2024 NATIONAL MEDAL
for Museum and Library Service Finalist

Adults

Film Festival

Mrs. Harris Goes to Paris—UK—2022—115 minutes—PG—Comedy

A cleaning lady in 1950s London works, starves and gambles to raise the funds to travel to Paris and buy a designer dress, a purchase that will change not only her own life but the future of the House of Dior. Adapted from Paul Gallico’s novel of the same name, this heartwarming film stars Lesley Manville and Isabelle Hubert.

Film Festival

One Fine Morning—France—2022—112 minutes—Rated R—Drama

Sandra, a widowed mother who also cares for her dying father, reconnects with an old friend and embarks on an affair that reaffirms her love of life. Directed by Mia Hansen-Love and starring acclaimed actress Lea Seydoux, this poignant drama won Best European Film at Cannes.

Popular Film Festival

A Haunting in Venice

US. 2023. 103 minutes. Rated PG-13. Drama.

Now retired and living in self-imposed exile in the world's most glamorous city, world-famous detective Hercule Poirot reluctantly attends a seance at a decaying palazzo. He is thrust into a sinister world of shadows and secrets when one of the guests is murdered.

Kenneth Branagh directs and stars in this locked-room mystery based on a novel by Agatha Christie.

This film is shown with captions.

Film Festival

The Truffle Hunters—Italy—2021—84 minutes—Not Rated--Documentary

In the forests of Piedmont, Italy, a handful of aging men and their dogs hunt for the rare white Alba truffle, following a tradition passed down through generations. In this acclaimed documentary, filmmakers Michael Dweck and Gregory Kershaw follow the hunters as they bring their truffles from the forest floor to the restaurant plate, capturing a precarious ritual constantly threatened by greed and outside influences.

Film Festival

Parallel Mothers—Spain—2021--120 minutes—Rated R—Drama

Two very different expectant mothers, middle-aged Janis and adolescent Ana, share a hospital room while they await the birth of their babies and form a close bond that complicates and changes both their lives.  Written and directed by Pedro Almodovar, this drama stars Academy Award-nominated actress Penelope Cruz. 

Film Festival

Film is shown at 2 pm and 7 pm.  No registration required.

 

The Duke--UK—2022--96 minutes—Rated R—Comedy 

Kempton Bunton, a 60-year old taxi driver from Newcastle, steals a painting from London's National Gallery and holds it hostage to convince the government to provide free television for the elderly. Based on a true story, this comedy stars Jim Broadbent and Helen Mirren.