Films 1/30/21

by Gary Palmucci | 1st February 2021 | Gary's Corner

Hello everyone. This week is relatively quiet as we prepare for a wave of new movies next Friday and beyond on our Virtual Cinema site.

The distributor of Nasrin, the documentary we recently featured on valiant Iranian human rights lawyer Nasrin Sotoudeh (narrated by Oscar winner Olivia Colman), asked us to put the film back in rotation for a couple of weeks and we happily agreed. I’m familiar with Nasrin from her appearance in Jafar Panahi’s one of a kind 2015 film Taxi, which I heartily recommend here as an online “double feature.”

Films arriving next week include:

M.C. Escher: Journey to Infinity – You may have perused our previous notes on this new documentary about the legendary graphic artist. We’ll be hosting the NYC theatrical premiere along with dozens of art houses around the U.S. Here again is the trailer.

Two of Us (aka Deux) – France’s official submission for best international film in this year’s Oscar race stars Barbara Sukowa and Martine Chevalier as two long time lovers whose bond is suddenly tested by unforeseen events. Here is the trailer.

Leona – A young Jewish woman from Mexico City finds herself torn between her family and a forbidden love affair. Acclaimed actress Naian Gonzalez Norvind anchors this portrait of the country’s reclusive Jewish community. Check out the trailer here.

Heartworn Highways – Restoration of the seminal 1976 country music doc featuring legends-in-the-making Steve Earle, Charlie Daniels, Townes van Zandt, and a dozen others. The trailer can be found here.

And, starting on February 12th we’ll be featuring a major award season release. This film is the winner of a top prize at Sundance 2020 and a likely Oscar contender whose distributor has asked us to hold off on revealing the title. I’m sure that many of you have read about it and are eager to see it…

Happy viewing.

Gary Palmucci, Film Curator
New Plaza Cinema