS 6:30

PEACHES GOES BANANAS 7:00

THE PEOPLE'S JOKER - tix $8! 9:30

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DUTCHMAN (1966) 11:45 a.m.

OCEAN WITH DAVID ATTENBOROUGH (12:00 open-captioned show)

FAMILIAR TOUCH 12:10, (2:15 open-captioned show), 6:40

AMOROSA (1986) 1:15

THE PHOENICIAN SCHEME 2:20, 4:40, 6:50

ARMY OF SHADOWS 3:45

TATAMI 4:20, 8:40

FUNERAL PARADE OF ROSES 6:45

PINK NARCISSUS 9:00

SCRUBBERS 9:15

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IN THE MOOD FOR LOVE w/ rarely seen short IN THE MOOD FOR LOVE 2001 11:40 a.m., 2:00, 4:20, 6:45, 9:00

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INLAND EMPIRE 2:15

THE PHOENICIAN SCHEME 2:20

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TATAMI 8:40

SORCERER 8:45

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THE WAGES OF FEAR (1953) 11:30 a.m.

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THE GOONIES 2:30

FAMILIAR TOUCH 4:40, 6:40

INLAND EMPIRE 5:00

HEAT (1995) 8:30

TATAMI 8:40

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THE WAGES OF FEAR (1953) 11:45 a.m.

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