C'è ancora domani / There’s Still Tomorrow

• Opens May 1

In this moving comedic drama set in postwar Rome, a working-class woman dreams of a better future for herself and her daughter while facing abuse at the hands of her domineering husband. When a mysterious letter arrives, she discovers the courage to change the circumstances of her life. An Italian box office phenomenon and winner of six Italian Academy Awards.

The Way, My Way

• Opens May 22

Based on the best selling Camino memoir, The Way, My Way, written by Bill Bennett, the film documents one man's journey along the Camino de Santiago, searching for meaning, not realizing it was right in front of him, one step at a time.

Paying For It

• Opens May 28

Paying For It is a live-action adaptation of acclaimed alternative-cartoonist Chester Brown’s best-selling graphic novel. In the late 90s, Chester and Sonny are a long-term, committed, romantic couple. When Sonny wants to redefine their relationship, Chester, an introverted cartoonist, starts sleeping with sex workers and discovers a new kind of intimacy in the process. Paying For It is about love, sex and non-monogamy for adults. It deals with the complicated subject of the exchange for sex-work versus the complications of romantic love.

Secret Mall Apartment

• Opens May 29

In 2003, eight Rhode Islanders created a secret apartment inside a busy mall and lived there for four years, filming everything along the way. Far more than a prank, the secret apartment became a deeply meaningful place for all involved.

L’empire / The Empire

• Closes June 3

Sous les dehors de la vie commune d'habitants d'un village de pêcheurs de la côte d’Opale, surgit la vie parallèle et épique de chevaliers d'empires interplanétaires. En proie aux luttes sanguinaires de ces clans à l'annonce de la naissance du Margat, Prince résurgent, mauve et immonde, Bête de la Fin des Temps, sis ici sur la Côte et marmot d'un jeune couple séparé, à l'ordinaire de leur condition dans un quartier résidentiel.

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In a quiet and picturesque fishing village in Northern France, a very special child is born, unleashing a secret war between extraterrestrial forces of good and evil. Featuring wonderfully bizarre performances from French stars like Fabrice Luchini, Camille Cottin, and Anamaria Varolomei, this gonzo sci-fi spectacle is part Star Wars, part Spaceballs, and 100% Dumont.

The Friend

• Closes June 3

Based on the bestselling novel, writer and teacher Iris (Naomi Watts) finds her comfortable, solitary New York life thrown into disarray after her closest friend and mentor (Bill Murray) bequeaths her Apollo, his 150lb Great Dane.

The Shrouds

• Closes June 3

Ruminating on the love within loss, The Shrouds is a personal and peculiar examination of grief by director David Cronenberg. Karsh, a creative entrepreneur who lost his spouse, develops a machine designed to communicate with deceased individuals.

Vingt Dieux / Holy Cow

• Closes June 10

After the tragic death of his father, 18-year-old Totone must look after his younger sister and their failing family farm. He assumes even more responsibility when he enters a cash competition for the best Comté cheese made in the western part of the French Alps.

Les Fantômes

• Closes June 10

Hamid is a Strasbourg resident of Syrian origin who appears to be ordinary. However, he is secretly searching for Syrian war criminals, including his tormentor—a prison guard he has never seen but who haunts him nonetheless. Jonathan Millet manages, beyond a portrayal of the daily life of a political refugee from the Syrian regime, to provide a remarkable exploration of redemption and resilience. Actor Adam Bessa impresses with his maturity, supported by a screenplay that candidly highlights certain geopolitical realities. The film opened the Critics' Week at Cannes and was a great success in theaters across France.

Friendship

• Opens June 5

Suburban dad Craig falls hard for his charismatic new neighbor, as Craig’s attempts to make an adult male friend threaten to ruin both of their lives. Tim Robinson expands his exquisitely painful cringe comedy style to feature length with seamless results in Friendship, a toxic bromance that’ll make audiences laugh and wince in equal measure.

Bonjour Tristesse

• Opens June 12

At the height of summer, 18-year-old Cécile (Lily McInerny) is languishing by the French seaside with her handsome father, Raymond (Claes Bang), and his girlfriend, Elsa (Naïlia Harzoune), when the arrival of her late mother’s friend, Anne (Chloë Sevigny), changes everything. Amid the sun-drenched splendor of their surroundings, Cécile’s world is threatened and, desperate to regain control, she sets in motion a plan to drive Anne away with tragic consequences. An adaptation of Françoise Sagan’s unforgettable coming-of-age novel by the same title, Durga Chew-Bose’s Bonjour Tristesse masterfully captures the complexity of relationships between women and how they wield influence over one another’s fates.

Deux femmes en or

• debut le 19 juin

Violette et Florence ne comprennent plus ce qui leur arrive. Respectivement, en congé de maternité, et en arrêt de travail, l’une, est à fleur de peau, l’autre ne ressent plus rien. La première infidélité de Florence sera une révélation. Et si le bonheur, c’était de se rebeller contre notre rigide société de performance ? Dans un contexte où avoir du fun est très loin sur la liste des priorités, coucher avec un livreur est peut-être carrément révolutionnaire. Ce sera pour Violette et Florence la bouffée d’air frais qu’elles espéraient.

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Two struggling mothers grapple with unfulfilled expectations and societal pressures. As they navigate their roles as wives and professionals, one woman’s unexpected affair sparks a reevaluation of their lives and priorities.

Fairy Creek

• Opens June 26

The Fairy Creek (Ada’itsx) valley sprawls across Pacheedaht First Nation territory on southwestern Vancouver Island and its old growth forest ecosystem thrives with lush foliage, ancient tree trunks, and a variety of wildlife. However, the decimating chainsaws and tractor machinery of the Teal Jones lumber corporation disrupt this equilibrium as they demolish an environmental haven into pavement for their road-building project. Amidst the tumult, Jen Muranetz’s Fairy Creek captures the vast collective protests against this destructive logging operation: a movement which has spawned both the largest demonstration of civil disobedience in Canadian history and the mass arrests of 1200 people.

A Nice Indian Boy

• Opens June 26

Naveen Gavaskar is a self-effacing, soft-spoken doctor with a boisterous mother, seemingly perfect sister and quiet father. The Gavaskars are outwardly accepting of Naveen’s sexuality but have never had to confront it in practice. While at temple, Naveen meets Jay Kurundkar, a white man adopted by two Indian parents. Buoyed by appealingly sweet performances, A Nice Indian Boy navigates cultural mores and romance with an infectiously kind heart.

Jane Austin Wrecked My Life

• Opens June 27

Agathe, hopelessly clumsy yet charming and full of contradictions, finds herself in desperate singlehood. Her dream is to experience love akin to a Jane Austen novel and her ultimate aspiration is to become a writer. Instead, she spends her days selling books in the legendary British Bookshop, Shakespeare & Co, in Paris. Invited to the Jane Austen Writers’ Residency in England, she must confront her insecurities to finally fulfill her ambition of becoming a novelist and put an end to wasting her sentimental life.

Forty Acres

• Opens July 4

After a series of plagues and wars leaves society in ruins, the Freemans are surviving — even thriving — on a farm in the middle of nowhere... so long as they repel the occasional raiding party. Former soldier Hailey (Danielle Deadwyler) and her partner Galen (Michael Greyeyes) fled the collapse along with their children, training them to fight (and, yes, kill). But now Hailey’s eldest Emanuel (Kataem O’Connor) is a young man, and when he meets a young woman (Milcania Diaz-Rojas) in the forest beyond the fence, his need for human contact could place the whole family in jeopardy.