Biquefarre (Star rating unavailable)

Director Georges Rouquier's lyrical chronicle of life on a French farm through the seasons, released in 1947, anticipated cinema verite. In 1983 he returned to the farm to record modern life with technology's assistance. At 7:30 p.m. Sept. 10, 11, 12 and 14, also at 1 p.m. Sept. 12; $4. (Unrated)

Theater: Academy Theater

King of Hearts

Offbeat, stylish film about a man (Alan Bates) who walks into a World War I-era French town that is empty save for the residents of the local insane asylum. With Pierre Brasseur and Genevieve Bujold. At 8 p.m. Sept. 12 and 13 and at 3, 5:30 and 8 p.m. Sept. 14; $5. (Unrated)

Theater: Movie Museum

The Palm Beach Story

Screwball comedy overflows with director Preston Sturges' madness. Claudette Colbert, accompanied by her brother Rudy Vallee and nutty millionaire Mary Astor tries to evade her husband, Joel McCrea. At 3, 5:30 and 8 p.m. Sunday and at 6 and 8 p.m. Monday; $5. (Unrated)

Theater: Movie Museum

The Pink Panther

Director Blake Edwards' clever caper comedy introduces the bumbling Inspector Clouseau (Peter Sellers), intent on his mission to capture a notorious jewel thief. With David Niven, Robert Wagner and Claudia Cardinale. At 8 p.m. Friday and at 3, 5:30 and 8 p.m. Saturday; $5. (Unrated)

Theater: Movie Museum

Sugar Cane Alley

Heartfelt drama about a young boy and his grandmother surviving in a Martinique shantytown during the 1930s. Director Euzhan Palcy presents a rich portrayal of native life under French colonial rule. At 7:30 p.m. Friday and Saturday and at 4 p.m. Sunday; $4. (PG)

Theater: Academy Theater