The Graduate School is kicking off its New Graduate Student Orientation with a reception at the Rathskeller on Friday, August 20 from 3:30 to 5 p.m. New students, faculty, and administrators can mix and mingle over complimentary beverages and appetizers before general orientation on Sunday, August 22.

Grégoire, a Parisian film producer, has it all: a beautiful wife, three adorable daughters, wealth, and a buzzing career. But when his financial and emotional reserves reach a dramatic breaking point, his family’s love and resilience are tested. Winner of the Un Certain Regard Special Jury Prize at the 2009 Cannes Film Festival and featured at the Toronto and London Film Festivals, Father of My Children is a moving portrait of a family in tumult. In French with English subtitles. The film screens on Friday, August 20 at 9:15 p.m.; Saturday, August 21 at 3:45 p.m. and 8:15 p.m.; and Sunday, August 22 at 1:15 p.m. and 5:45 p.m. Admission is $6 for seniors, University of Miami alumni, faculty, non UM-students and staff. General admission is $8. Cash only. Free for UM students. For more information, visit www.cosfordcinema.com or call 305-284-4861.

From the celebrated director of Look at Me and The Taste of Others, Agnès Jaoui, comes Let it Rain, a charming and  sharp-witted battle of the sexes. An audience favorite at the New York Film Festival, this comedy is a must-see for fans of French cinema everywhere. Agathe Villanova (Jaoui) is a self-centered, workaholic feminist politician who, upon reluctantly returning to her home in the south of France to sort out her mother’s affairs, runs for local office. Upon her arrival, Agathe grudgingly agrees to take part in a documentary being made by the blundering duo of Karim (Jamel Debbouze, Amelie), an aspiring filmmaker, and self-professed “reporter” Michel (Jaoui’s regular writing partner Jean-Pierre Bacri), on the subject of “successful women.” As Agathe’s life hilariously unravels, the camera is there to capture it all. In French with English subtitles.

The film screens on Friday, August 20 at 7 p.m.; Saturday, August 21 at 1:30 p.m. and 6 p.m.; and Sunday, August 22 at 3:30 p.m. and 8 p.m. Admission is $6 for seniors, University of Miami alumni, faculty, non UM-students, and staff. General admission is $8. Cash only. Free for UM students. For more information, visit www.cosfordcinema.com or call 305-284-4861.