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A Kaleidoscope of International Cinema   

We'll experience the exhilarating breadth and depth of contemporary international filmmaking, discovering the diverse styles and boundless creativity of filmmakers, showcasing the limitless possibilities of storytelling from around the world.

LECTURES:

A Real Job – France, 2023: A young PhD student in need of money and pressured to get work by his parents becomes a substitute teacher in a middle school. Without any experience and faced with a weakened system, he discovers the difficulties of the profession. (100 min.)

Miracle – Romania, 2022: An enigmatic journey and a gripping police thriller with devastating social commentary involving the lives of several people in a small Romanian town. Divided into two parts, a local investigator uncovers clues and revelations leading to an unfathomable truth, and possibly an actual miracle. (118 min.)

An Impossible Love – France, 2018:
A chronicle of the unconditional love between a mother, Rachel, and her daughter, Chantal, from 1958 to the present day, which is endangered by an unsteady and manipulative father. (135 min.)

Trifole – Italy, 2025:
In this bittersweet portrait of a vanishing rural way of life, a young woman travels to Piedmont to care for her aging grandfather, an expert forager. Armed with his loyal dog, she hunts for a prizewinning truffle to save what’s most precious. (100 min.)

Live In-Person with Video Catch-up. Available 2-3 business days after the live lecture.
A Kaleidoscope of International Cinema | Boca Raton Campus | Instructor: Shelly Isaacs
4/13/2026
  • A Kaleidoscope of International Cinema
  • Location: Boca Raton Campus
    Fees:
    Member: $64.00
    Non-Member: $80.00
    Price at the Door: 30
    Date: 4/13/2026 - 5/4/2026
    Time: 3:00 PM - 5:00 PM
    Building: Boca Raton - Barry & Florence Friedberg Auditorium
    Instructor: Shelly Isaacs

    We'll experience the exhilarating breadth and depth of contemporary international filmmaking, discovering the diverse styles and boundless creativity of filmmakers, showcasing the limitless possibilities of storytelling from around the world.

    LECTURES:

    A Real Job – France, 2023: A young PhD student in need of money and pressured to get work by his parents becomes a substitute teacher in a middle school. Without any experience and faced with a weakened system, he discovers the difficulties of the profession. (100 min.)

    Miracle – Romania, 2022: An enigmatic journey and a gripping police thriller with devastating social commentary involving the lives of several people in a small Romanian town. Divided into two parts, a local investigator uncovers clues and revelations leading to an unfathomable truth, and possibly an actual miracle. (118 min.)

    An Impossible Love – France, 2018:
    A chronicle of the unconditional love between a mother, Rachel, and her daughter, Chantal, from 1958 to the present day, which is endangered by an unsteady and manipulative father. (135 min.)

    Trifole – Italy, 2025:
    In this bittersweet portrait of a vanishing rural way of life, a young woman travels to Piedmont to care for her aging grandfather, an expert forager. Armed with his loyal dog, she hunts for a prizewinning truffle to save what’s most precious. (100 min.)

    Live In-Person with Video Catch-up. Available 2-3 business days after the live lecture.

    Celebrate the dazzling breadth of contemporary international filmmaking. These stories, rich in cultural identity and artistic expression, illuminate the boundless creativity and innovation alive in global cinema today.

    LECTURES: 

    1. Caesar Must Die – Italy, 2012: Rebibbia Prison in Italy- the coordinators of the inmate theater program announced Shakespeare’s Julius Caesar as the production of the year. With that project set, we see its creation as the cast is auditioned and selected for this artistic challenge. Among them are long-termers and lifers for serious crimes, for whom the classic play has both a striking resonance and contrast to their confined lives.( 76 Min.)

    2. Scarlet – France, 2022: A chronicle of the unconditional love between a mother, Rachel, and her daughter, Chantal, from 1958 to the present day, which is endangered by an unsteady and manipulative father. (100 Min.)

    3. Miracle – Romania, 2022: In this gripping two-part mystery, a police investigation uncovers shocking truths in a small town, blending thriller and spiritual themes in a complex, layered narrative. (118 Min.)

    4. A Real Job – France, 2023: A PhD student reluctantly becomes a middle school substitute teacher. What begins as a stopgap becomes a crash course in resilience, empathy, and the realities of an overwhelmed education system.(100 Min.)

     
 

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