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Name: The Umbrella Film Series presents Force Majeure
Start: 2026-01-13T19:30:00-05:00
End: 2026-01-13T21:30:00-05:00
Location: The Umbrella Arts Center

The Umbrella Film Series presents Force Majeure

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1/13/26 7:30 pm to 9:30 pm EST

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Website: http://theumbrellaarts.org/film

Location: The Umbrella Arts Center

40 Stow Street

Concord, MA 01742

United States

Contact: Katie Baum

Event Description

Enjoy the best of classic, independent, and foreign films curated by The Concord Film Project at The Umbrella Arts Center, with pre-show dinner options. This January, join us for Force Majeure (2014, dir. Ruben Östlund, rated R for language). In this searing black comedy, a Swedish couple on holiday confronts a natural disaster that shatters their beliefs about themselves as a family. The film runs 2 hours. Screened in Swedish with English subtitles. Optional pre-show dinners from Saltbox Kitchen are available; order before Mon, Jan 12 at 12 PM. Film tickets are $12.50, meals are an additional $25. Concessions are available for purchase at the event.

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