Foreign Film Friday: “ Viridiana”
(1961, 1h31m, Spain/Mexico, Comedy/Drama by Luis Buñuel)
Classic movies from around the world every Friday at 7!
Banned in Spain and denounced by the Vatican upon its premiere, Luis Buñuel’s irreverent vision of life as a beggar’s banquet is regarded by many as his masterpiece. In it, novice nun Viridiana (Silvia Pinal) does her utmost to maintain her Catholic principles, but her lecherous uncle (Fernando Rey) and a motley assemblage of paupers force her to confront the limits of her idealism. Winner of the Palme d’Or at the 1961 Cannes Film Festival, Viridiana is as audacious today as ever.
Donation-based admission. Light refreshments available.
Centrally located just off I-240 Exit 8; River Ridge Business Center, Suite 1200, 802 Fairview Rd, Asheville 28803 (behind Hamrick’s and Sun Soo Martial Arts, next to Hot Yoga Asheville and Asheville Dance Theater)
Foreign Film Friday: “ Persepolis”
(2007, 1h36m, France, War/Drama/Animation by Marjane Satrapi)
Classic movies from around the world every Friday at 7!
Persepolis balances the grim realities of the Islamic Revolution with dark comedy and humor, capturing Marji’s fiercely outspoken, rebellious childhood as she rocks out to smuggled Iron Maiden tapes. Even as the story shifts to the heartbreak of war and lonely European exile, it maintains a witty, energetic charm that highlights her resilient spirit before she ultimately chooses permanent freedom.
Donation-based admission. Light refreshments available.
Centrally located just off I-240 Exit 8; River Ridge Business Center, Suite 1200, 802 Fairview Rd, Asheville 28803 (behind Hamrick’s and Sun Soo Martial Arts, next to Hot Yoga Asheville and Asheville Dance Theater)
Foreign Film Friday: “Juliet of the Spirits”
(1965, 2h 17m, Italy, Fantasy/Comedy by Federico Fellini)
Classic movies from around the world every Friday at 7!
Fellini’s first feature-length color film is a surrealist drama starring his wife Giulietta Masina as Juliet, a middle-aged housewife who navigates a painful marital crisis through dreams, visions, and spiritualism.
Donation-based admission. Light refreshments available.
Centrally located just off I-240 Exit 8; River Ridge Business Center, Suite 1200, 802 Fairview Rd, Asheville 28803 (behind Hamrick’s and Sun Soo Martial Arts, next to Hot Yoga Asheville and Asheville Dance Theater)
Foreign Film Friday: “The Magic Flute”
(1975, 137m, Sweden, Musical/Fantasy/Comedy by Ingmar Bergman)
Classic movies from around the world every Friday at 7!
A joyous film adaptation of Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart’s opera. Prince Tamino is tasked with rescuing Princess Pamina, aided by the bird-catcher Papageno and a magical flute. A celebration of love and forgiveness that exhibits a profound appreciation for the artifice and spectacle of the theater, The Magic Flute is among the most exquisite opera films ever made.
Donation-based admission. Light refreshments available.
Centrally located just off I-240 Exit 8; River Ridge Business Center, Suite 1200, 802 Fairview Rd, Asheville 28803 (behind Hamrick’s and Sun Soo Martial Arts, next to Hot Yoga Asheville and Asheville Dance Theater)
Foreign Film Friday: “Band of Outsiders”
(1964, 1h 35m, France, Crime/Comedy by Jen-Luc Goddard)
Classic movies from around the world every Friday at 7!
Two impressionable young men in Paris enlist the help of their naive, beautiful English-language classmate to rob her aunt’s lavish villa. Part crime caper and part romantic comedy, the French New Wave film deconstructs the gangster genre while delivering iconic, playful dance sequences and impromptu sprints through the Louvre.
Donation-based admission. Light refreshments available.
