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Declare your independence from the mainstream. See provoking independent, foreign, classic films or documentaries. READ MORE to chip in. https://www.meetup.com/clevelandfilm/pay_du...
We meet at landmarks like the Cedar Lee, Capitol, Cinematheque, Art Museum, or a university/ library and often walk to a locally owned restaurant to engage others on the film's true meaning.
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Upcoming events
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BITTER RICE (1949) @ Cleveland Cinematheque / Trattoria Roman Garden
The Cleveland Institute of Art Cinematheque, 11610 Euclid Avenue, Cleveland, OH, USA female jewel thief on the run from the police discovers a new outlook on life as she hides out among seasonal agricultural workers, all of them women, in northern Italy’s Po Valley
“fuses…class-based politics…with a smoldering romantic melodrama…exhilaratingly spontaneous” – Richard Brody writing in The New Yorker
“quite a gamey peasant stew” – The New York Times (1950)
Rotten Tomatoes: 100%
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4:55 MOVIE at Cinematheque/Cleveland Institute of Art, 11610 Euclid Ave, Cleveland
Free parking in the lots with "Cinematheque" signs on E 117th Street (accessible only from Euclid).
AFTER THE MOVIE: EATS/DISCUSSION at Trattoria Roman Garden, 12207 Mayfield Road, a ten minute walk from the Cinematheque. On exiting the Cleveland Institute of Art, walk south (away from Euclid Ave) on 116th Street/Circle Drive to Mayfield Road. Turn left on Mayfield, and Trattoria Roman Garden is a up the hill, past Presti’s Bakery and Maxi’s Bistro, just before the small parking lot at 123th Street.
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UNDER THE SAME SUN (2025) @ Cedar Lee Theater / Stone Oven
Cedar Lee Theatre, 2163 Lee Road, Cleveland Heights, OH, USIn 1819, a Spanish nobleman, a Chinese weaver, and a deserter from the Haitian army struggle to set up silk production on the Caribbean island of Hispaniola in the face of an impenetrable jungle and the depredations of rapacious French and Spanish colonists.
“conjures a vivid and haunting portrait of the colonial Caribbean.” - Variety
“delivers an emotionally charged, politically resonant tale that surprises with its intimacy and insight” - Toronto International Film Festival
Winner of the Biarritz Award, The Special Jury Prize, and the French Critics Award at September’s Biarritz Film Festival.
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Tickets are $19.50. Some films will sell out. So purchase tickets on line here as soon as possible.
It is IMPORTANT to note that ticket-holders MUST BE ON LINE OUTSIDE THE THEATER AT LEAST 15 MINUTES BEFORE THE FILM to guarantee a seat. Those arriving later may be denied admission even though they have tickets. It’s really best to be on line 30 minutes before the film.
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2:20 MOVIE at Cedar Lee Theater, 2163 Lee Road, Cleveland Heights – NOTE: you MUST be in line for the movie by 2:05
After the Movie EATS/DISCUSSION: Stone Oven, 2267 Lee Road, a short walk two blocks south of the theater on the same side of Lee. Sandwiches, salads and soup. Click here for the menu
PARKING Is shown on this map.
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Meetup.com charges our group for use of this site. Please contribute $5-10 annually to help defray this and other costs. Any surplus is given to the Cleveland Cinematheque.
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Sentimental Value - Free @ Rocky River Library/Market Restaurant
Rocky River Public Library, 1600 Hampton Road, Rocky River, OH, USFree Movie and Popcorn
2025 ‧ Drama/Tragicomedy ‧ 2h 13m
95% on Rotten Tomatoes
Sisters Nora and Agnes reunite with their estranged father, the charismatic Gustav, a once-renowned director who offers stage actress Nora a role in what he hopes will be his comeback film. When Nora turns it down, she soon discovers he has given her part to an eager young Hollywood star. Suddenly, the two sisters must navigate their complicated relationship with their father — and deal with an American star dropped right into the middle of their complex family dynamics.## Ask
We will head to Market Restaurant after the movie to discuss. 1137 Linda St. Rocky River
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GUESS WHO'S CALLING @ Ohio Theater / The Friars' Table
Ohio Theater, Playhouse Square, 1511 Euclid Avenue, Cleveland, OH, USSo that he can get some peace and quiet in which to write, a French author hires a voice mimic to imitate him and field his phone calls.
“At first glance, Guess Who Is Calling seems to be based on a wholly implausible premise, but it only takes one scene…in which he tries to copy the writer’s voice - for us to suspend all manner of disbelief” - cineuropa
“aimed at audiences looking for intelligent, original comedies... as entertaining as it is thoughtful” - Sortir a Paris
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>>>>>>> EXTREMELY IMPORTANT INFORMATION: <<<<<<<This screening is part of the Cleveland International Film Festival.
Tickets are $19.50. Some films will sell out. So purchase tickets on line here as soon as possible.
It is IMPORTANT to note that ticket-holders MUST BE ON LINE OUTSIDE THE THEATER AT LEAST 15 MINUTES BEFORE THE FILM to guarantee a seat. Those arriving later may be denied admission even though they have tickets. It’s really best to be on line 30 minutes before the film.
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11:15 MOVIE at MOVIE at Ohio Theater (“The Mimi”), 1511 Euclid Avenue, Playhouse Square – NOTE: you MUST be in line for the movie by 11:00
After the Movie EATS/DISCUSSION: The Friar’s Table, 1305 Euclid Ave, a three minute walk west from the theater, at the end of the block, corner of East 13th Street. Click here for the menu
PARKING for Playhouse Square is shown by the red markers on the map in the “Photo” section, below, underneath “Attendees”. (The theater is where the purple marker is. To see a larger version of the map, first click on it. It will then open in a new tab. Then click on “Download” in the upper right hand corner. Next the map will open in yet another tab in a larger size, and if you click on it in the new map it will get even larger. Admittedly, this is a little strange, but it’s the way Meetup.com works and I can’t do anything about it.)
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HELP CHIP IN:
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Past events
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