Onancock International Films’ Fall Season
September 11
The Penguin Lessons (2025)
Spain/US/UK
English/Spanish
The Penguin Lessons is inspired by the true story of a disillusioned Englishman who went to work in a school in Argentina in 1976. Expecting an easy ride, Tom discovers a divided nation and a class of unteachable students. However, after he rescues a penguin from an oil-slicked beach, his life is turned upside-down. This is a winning performance from Steve Coogan with a little help from a lovable pint-sized companion. There is so much warmth and humor in this movie that we cannot help feeling touched by the story and maybe even thinking about a penguin of our own.
October 9
Jane Austen Wrecked My Life (2025)
France/UK
French/English
A young woman, hopelessly clumsy yet charming and full of contradictions, finds herself in desperate singlehood. Her dream is to experience love akin to a Jane Austen novel and her ultimate aspiration is to become a writer. Instead, she spends her days selling books in the legendary British Bookshop, Shakespeare & Co, in Paris. Invited to the Jane Austen Writers’ Residency in England, she must confront her insecurities to finally fulfill her ambition of becoming a novelist and stop wasting her sentimental life. This is an intelligent, well-directed, well-acted movie that just wants to have a bit of fun.
November 13
A Nice Indian Boy, (2024)
US
English
When Naveen attends his sister’s wedding, family and friends in attendance insist that he is the next in line to get married. Six years later, he is still single. When Naveen brings his fiancé Jay home to meet his traditional Indian family, they must contend with accepting his white-orphan-artist boyfriend and helping them plan the Indian wedding of their dreams. This is a big-hearted rom-com with a little Bollywood that will make you smile, sniffle, and, best of all, feel better about the world.
December 11
Mr. Blandings Builds His Dream House (1948)
US
English
When advertising executive Jim Blandings discovers his wife’s plan to redecorate their New York apartment, he counters with a proposal that they move to Connecticut. She agrees, and the two are soon conned into buying a house that turns out to be a complete nightmare. Much of the Blandings’ dissatisfaction is of their own making, as they discover that realtors can be shrewd, mortgages can be complicated, and everything costs twice as much as you initially expect it to. While not really a Christmas movie, it stars Cary Grant and Myrna Loy and there is a Christmas tree. And it is free as our present to you!