Centrally located just off I-240 Exit 8; River Ridge Business Center, Suite 1200, 802 Fairview Rd, Asheville 28803 (behind Hamrick’s and Sun Soo Martial Arts, next to Hot Yoga Asheville and Asheville Dance Theater)
Foreign Film Friday: “Theatre of Mr. & Mrs. Kabal”
(1967, 1h20m, France, Animation/Comedy by Walerian Borowczyk)
Classic movies from around the world every Friday at 7!
A series of loosely connected vignettes structured much like a vaudeville show, this “feature-length animated film for mature adults” is about a grotesquely mismatched but strangely loving couple who perform absurd, surreal, and sometimes cruel acts in a desert full of strange flora and fauna.
Donation-based admission. Light refreshments available.
Centrally located just off I-240 Exit 8; River Ridge Business Center, Suite 1200, 802 Fairview Rd, Asheville 28803 (behind Hamrick’s and Sun Soo Martial Arts, next to Hot Yoga Asheville and Asheville Dance Theater)
Foreign Film Friday: “Barbara”
(2012, 1h45m, East Germany, Drama by Christian Petzold)
Classic movies from around the world every Friday at 7!
Summer, 1980. Barbara, a doctor, has applied for an exit visa from the GDR (East Germany). Now, as punishment, she has been transferred from Berlin to a small hospital out in the country, far from everything, where she balances her plans to defect with unexpected feelings for a colleague.
Donation-based admission. Light refreshments available.
Centrally located just off I-240 Exit 8; River Ridge Business Center, Suite 1200, 802 Fairview Rd, Asheville 28803 (behind Hamrick’s and Sun Soo Martial Arts, next to Hot Yoga Asheville and Asheville Dance Theater)
Foreign Film Friday: “Men at Work”
(2006, 1h15m, Iran, satirical comedy by Mani Haghighi)
Classic movies from around the world every Friday at 7!
Returning from a failed skiing trip, four middle-aged, middle-class friends spot an enormous, strangely shaped rock protruding from a cliffside. They casually decide to try and push it over the edge. What starts as a silly joke turns into an obsessive, day-long mission that tests their friendships and exposes deep-seated personal frustrations. Best Film at the Traverse City Film Festival and Best Screenplay at the Fajr International Film Festival.
Donation-based admission. Light refreshments available.
Centrally located just off I-240 Exit 8; River Ridge Business Center, Suite 1200, 802 Fairview Rd, Asheville 28803 (behind Hamrick’s and Sun Soo Martial Arts, next to Hot Yoga Asheville and Asheville Dance Theater)
Foreign Film Friday: “Walk on Water”
(2004, 1h43m, Israel, Spy Thriller by Eytan Fox)
Classic movies from around the world every Friday at 7!
It follows Eyal, a hardened Mossad assassin, who poses as a tour guide to befriend the grandchildren of an elderly Nazi war criminal in an attempt to track him down. The film balances heavy themes—like global terrorism, the Holocaust, and homophobia—with moments of quiet humor and emotional depth.
Donation-based admission. Light refreshments available.
Centrally located just off I-240 Exit 8; River Ridge Business Center, Suite 1200, 802 Fairview Rd, Asheville 28803 (behind Hamrick’s and Sun Soo Martial Arts, next to Hot Yoga Asheville and Asheville Dance Theater)
Foreign Film Friday: “Biutiful” by Iñárritu
(2010, 2h28m, Mexico, Drama/Melodrama by Alejandro González Iñárritu)
Classic movies from around the world every Friday at 7!
Uxbal, a career criminal, plies his trade in Barcelona’s underground sweatshops and back alleys. Unlike his associates, he has some respect for the poor workers under his thumb and is a devoted father. Told that he is ill and has just a few months to live, Uxbal tries to get his affairs in order before the spirits, with whom he communes, come to claim him. Starring Javier Bardem. 21 wins and 65 nominations.
Donation-based admission. Light refreshments available.
Centrally located just off I-240 Exit 8; River Ridge Business Center, Suite 1200, 802 Fairview Rd, Asheville 28803 (behind Hamrick’s and Sun Soo Martial Arts, next to Hot Yoga Asheville and Asheville Dance Theater)
