Art House Café Film Series (click to see this weeks film)

This film series brings art house film flavor to your Tuesdays. Plus, meet new friends, hear from special guests who are film experts, enjoy light refreshments, and have a discussion after the film. 

July 2: Arthur the King (2024) PG-13 

Mark Wahlberg stars in this true story about a man who befriends a stray dog while participating in a 435-mile adventure race in the Dominican Republic. Have no fear, animal lovers, the dog doesn’t die. Directed by Simon Cellan Jones, with Simu Liu, Juliet Rylance, and an adorable Australian shepherd/border collie/bouvier mix named Ukai costarring. 1hr 47min 

July 9: The Race to Alaska (2020) TV-MA 

Risk, ingenuity, and stunning landscapes feature in this quirky documentary about an adventure race up the Inside Passage to Ketchikan, AK. No motors or support staff are allowed on the punishing 750-mile course: it’s just you and the wind. 1hr 39min 

July 16: Coup de Chance (Stroke of Luck) (2023) PG-13 

Director Woody Allen’s 50th movie is set in Paris and concerns a wealthy man and his much younger wife who seem to have the perfect marriage. Then she reconnects with a former classmate, and old feelings reemerge with potentially dangerous consequences. The film stars Lou de Laâge, Niels Schneider, and Anna Laik. In French with English subtitles. 1hr 33min 

July 23: Underdog (2021) NR 

This endearing documentary follows a Vermont farmer for ten years as he pursues his dream of mushing sled dogs while trying to keep his 3rd-generation dairy farm afloat. At 65, he puts the losing battle of farming behind him to take 22 mutts on the road to the Alaska championships. 1hr 22min 

July 30: The Fencer (2015) NR 

In the 1950s, a skilled fencing instructor hiding from the Soviet secret police in Estonia finds his life in peril when his young students are invited to a sports competition in Leningrad. Based on a true story, this Academy Award nominated film stars Märt Avandi and Ursula Ratasepp under the direction of Klaus Härö. In Estonian and Russian with English subtitles. 1hr 39min