Aleksander Ford (Poland, 1960) Digital Restoration! Honorable knights, fair maidens, and sadistic villains battle for glory and love in this epic adaptation of one of the great works of Polish literature. “A super spectacle” (The Guardian). (173 mins)

Jerzy Kawalerowicz (Poland, 1961) Digital Restoration! A real-life devil possession in medieval France forms the basis of one of the most visually striking Polish New Wave films, “a protest against all dogmatism” (Jerzy Kawalerowicz). (101 mins)

Kenji Mizoguchi (Japan, 1939). (Zangiku monogatari). Imported Print! Amid the clamorous and rigorous world of kabuki, a would-be actor owes his artistic development to his lover's encouragement and ultimate self-sacrifice. (142 mins)

Andrzej Wajda (Poland, 1960) Digital Restoration! A jazz-playing, motorcycle-riding doctor represents Poland's lost generation of the fifties, who survived the war but couldn't face the peace. (88 mins)

Christopher Guest (U.S., 1996). Guest's spiffy spoof is Spinal Tap meets Samuel Beckett. A small town theater troupe, led by a self-deluded director (Guest), gets ready for a big show, and won't let its lack of talent get in the way. Eugene Levy, Parker Posey, Catherine O'Hara, and Fred Willard costar. (84 mins)

Kenji Mizoguchi (Japan, 1941/1942). (Genroku Chushingura). Imported Print! Mizoguchi tackles one of Japan's most enduring tales-the vengeance of forty-seven warriors following their lord's forced hara-kiri-in this lavishly budgeted epic, filmed during WWII. Special admission prices apply. (219 mins, with a 15-minute intermission between parts I and II)