The Wife

“Glenn Close is magnificent and exudes a hypnotic screen presence in this affecting drama.” Jordan Raup, The Film Stage.

A wife (Glenn Close) questions her life choices as she travels to Stockholm with her husband (Jonathan Pryce), where he is slated to receive the Nobel Prize for Literature.

R; 100 minutes

Far from the Tree

Author Andrew Solomon will be in attendance and available for questions following the screening on Friday, August 24 at 6 pm.

Far from the Tree follows families meeting extraordinary challenges through love, empathy, and understanding. This life-affirming documentary encourages us to cherish loved ones for all they are, not who they might have been. Based on Andrew Solomon's award-winning, critically acclaimed, New York Times bestselling non-fiction book Far from the Tree: Parents, Children and the Search for Identity.

Puzzle

“Turtletaub does have a hard time finding a way to conclude Agnes' story, but he ends Puzzle on such a delightful note of simplicity, that this near-perfect movie nevertheless stuns.” Jordan Ruimy, The Playlist.

Agnes, taken for granted as a suburban mother, discovers a passion for solving jigsaw puzzles that unexpectedly draws her into a new world where her life unfolds in ways she could never have imagined.

R; 103 minutes

Gauguin - Voyage de Tahiti

1891. Gauguin has exiled himself to Tahiti to rediscover his painting as a free, wild man, far from the moral, political, and aesthetic codes of civilized Europe. Deep in the jungle, coping with solitude, poverty, and sickness, he encounters Tehura, who will become his wife and the subject of his greatest paintings.

NR; 102 minutes; French with English subtitles

Hearts Beat Loud

“A truly sweet, funny, and downright likable comedy.” Brian Tallerico, RogerEbert.com.

Widower and aging Brooklyn hipster Frank starts a band with his teenage daughter, Sam, just before she leaves home to attend college in California. When a song of theirs finds success online, it complicates Frank's attempts to let go of his dreams of stardom and allow his daughter to find her own path in life.

PG-13; 97 minutes

Rodin

Directed by Jacques Doillon and focusing on Rodin’s relationship with Camille Claudel, Rodin was selected to compete for the Palme d'Or in the main competition section at the 2017 Cannes Film Festival.

NR; 119 minutes; French 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