Arts & Entertainment

San Ramon's Friday Foreign Film Series Returns

Travel around the globe with acclaimed films each Friday from different countries.

SAN RAMON, CA — San Ramon's popular Friday Foreign Film Series returns Friday with a screening of "Sweet Bean," a 2015 Japanese film about an elderly woman working at a dorayaki shop, a Japanese pastry. The film stars real-life grandmother and granddaughter Kirin Kiki and Kyara Uchida.

Screenings will run each Friday at 7 p.m. and the Front Row Theatre until March 7. The schedule is as follows:

  • Feb. 21: "Monsoon Wedding." India, 2001. Rated R.
  • Feb. 28: "Hive." Kosovo, 2021. Rated R.
  • March 7: "The Farewell." China, 2019. Rated PG.

See here for more information and to purchase tickets.

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