Film-Forward

Foreign

A Bag of Marbles

Two Jewish boys’ adventures have life-and-death consequences in Occupied France.

Rendez-Vous with French Cinema 2018

Films in the series reflect a troubled mood, running the gamut from rage filled to woebegone.

Foxtrot

The domestic front intersects with a military checkpoint in the theater of the absurd via Israel.

Double Lover

The impeccable cinematography in François Ozon’s new mind game belongs in 2018, but its soul harks back to the psycho-gonzo oeuvre of Hitchcock, Bergman, and Gaslight.

West of the Jordan River

All director Amos Gitai is saying is, give peace a chance.

The Insult

Two men’s ill-tempered argument over a broken drainpipe leads to a hurled curse, a savage punch, a vendetta, and a courtroom showdown.

Vazante

Part 19th-century family drama, part frontier epic, and all spellbindingly atmospheric.

In the Land of Pomegranates

Israeli and Palestinian youth explore the possibility of finding common ground among the chaos.

Django

The biopic of jazz guitarist Django Reinhardt is given a stifling, low-energy treatment.