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MANHATTAN SHORT FILM FESTIVAL

The best 10 films of the 589 entries from 47 countries will be shown in more than 250 cities around the world, and the audience gets to judge the best. The finalists: 97% (Netherlands); Crime (U.S.); On the Bridge (England); Shift (Australia); The Fall (Norway); On/Off (France); La Carnada (Mexico); Mend and Make Do (England); The Bravest, The Boldest (U.S.); Rhino Full Throttle (Germany). At Boedecker. — Boedecker Theater

MOOD INDIGO

Set in a fantastical Paris, Romain Duris and Audrey Tautou star in this story about a wealthy, inventive bachelor who endeavors to find a cure for his lover after she’s diagnosed with an unusual illness caused by a flower growing in her lungs. At Boedecker. — Boedecker Theater

NY FILM CRITICS SERIES: GONE GIRL

A preview of David Fincher’s newest flick Gone Girl, starring Ben Affleck, Rosemund Pike and Neil Patrick Harris. Following the movie, Peter Travers of Rolling Stone will interview author/screenwriter Gillian Flynn. At Boedecker. — Boedecker Theater

LA TRAVIARA: OPERA DE PARIS

An opera by Giuseppe Verdi, sung in Italian by Francesco Maria Piave and based on Alexandre Dumas’ first play. At Boedecker. — Boedecker Theater

LAND HO!

An exploration of aging, loneliness and friendship within the story of a pair of 60-something ex brothers-in-law on a road trip through Iceland. At Boedecker. — Boedecker Theater

ALIVE INSIDE

Featuring renewed neurologist and best-selling author Oliver Sacks and musician Bobby McFerrin, this 2014 Sundance Audience Award winner explores music’s capacity to enliven the soul and reveal the depths of our humanity. At Boedecker. — Boedecker Theater

OLDBOY

From director Chan-wook Park, this Korean film follows a man’s kidnapping, imprisonment and eventual release — but freedom is bittersweet as he realizes he must find his captor in five days. Only 7:30 p.m. Oct. 2, IFS at VAC Basement Auditorium (1B20).

THE HOST

A film by Bong Joon-ho that masterfully combines political satire, dysfunctional family comedy, horror and touching melodrama. Only 7:30 p.m. Oct. 3, IFS at Muenzinger Auditorium.

SNOWPIERCER

In a future dystopian world, a climate-change experiment kills all life on Earth, save a few souls who now endlessly travel the globe on a train called the Snowpiercer. From director Bong Joon-ho. Only 7:30 p.m. Oct. 5, IFS at Muenzinger Auditorium.

LAST DAYS IN VIETNAM

In the final weeks of the Vietnam War, American soliders and diplomats must confront a moral quandary — to follow orders and only evacuate U.S. citizens or to risk treason and save the lives of as many South Vietnamese citizens as possible. Only 7:30 p.m. Oct. 7, IFS at Muenzinger Auditorium.

NIGHT TRAIN

Also known by its English title Baltic Express, this film focuses on two strangers who end up holding tickets for the same sleeping quarters on a train to the Baltic Sea coast. A spurned lover and a murder investigation create the drama in this rather amorphous story. Only 7:30 p.m. Oct. 8, IFS at Muenzinger Auditorium.

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