Macon Film Guild

SUNDAY, JANUARY 11 @ 2pm, 5pm
"SENTIMENTAL VALUE" (Norwegian (subtitled), Drama, 2 hours)

Director: Joachim Trier

Summary - Sisters Nora and Agnes reunite with their estranged father, the charismatic Gustav, a once-renowned director who offers stage actress Nora a role in what he hopes will be his comeback film. When Nora turns it down, she soon discovers he has given her part to an eager young Hollywood star. Suddenly, the two sisters must navig*te their relationship with their father -- and deal with an American star dropped right into the middle of their complex family dynamics.

Reviews:
Screen Rant: Trier captures so much while saying so little, and, in many ways, Sentimental Value feels like the film he's been building toward his entire career.

Hollywood Reporter: Sentimental Value is uncommonly rich in emotional rewards and contemplative in its reflections on the places where we live, becoming a permanent repository for our memories, remaining there even after we move on. The movie’s poignancy accumulates gradually, every supple turn expertly modulated as the presence of generations past becomes more tangible.

SENTIMENTAL VALUE - Official Trailer #2 - In Theaters November Sisters Nora and Agnes reunite with their estranged father, the charismatic Gustav, a once-renowned director who offers stage actress Nora a role in what he ...

Tuesday, October 21, 2025 @ 7:30pm
PORCELAIN WAR (USA, Ukraine, documentary, subtitled, 1 hr, 27 min)

Nominated for Best Documentary Feature, Academy Awards, 2025
Winner – Sundance Festival Grand Jury Prize for Best Documentary, 2024

SUMMARY:
Amid the chaos and destruction of the Russian invasion of Ukraine, three artists find inspiration and beauty as they defend their culture and their country. In a war waged by professional soldiers against ordinary civilians, Slava Leontyev, Anya Stasenko and Andrey Stefanov choose to stay behind, armed with their art, their cameras and, for the first time in their lives, their guns. Despite daily shelling, Anya finds resistance and purpose in her art, Andrey takes the dangerous journey to get his young family to safety abroad, and Slava becomes a weapons instructor for ordinary people who have become unlikely soldiers. As the war intensifies, Andrey picks up his camera to film their story as Anya and Slava capture their idyllic past, uncertain present, and hope for the future on tiny porcelain figurines.

REVIEW EXCERPTS:
San Francisco Chronicle - Backed by a feral, driving score from Ukrainian folkloric quartet Dakha Brakha, “Porcelain War” makes the case for art as another protective weapon against imperialism.

Washington Post: “Porcelain War” is a testament to how life’s beauty — all the world’s fertility an artist is trained to see — endures among privation and death.

PORCELAIN WAR | Official Trailer PORCELAIN WAR – the film critics have declared "masterfully illustrates the enduring power of art in the face of adversity" - will open in theaters, beginnin...

Sunday, October 12, 2025 @ 2pm & 5pm
Discussion following 2pm screening
PEACOCK (German, Comedy/Drama, subtitled, 1 hour, 42 min, unrated)

Director - Bernhard Wenger
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.

Reviews:

Variety: Wenger’s script is a sly, finely balanced thing, pointedly and often hilariously poking fun at corporate and capitalistic ideals of self-improvement and social coordination, without ridiculing the individuals who feel beholden to those standards.

Screen International: "The smart concept, social commentary and a strong central performance from Albrecht Schuch combine to create a polished, slyly entertaining work that should attract arthouse audiences."

PEACOCK - Official HD Trailer - Only In Cinemas https://www.palacefilms.com.au/peacock (c) PalaceFIlmsOFFICIAL SELECTION – 2024 VENICE INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL (Critics' Week)Headlined by Albrecht Schuc...