‘Love Sarah’ And Other New Films

Dear Laemmle Fans,

Last week’s virtual releases were mostly documentaries, but those who prefer fiction can now rest at ease – today we’ve got an excellent new round of narrative films to help balance the ratio. First among them is Louis Van Beethoven, the exquisitely crafted period-piece tracing the early years of its titular composer. Next up is Effigy – Poison and the City, another highly engaging period-piece, as well as Tazzeka, a cooking-themed coming-of-age comedy from Morocco.

Other narrative films include the French action-thriller Night Shift, starring Omar Sy and Virginie Efira, alongside the suspenseful Polish mystery film Spoor. International offerings continue with the Uzbekistan-set drama To the Ends of the Earth, from Japanese director Kiyoshi Kurosawa, alongside a re-release of Kurosawa’s 2003 classic Bright Future.

For English audiences, there’s also Tiger Within, starring Ed Asner as a Holocaust survivor who becomes unlikely friends with a homeless teenager, and the indie vampire drama Climate of the Hunter. Last up for Anglophones is Love Sarah, another fun cooking-themed comedy, this time from the United Kingdom (it just might be the next Great British Baking… Movie).

Lastly, I’d be remiss not to mention the two new documentaries we’re opening this week: there’s Museum Town, which paints a lively portrait of a small American town in recovery from factory closures, alongside Nasrin, following the Iranian human rights activist of the same name. We’re also bringing back a few documentary favorites from previous virtual releases, including Coup 53, Frederick Wiseman’s City Hall, and others.

All the best,

Greg Laemmle