Rory (Jude Law), an ambitious entrepreneur and former commodities broker, persuades his American wife, Allison (Carrie Coon), and their children to leave the comforts of suburban America and return to his native England during the 1980s.

In post-WWII America, a woman (Noomi Rapace) rebuilding her life in the suburbs with her husband (Chris Messina) kidnaps her neighbor (Joel Kinnaman) and seeks vengeance for the heinous war crimes she believes he committed against her.

Werner Herzog turns the camera on himself and his decades-long friendship with the late travel writer Bruce Chatwin, a kindred spirit whose quest for ecstatic truth carried him to all corners of the globe.

The Way I See It

September 18-20

“The Traitor is big, bold, confident film-making.” Peter Bradshaw, The Guardian. The Traitor is the true story of Tommaso Buscetta, the so-called "boss of the two worlds" and the first mafia informant in Sicily.

R; 145 minutes; Italian with English subtitles

Magnolia at the Modern is an ongoing series featuring critically acclaimed films. Tickets are $10; $8 for Modern members; $7 for Reel People. The Sunday noon show time is half price. Advance sales begin two hours prior to each show.

“Despite some grim ecological statistics and a conservationist message, the movie is so inspirational it feels like the sort of old-fashioned family film that can now be excavated on Disney+.” Elizabeth Weitzman, The Wrap. In 1956, four years before Jane Goodall ventured into the world of chimpanzees and seven years before Dian Fossey left to work with mountain gorillas, 23-year-old biologist Anne Innis Dagg made an unprecedented solo journey to South Africa to study giraffes in the wild.

“It's a drama of resilient women, thoughtless men and crushingly unrealized dreams, told with supple grace, deep feeling and an empathy that extends in every direction.“ Justin Chang, Los Angeles Times. Rio de Janeiro, 1950. Two inseparable sisters living at home with their conservative parents are separated by their father and forced to live apart. They take control of their individual destinies, while never giving up hope of finding each other. This tropical melodrama is from the director of Madame Satã.

“Alongside the magnetic Isabelle Huppert in a role that draws with equal grace from her well of dry humor, flinty intelligence, diva hauteur and internalized sorrow, there are affecting moments to savor also from... a solid ensemble cast.” David Rooney, Hollywood Reporter.

Friday - 4 pm Animation,  6 pm Live Action, and 8:00 pm Animation

Saturday - 5 pm Animation

Sunday - noon Animation, 2 pm Live Action, and 4:00 pm Animation

ANIMATED SHORTS 

Dcera (Daughter) – Daria Kashcheeva, Czech Republic, 15 min.

Hair Love – Matthew A. Cherry, USA, 7 min.

Kitbull – Rosana Sullivan, USA, 9 min.

Memorable – Bruno Collet, France, 12 min.

Sister – Siqi Song, China/USA, 8 min.

“It's an ugly story shrewdly told, with a sense of humor and also a deeper feeling for history.” Manohla Dargis, New York Times. Centered on the indomitable character of Imelda Marcos, The Kingmaker examines, with intimate access, the Marcos family's improbable return to power in the Philippines.