A young Finnish woman escapes an enigmatic love affair in Moscow by boarding a train to the arctic port of Murmansk. Forced to share the long ride and a tiny sleeping car with a Russian miner, the unexpected encounter leads the occupants of Compartment no. 6 to face the truth about their own yearning for human connection. 

This Venice Film Festival Official Selection expands Pedro Almodóvar's previous depictions of womanhood by turning his focus on three imperfect mothers, portrayed by Penélope Cruz, Aitana Sánchez Gijón and Milena Smit, marking a departure from his prior work exploring mothers and motherhood. Rated 100% fresh on Rotten Tomatoes, PARALLEL MOTHERS is “a ravishingly crafted work that again illustrates with ineffable beauty that no one uses the expressive power of color and design quite like Almodóvar” (Hollywood Reporter).

“Licorice Pizza” is the story of Alana Kane and Gary Valentine growing up, running around, and falling in love in the San Fernando Valley, 1973. Written and Directed by Paul Thomas Anderson, the film tracks the treacherous navigation of first love.