Thelma

Norway's official Academy Awards entry for this year's Best Foreign Language Film, Thelma centers on a female college freshman who grew up in a fundamentalist religious family. She begins to experience seizures after she develops feelings for another female student; one critic suggests the film provides a critique of "an oppressive religious environment." The movie makes its Cleveland debut tonight at 6:45 at the Cleveland Institute of Art Cinematheque, where it screens again at 8:50 on Saturday night. Tickets are $10, or $7 for students and Cinematheque members. (Niesel)