
This selection of unusual, beautiful, and often haunting tales from across the globe features stories that have been passed down through generations—or at least feel as though they have. Through these fables tell of witches, princesses, and enchanted animals, audiences will also find insights into the beliefs and rituals of the cultures in which the films are set.
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White Reindeer
Oct 31—Nov 3, 2025
White Reindeer
Oct 31—Nov 3, 2025Newly married Pirita wants her busy husband to spend more time at home, and seeks the help of a nearby shaman. But what she thinks is a love potion instead results in a monstrous transformation. -
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Viy
Oct 31—Nov 2, 2025
Viy
Oct 31—Nov 2, 2025Based on a Nikolai Gogol short story of the same name, this nightmarish Soviet-era fantasy feature recounts the tale of a Kiev seminary student who becomes entangled with a powerful, seductive witch. -
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The Wolf House
Oct 31—Nov 6, 2025
The Wolf House
Oct 31—Nov 6, 2025Presented as an animated propaganda film, The Wolf House tells the story of a girl who finds refuge in a house occupied by two pigs after escaping from a religious sect, until her feelings transform the setting. -
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Donkey Skin
Nov 1—Nov 3, 2025
Donkey Skin
Nov 1—Nov 3, 2025Catherine Deneuve plays a princess who hides as a scullery maid to fend off an unwanted marriage proposal from her father, the king, in this topsy-turvy riches-to-rags fable with songs by Michel Legrand. -
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November
Nov 1—Nov 5, 2025
November
Nov 1—Nov 5, 2025Two aged prostitutes who plan to rob two masked wrestlers while celebrating their victory in the ring are forced to hide from the police and run away together when their plot takes a fatal turn. -
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The Outcasts
Nov 1—Nov 5, 2025
The Outcasts
Nov 1—Nov 5, 2025The intense daughter of an impoverished rural 19th-century Irish family, accused of witchcraft after consorting with a conjurer, starts to experience surreal, poetic flashes of her latent powers. -
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Bab’aziz: The Prince That Contemplated His Soul
Nov 1—Nov 5, 2025
Bab’aziz: The Prince That Contemplated His Soul
Nov 1—Nov 5, 2025A visual poem of incomparable beauty, this masterpiece from director Nacer Khemir tells the story of a blind dervish and his spirited granddaughter wandering the desert in search of a great reunion. -
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The Juniper Tree
Nov 2—Nov 3, 2025
The Juniper Tree
Nov 2—Nov 3, 2025Björk makes her first film performance in the stark, stunning debut feature by Nietzchka Keene, the tale of two sisters forced to flee for safety after their mother is burned to death for witchcraft. -
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The Mad Fox
Nov 2—Nov 6, 2025
The Mad Fox
Nov 2—Nov 6, 2025A court astrologer’s wife conspires to murder, the astrologer’s apprentice goes mad in the woods, and the presence of ancient fox spirits may be the key to peace for a mythically depicted Japan. -
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Ashik Kerib
Nov 2—Nov 6, 2025
Ashik Kerib
Nov 2—Nov 6, 2025An Azerbaijani minstrel sets out on a quest of a thousand days and nights to earn sufficient wealth to marry his beloved, in a story conveyed with music and color more than words.