Utterly Unique: Lakewood Public Library's Foreign And Indie Film Collections

“Photography is truth. The cinema is truth twenty-four times per second”---Jean Luc Godard.

The annual Cleveland International Film Festival shines a spotlight on all the amazing, provocative, groundbreaking and utterly original films and documentaries that come out each year. These are the small independents and foreign films that propel moviemaking beyond entertainment into the realms of art & knowledge.

At Lakewood Public Library our collection boasts past festival selections, must-see foreign films and unconstrained art-house gems. These are the movies that delve beyond the obvious, into the human spirit to reveal all that is both flawed and funny, with depth and bredth of imagination and insight.

Movies coming out of Eastern Europe have been delighting cinephiles over the past few years. CIFF programmers have never failed to pick up some of these dark prizes. Lakewood Public Library patrons will find films from this corner of the world in our diverse and growing Audio Visual collection. We have the groundbreaking and the heartbreaking, the uplifting and the enlightening, an eclectic mix of award-winning films from CIFF showings past and more.

Watch something quirky or funny with indies like “The Puffy Chair,” “Delirious” or “Rhinoceros Eyes.” Check out a movie you might have missed, such as “Velvet Goldmine,” “The Station Agent” or “Wendy and Lucy.” Enjoy a family-friendly pick like “Akeelah and the Bee,” which premiered at the festival. Or, pick up a copy of what are considered some of the best stories ever put to celluloid, such as “La Dolce Vita,” “The Last Metro” or “Empire of Passion.”

Time Magazine says: “Couldn’t Make Cannes? Try Cleveland.” Lakewood Public Library also strives to maintain a diverse offering of titles for film buffs and newcomers alike. So, try something different, and stop by to pick up a unique or intriguing title today.