Foreign Film Series
Admission
Season subscription only.
$50 for the entire season, plus 3 free guest passes.
Students are admitted FREE with Parkside ID on Sundays at 3 pm.
Screenings
Thursday | 7:30pm
Friday | 7:30pm
Saturday | 7pm
Sunday | 3pm
Switching Policy
Switching to a different showtime is allowed and will be accommodated if possible. No prior notice is required.
Venue
The Cinema | Student Center
900 Wood Rd.
Kenosha, WI 53144
Parking: Lot A
(ALL viewings of “Last Summer” on Apr 9-12 will be held in Molinaro Hall-D137, Parking: Lot A)
MORE INFO: MPAA ratings | Reviews | Film History Database
Foreign language films are subtitled, and subtitles are used on English language films when available.
The Films
The Love that Remains
Iceland I 2025 I Hlynur Pálmason I 109 mins
September 17 – 20
The film captures a year in the life of a family as the parents navigate their separation. Through intimate vignettes and strange occurrences, the film explores the complexities of family, love, and the impact of shared memories. IMDB
Magellan
Philippines I 2025 I Lav Diaz I 160 min
October 1 – 4
Portuguese navigator Ferdinand Magellan leads a Spanish expedition to the Spice Islands in 1519. IMDB
Resurrection
China I 2025 I Bi Gan I 160 min
October 15 – 18
In a society where people stop dreaming to extend their lifespan, some dangerous individuals still dream, warping the fabric of time. We experience five dreams, for each of the senses, each chronologically representing a period of cinema. IMDB
Cloud
Japan I 2024 I Kiyoshi Kurosawa I 124 min
October 29 – November 1
Yoshii, a young man who resells goods online, finds himself at the center of a series of mysterious events that put his life at risk. IMDB
The Shrouds
Canada I 2024 I David Cronenberg I 120 min
November 12 – 15
Karsh, an innovative businessman and grieving widower, builds a device to connect with the dead inside a burial shroud. IMDB
Caught by the Tides
China I 2024 I Jia Zhang-ke I 111 min
February 11 – 14
A Chinese woman lives for herself in silence, celebrating the prosperous Belle Epoque with songs and dance. IMDB
Wings of Desire
Germany I 1987 I Wim Wenders I 127 min
February 25 – 28
An angel falls in love with a trapeze artist in Berlin. IMDB
Palestine 36
Occupied Palestinian Territory I 2025 I Annemarie Jacir I 119 min
March 11 – 14
In 1936, as Palestinian villages revolt against British colonial rule, Yusuf navigates between Jerusalem and his rural home, amidst escalating unrest and a pivotal moment for the British Empire. IMDB
Close-Up
Iran I 1990 I Abbas Kiarostami I 98 min
April 1 – April 4
The true story of Hossain Sabzian, a cinephile who impersonated the director Moshen Makhmalbaf to convince a family they would star in his so-called new film. IMDB
4 Months, 3 Weeks and 2 Days
Romania I 2007 I Cristian Mungiu I 113 min
April 15 – 18
A woman assists her friend in arranging an illegal abortion in 1980s Romania. IMDB
Support Affordable Access To Foreign Film
We are proud to offer 10 foreign films for one very low subscription price. However, providing this program – film licensing fees along with mailing and labor cost – is increasingly expensive.
To help us defray the cost of the program, and to ensure that we can keep the subscription price low, we are seeking additional support from patrons who are able to chip in. Donations can be made online or by mail.
Make out a check to “UW-Parkside”, write “FFS” in the memo line, and mail it to:
UW-Parkside Foreign Film Series
900 Wood Road
Kenosha, WI 53141
Please, no cash donations.
We understand that patrons may need to see a film at an alternative time. Switching to a different showtime is allowed and under normal circumstances will be accommodated; it requires no prior notice, but patrons are encouraged to switch to our least crowded screenings if possible, Saturday 7 pm and Sunday 3 pm.
Admission is based on season subscription only. Tickets are not available for individual films, but at $3 per film, a season pass is an outstanding entertainment bargain. In addition, all season ticket holders receive three free guest passes.
We recommend that you order your season tickets as soon as possible. Our most popular show times (Thursday 7:30 pm and Friday 7:30 pm) have sold out for a number of years running.
The UW-Parkside Foreign Film Series does not provide ratings generated by the Motion Picture Association of America. Many foreign films have not received ratings from the MPAA, and the rating system itself may not reflect the sensibilities of our patrons.
For FFS patrons who are interested in taking children to one of our films, we recommend that they visit kids-in-mind for more information about a film’s violence, sex, and profanity content. This site, however, does not include films that have not received a MPAA rating. In those cases where MPAA ratings are not available we encourage patrons to read reviews.
All films in this year’s program have been linked to an external review. Patrons who would like to read alternative reviews are encouraged to visit online review search engines. Here are three online resources that we recommend:
Questions?
Joe Lambin or Jay McRoy
foreignfilm@uwp.edu
Location
The Cinema, Student Center
900 Wood Rd.
Kenosha, WI 53144
Parking: Lot B
About The Rita
The UW-Parkside Foreign Film Series is a program of the College of Arts and Humanities and is included in the array of arts and cultural programming bearing the Rita name. Despite the film screenings taking place outside of the walls of the Rita Tallent Picken Regional Center for Arts & Humanities, we are proud to be counted among the the state-of-the-art instructional facilities, stunning performance venues, and award-winning academic programs that serve our community. Learn more about The Rita.