Cinema/Chicago, in collaboration with the Chicago Cultural Center and international and cultural partners throughout the city, is pleased to host free public film screenings at the 7th Annual International Summer Screenings Program.
Films are screened every Wednesday at 6:30 pm, and most have encore screenings on the following Saturday at 2 pm. Please see the full schedule below for further details.
Due to the popularity of this program, they’ve expanded the schedule to include select Saturday matinee screenings. This weekly film series, running May 5 – September 8, showcases nineteen films from around the world. Seating is on a first-come, first-served basis and is limited to theater capacity. Films are unrated. Viewer discretion is advised.
Venue: Chicago Cultural Center, 77 E. Randolph Street, 2nd floor, Chicago
Cinema/Chicago, the presenting organization of the Chicago International Film Festival, brings the best in international cinema to Chicago through its year-round programming and events. Its mission is to foster better communication between people of diverse cultures through the art of film and the moving image.
REMAINING FREE SCREENINGS
- August 25 and 28: Will You Marry Us? (Die Standesbeamtin)*Rahel, a registrar in a small Swiss village in charge of performing civil ceremonies, is frustrated by her own unhappy marriage to Thomas, who is not so secretly seeing Therese on the side. One day, Rahel runs into her childhood friend and former band mate Ben, who is now a famous musician, and she slowly starts to remember what it feels like to be in love. However, not only is Ben in a relationship with movie star Tinka Panzer, but he also is asking Rahel to marry them! A romantic comedy with music as its base line, Will You Marry Us? presents an infectious blend of laughter, love, and song. German with English subtitles.
- September 1 and 4: Castle Under Fiery Skies (Katen no shiro)*
- September 8: Trip to the Seaside (El viaje hacia el mar)
*Post-screening discussion after Wednesday screening
