The Ross — which is closed due to the COVID-19 pandemic, but continues to offer films online — has added seven new films to its lineup.
The new films listed below, opened June 1. A complete list of films offered and information on how to access them are available on the Ross website.
New additions as the Ross
“Thousand Pieces Of Gold” (United States) directed by Nancy Kelly. Set in a mining town in the 1880s, “Thousand Pieces Of Gold” is based on the classic novel by Ruthanne Lum McCunn with a screenplay by award-winning filmmaker Anne Makepeace.
“Driveways” (United States) directed by Andrew Ahn. Eight-year-old Cody is spending the summer in an unfamiliar setting with his mom Kathy. Though he can’t relate to the neighborhood kids, things take an unexpected turn when he develops an unusual friendship with grouchy old Del (Brian Dennehy in his last performance) from next door.
“Military Wives” (United Kingdom) directed by Peter Cattaneo. Inspired by global phenomenon of military wives’ choirs, starring Kristen Scott Thomas and Sharon Horgan, the story celebrates a band of misfit women who form a choir on a military base. As unexpected bonds of friendship flourish, music and laughter transform their lives, helping each other to overcome their fears for loved ones in combat.
“Pahokee”(France, United States) directed by Patrick Bresnan. In a small agricultural town in the Florida Everglades, hopes for the future are concentrated on the youth. Four teens face heartbreak and celebrate in the rituals of an extraordinary senior year.
“The Painter and the Thief” (Norway) directed by Benjamin Ree. Young Czech artist Barbora Kysilkova relocates from Berlin to Oslo to launch her career as a painter. In April of 2015, her two most valuable, large-format paintings are stolen - with care - in broad daylight from the windowfronts of Galleri Nobel in Oslo’s city center. Desperate for answers about the theft of her paintings, Barbora is presented with an unusual opportunity to reach out to one of the men involved in the heist - Norwegian career criminal, Karl ‘Bertil’ Nordland.
“Spaceship Earth” (United States) directed by Matt Wolf. The true, stranger-than-fiction, adventure of eight visionaries who in 1991 spent two years quarantined inside of a self-engineered replica of Earth’s ecosystem called Biosphere 2. The experiment was a worldwide phenomenon, chronicling daily existence in the face of life-threatening ecological disaster and a growing criticism that it was nothing more than a cult.
“The Wolf House (La Casa Lobo)” (Chili, Germany) directed by Joaquín Cociña, Cristóbal León. The animatedmovie tells the story of Maria, a young woman who takes refuge in a house in southern Chile after escaping from a German colony.
Continued features
“Liberte” (France) directed by Albert Serra. Madame de Dumeval, the Duke de Tesis and the Duke de Wand, libertines expelled from the court of Louis XVI, seek the support of the Duc de Walchen, German seducer and freethinker, lonely in a country where hypocrisy and false virtue reign. Note: This movie’s content may offend some viewers. Viewer discretion is advised. (Streaming ends June 4)
“Alice” (United Kingdom, Australia, France) directed by Josephine Mackerras. After discovering that her husband’s addiction to escorts has left their family penniless, Alice finds herself drawn into the world of high-end prostitution as a means of caring for herself and her child. (Streaming ends June 11)
“Jose” (Guatemala, United States) directed by Li Cheng. A 19-year-old’s life in Guatemala City is routine and aimless, until he finds passion, pain, and self-reflection through a relationship with a Caribbean migrant. (Streaming ends June 11)
“Diana Kennedy: Nothing Fancy” (United States, Mexico) directed by Elizabeth Carroll. Cookbook author and environmental activist Diana Kennedy reflects on an unconventional life spent mastering Mexican cuisine. (Streaming ends June 30)
