Yves Allégret (France/Mexico, 1953). Stranded in a Mexican seaside town, tourist Michèle Morgan endures a series of trials, beginning with her husband's grisly death from meningitis, that gradually bring her closer to an alcoholic expat. Full of Buñuelian satire and existential absurdity, with images that are startling even now. (103 mins)

Jacques Feyder (France, 1935). Imported 35mm print! In 1616, a Spanish regiment arrives in a Flemish town, and are challenged not by the men, but by the women, in Feyder's comic gem. “One of the rare, perfect works of the screen, this comedy masterpiece suggests a fusion of Breughel and Boccaccio” (Pauline Kael). (90 mins)