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Frankenstein
( r ) 149 min
in English, Danish & French with English subtitles
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Oscar winner Guillermo del Toro reimagines Mary Shelley’s classic tale of a brilliant scientist and the creature his monstrous ambition brings to life.

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It Was Just an Accident
( pg-13 ) 103 min
in Persian & Azerbaijani with English subtitles
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Vahid, an unassuming mechanic, is suddenly reminded of his time in an Iranian prison when he has a chance encounter with Eghbal, a man he strongly suspects to be his sadistic jailhouse captor.

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The Secret Agent
( r ) 161 min
in Portuguese, German and English with English subtitles
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Brazil, 1977. Marcelo, a technology expert in his early 40s, is on the run. Hoping to reunite with his son, he travels to Recife during Carnival but soon realizes that the city is not the safe haven he was expecting.

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A Private Life
( r ) 103 min
in French & English with English subtitles
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A PRIVATE LIFE is a frisky, feminine, film noir about psychoanalysis and many other things…Renowned psychiatrist Lilian Steiner (Jodie Foster) is deeply troubled by the sudden death of one of her patients. Convinced that it was murder, she decides to investigate.

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Admission: $15.50 Adults, $12.00 Matinee Bargain Shows, $12.25 Seniors (62+), $10.50 Child (12 & under), Student and Military, $11.00 Avalon Members, $10.00 Seniors who are Avalon Members.
Same rates apply to Wednesday Signature Series and Science on Screen programs unless otherwise noted. Weekend Family Matinees, Exhibition on Screen, NT Live and Special Event ticket prices vary; senior discounts may not be available for these programs.

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