Drop by the Hatcher Gallery (just off the Diag) to watch one — or all four — romance movies from around the world. All films are either in English or subtitled in English.

11:00am — Karmen Gei (Wolof & French)
2001, 1 hr 26 mins
Like every Carmen, Karmen Geï is about the conflict between infinite desire for freedom and the laws, conventions, languages, the human limitations which constrain that desire.

12:45pm — Lost in Paris (French & English)
2016, 1 hr 23 mins
Fiona visits Paris for the first time to assist her myopic Aunt Martha. Catastrophes ensue, mainly involving Dom, a homeless man who has yet to have an emotion or thought he was afraid of expressing.

2:45pm — The Worst Person in the World (Norwegian)
2021, 2 hrs 8 mins
The chronicles of four years in the life of Julie, a young woman who navigates the troubled waters of her love life and struggles to find her career path, leading her to take a realistic look at who she really is.

5:15pm — And Then We Danced (Georgian)
2019, 1 hr 53 mins
A passionate coming-of-age tale set amidst the conservative confines of modern Tbilisi, the film follows Merab, a competitive dancer who is thrown off balance by the arrival of Irakli, a fellow male dancer with a rebellious streak.

These movies are brought to you by the U-M Library's department of International Studies.