Film Screenings

Join us for a screening of the Russian drama Tchaikovsky's Wife (dir. Kirill Serebrennikov, 2022). Set in the second half of the 19th century, the film follows Antonina Miliukova (wife of the composer Tchaikovsky) as she struggles with their "marriage of convenience."

This is the last of three films for our Fall 2026 series, "Reclaiming the Reel: Sexual Liberation in Post-1989 Eastern European Cinema." The series is sponsored by The Center for European Studies and The Zimmerli Art Museum.

 *There will be pizza—come for lunch, stay for some culture.*

Join us for a screening of the Czech drama Charlatan (dir. Agnieszka Holland, 2020), based on the true story of Jan Mikolášek, a plant-based healer who supposedly "cured" hundreds of people (until his arrest, that is...).

This is the second of three films for our Fall 2026 series, "Reclaiming the Reel: Sexual Liberation in Post-1989 Eastern European Cinema." The series is sponsored by The Center for European Studies and The Zimmerli Art Museum.

 *There will be pizza—come for lunch, stay for some culture.*

Join us for a screening of the Polish drama film In the Name of...(dir. Małgorzata Szumowska, 2013), about a Catholic priest in rural Poland who's struggling with his sexuality.

This is the first of three films for our Fall 2026 series, "Reclaiming the Reel: Sexual Liberation in Post-1989 Eastern European Cinema." The series is sponsored by The Center for European Studies and The Zimmerli Art Museum.

Evgeny Mitta’s film, Act and Punishment, is a documentary that historically and culturally grounds the protest actions of Pussy Riot.