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Laemmle Theatres' weekly series of fresh international films, Worldwide Wednesdays! Most are newer obscure films that we want to bring to a broader L.A. audience, screening in multiple venues all over L.A. County so cinephiles will not have to schlep to a single location. The films, however, come from many thousands of miles away! Screenings are Wednesday evenings with encore showings on Saturday and Sunday mornings.
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Thursday, October 23, 2025

Peacock
102 mins Not Rated
Synopsis:
At MyCompanion, the cultured and confident Matthias is available - for a reasonable fee - to fill any social role you desire, from 'the perfect son' to the 'enlightened boyfriend', or even 'pilot dad' to impress your classmates at Bring Your Parent to School Day. But while Matthias is at the top of his professional game, his personal life begins to crumble as he detaches from his own identity and burrows deeper into his fictitious lives. Bernhard Wenger's PEACOCK is a biting and hilarious social satire about the masks we wear in the pursuit of human connection.
Playing at:
NoHo 7,
Glendale,
Claremont 5,
Newhall,
Town Center 5,
Monica Film Center
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Wednesday, October 29, 2025

Chainsaws Were Singing
117 mins Not Rated
Synopsis:
Maria is having one of the worst days of her life. But all of her troubles melt away when she locks eyes with Tom in the midst of his suicide attempt. Soon, the gobsmacked young lovers are expressing their undying love through song. Their courtship is cut short though when a killer with a chainsaw and his own musical backstory takes Maria captive. Nearly 10 years in the making, this bastard child of Stephen Sondheim and Lloyd Kaufman is an utterly indescribable Estonian odyssey.
Playing at:
Town Center 5,
Claremont 5,
Monica Film Center,
Newhall,
Glendale
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Wednesday, November 5, 2025

Ju Dou
95 mins PG-13
Synopsis:
Ju Dou, a beautiful young woman, is married off to the old (and impotent) owner of a dye mill. When the boss’ nephew arrives, he and Ju Dou fall for each other with lustful abandon, leading to the birth of a son. The clandestine couple convince the husband that the boy is his long-awaited heir. But the complications of infidelity lead to an explosively dramatic outcome. With its sumptuous use of color, JU DOU has earned a reputation as one of the greatest Chinese films ever made.
Playing at:
Town Center 5
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Blum - Masters of Their Own Destiny
76 mins
Synopsis:
Having illuminated Serbian war crimes in dramatic fiction films such as Grbavica and the Oscar–nominated Quo Vadis, Aida?, filmmaker Jasmila Žbanić turns to documentary for this film about an extraordinary historical figure, Emerik Blum. Born in Sarajevo in 1911 into a family of Hungarian Jews, Blum survived the Jasenovac concentration camp, and then thrived during the early postwar years of Marshal Tito’s Yugoslavia.
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Chainsaws Were Singing
117 mins Not Rated
Synopsis:
Maria is having one of the worst days of her life. But all of her troubles melt away when she locks eyes with Tom in the midst of his suicide attempt. Soon, the gobsmacked young lovers are expressing their undying love through song. Their courtship is cut short though when a killer with a chainsaw and his own musical backstory takes Maria captive. Nearly 10 years in the making, this bastard child of Stephen Sondheim and Lloyd Kaufman is an utterly indescribable Estonian odyssey.
Playing at:
Town Center 5,
Claremont 5,
Monica Film Center,
Newhall,
Glendale
Dates:
10.29.25,
Wed Oct 29, 2025,
11.1.25,
Sat Nov 01, 2025
11.2.25
and Sun Nov 02, 2025
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The Dialogue Police
90 mins
Synopsis:
In Sweden, people have a right to freedom of expression, and the dialogue police are there to protect that right. THE DIALOGUE POLICE is a vérité-style documentary that follows this unit closely as they mediate between protesters, the public, and even their own colleagues. With humor and gravity, the film explores the possibilities of dialogue, delving into one of the great questions of our time: can we uphold democracy and accommodate differences and conflicts without resorting to violence?
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Ju Dou
95 mins PG-13
Synopsis:
Ju Dou, a beautiful young woman, is married off to the old (and impotent) owner of a dye mill. When the boss’ nephew arrives, he and Ju Dou fall for each other with lustful abandon, leading to the birth of a son. The clandestine couple convince the husband that the boy is his long-awaited heir. But the complications of infidelity lead to an explosively dramatic outcome. With its sumptuous use of color, JU DOU has earned a reputation as one of the greatest Chinese films ever made.
Playing at:
Town Center 5
Dates:
11.5.25
Wed Nov 05, 2025
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Peacock
102 mins Not Rated
Synopsis:
At MyCompanion, the cultured and confident Matthias is available - for a reasonable fee - to fill any social role you desire, from 'the perfect son' to the 'enlightened boyfriend', or even 'pilot dad' to impress your classmates at Bring Your Parent to School Day. But while Matthias is at the top of his professional game, his personal life begins to crumble as he detaches from his own identity and burrows deeper into his fictitious lives. Bernhard Wenger's PEACOCK is a biting and hilarious social satire about the masks we wear in the pursuit of human connection.
Playing at:
NoHo 7,
Claremont 5,
Newhall,
Town Center 5,
Monica Film Center,
Glendale
Dates:
10.23.25,
Thu Oct 23, 2025,
10.25.25,
Sat Oct 25, 2025
10.26.25
and Sun Oct 26, 2025
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The Propagandist
108 mins Not Rated
Synopsis:
Drawing on previously unpublished interviews, journals, family footage and propaganda films, THE PROPAGANDIST tracks the rise and fall of the Dutch filmmaker Jan Teunissen, who lived from 1898 to 1975.
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Under the Flags, the Sun
90 mins Not Rated
Synopsis:
This fully archival journey through the 35 years of Alfredo Stroessner’s regime in Paraguay reveals unseen footage and explores one of the longest-running dictatorships in history, whose effects still resonate today.
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