With the holiday season approaching, families are beginning to gather. Prepare yourself for your family this holiday season with a family drama. Focused on conflicts between family members, these films explore family relationships in all of their complexity. The following titles are available for checkout at The Library. (Descriptions below provided by the publisher.)
Fourteen-year-old Olmo and his family are struggling to make ends meet in 1979 New Mexico. Due to an illness that keeps his father Nestor confined to his bed, his mother Cecilia, his sister Ana, and even he himself must contribute to the daily caretaking responsibilities. Olmo, in the throes of selfish adolescence, would much rather hang out with his best friend Miguel and try to impress his beautiful next-door neighbor Nina than take care of his dad. And when Nina finally invites him to a party on the day that he’s been left alone with his dad, Olmo will do whatever he can to get out of his duties, embarking on a journey of mischief and chaos. In his desperate attempt to escape his home life, he will come to realize that the place of his deepest pain is also where he will find solace: with his family.
William McKay’s career is in ruins after a shocking betrayal. Called by his estranged father, he travels to Belize for a fishing tournament that reopens old wounds and sparks new understanding. Decades later, William recalls that pivotal trip as he tries to connect with his angry, distant grandson.
Joachim Trier, one of contemporary cinema’s great humanists, excavates layers of history and memory both national and personal for this rich, ineffably moving story of one family’s attempts to come to terms with generations of trauma and healing. After the death of their mother, two sisters must contend with the return home to Norway of their estranged father, celebrated filmmaker Gustav Borg. In the case of Nora, an actor, he hopes to reconnect by casting her in his new film a project that both inflicts fresh wounds and reopens old ones.
In Italy’s Piedmont region, aging truffle hunter Igor faces failing health and the loss of his family home. When his aimless granddaughter Dalia arrives from London to care for him, their strained reunion transforms as she embarks on a quest for a legendary truffle that could change both their lives. Trifole is a warm, whimsical tale of family, tradition, and belonging.
A young girl, Sophia spends the summer with her father and grandmother on a small island in the Gulf of Finland, as the family grapples with the recent death of Sophia’s mother.
During the month of November, look for the “Family Matters” displays at all three branches for more movie recommendations.
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