Barefoot in the Park

Gene Saks, 1967
106 minutes

In this film based on a Neil Simon play, newlyweds Corie (Jane Fonda), a free spirit, and Paul Bratter (Robert Redford), an uptight lawyer, share a sixth-floor apartment in Greenwich Village. Soon after their marriage, Corie tries to find a companion for her mother, Ethel (Mildred Natwick), who is now alone, and sets up Ethel with neighbor Victor (Charles Boyer). Inappropriate behavior on a double date causes conflict, and the young couple considers divorce.

Amarcord

Federico Fellini, 1973
123 minutes

“Ribald, sweet, and sentimental, Fellini’s Amarcord is a larger-than-life journey through a seaside village and its colorful citizens.” —Scott Anthony, Medium

The Lives of Others

Florian Henckel von Donnersmarck, 2006
137 minutes

In 1983 East Berlin, dedicated Stasi officer Gerd Wiesler (Ulrich Mühe), doubting that a famous playwright (Sebastian Koch) is loyal to the Communist Party, receives approval to spy on the man and his lover, actress Christa-Maria (Martina Gedeck). Wiesler becomes unexpectedly sympathetic to the couple, and faces conflicting loyalties when his superior takes a liking to Christa-Maria and orders Wiesler to get the playwright out of the way.

The Great Escape

John Sturges, 1963
172 minutes

Imprisoned during World War II in a German POW camp, a group of Allied soldiers are intent on breaking out—not only to escape, but also to draw Nazi forces away from battle to search for fugitives. Among the prisoners determined to escape are American Captain Virgil Hilts (Steve McQueen) and British Squadron Leader Roger Bartlett (Richard Attenborough). Outwitting their captors by digging a tunnel out of the prison grounds, the soldiers find the stakes are much higher when escape becomes a reality.

Local Hero

Bill Forsyth, 1983
110 minutes

Up-and-coming Houston oil executive “Mac” MacIntyre (Peter Riegert) gets more than he bargained for when a seemingly simple business trip to Scotland changes his outlook on life. Sent by his colorful boss (Burt Lancaster) to the small village of Ferness, Mac is looking to quickly buy out the townspeople so his company can build a new refinery. But after a taste of country life Mac begins to question whether he is on the right side of this transaction.

Bell, Book and Candle

Richard Quine, 1958
103 minutes
 
Gillian Holroyd (Kim Novak) is a modern-day witch living in New York City's Greenwich Village in the late 1950s. When she encounters charming publisher Shepherd Henderson (James Stewart), she decides to make him hers by casting a love spell. Gillian takes added pleasure in doing so because Henderson is engaged to her old college rival (Janice Rule). However, Gillian finds herself actually falling for Shepherd, which poses a problem—she will lose her powers if she falls in love.