“Faces Places,” a cross-generational film about life in rural France, opens Feb. 2 at Nebraska’s Mary Riepma Ross Media Arts Center.

Continuing to show are Academy Award-nominees “The Shape of Water” and “Call Me by Your Name.”

“Faces Places” follows Agnès Varda, a leading figure in France’s New Wave cinema, and acclaimed French photographer, JR, on a journey through their home nation’s villages. Sharing a lifelong passion for images, Varda and JR meet with locals in the villages, recording their stories and producing epic-sized portraits.

The photos are prominently displayed on houses, barns, storefronts and trains, revealing the humanity inside.

The film also captures a tender friendship that is formed between the 89-year-old Varda and 33-year-old JR.

“Faces Places,” which is rated PG for brief nude imagery and thematic elements, shows through Feb. 8.

Trailer: "Faces Places"

Nominated for three Academy Awards, “Call Me By Your Name” is a tale of first love based on André Aciman’s novel of the same title. The film, directed by Luca Guadagnino, is set in north Italy in the summer of 1983. The story follows Elio Perlman (played by Timothée Chalamet), a precocious 17-year-old American-Italian boy who spends his days in the family’s 17th century villa transcribing and playing classical music, reading and flirting with his friend Marzia (Esther Garrel).

Elio enjoys a close relationship with his father (Michael Stuhlbarg), an eminent professor who specializes in Greco-Roman culture, and his mother (Amira Casar), a translator. While Elio’s sophistication and intellectual gifts suggest he is already a fully-fledged adult, there is much that yet remains innocent and unformed about him, particularly about matters of the heart.

One day, Oliver (Armie Hammer), a charming American scholar working on his doctorate, arrives as the annual summer intern tasked with helping Elio’s father. Amid the sun-drenched splendor of the setting, Elio and Oliver discover the heady beauty of awakening desire over the course of a summer that will alter their lives forever.

The film earned Oscar nominations for Best Picture, Best Actor and Best Writing: Adapted Screenplay. It is rated R for sexual content, nudity and some language.

Trailer: "Call Me By Your Name"

“The Shape of Water” is an other-worldly fable set in the early 1960s against the backdrop of Cold War-era America.

In the hidden, high-security government laboratory where she works, Elisa (Sally Hawkins) is lonely and trapped in a life of isolation. Her life is changed forever when she and co-worker Zelda (Octavia Spencer) discover a secret classified experiment.

Other cast members include Michael Shannon, Richard Jenkins, Michael Stuhlbarg and Doug Jones.

“The Shape of Water” is rated R for sexual content, graphic nudity, violence and language.

It was nominated for 13 Academy Awards, including Best Picture, Best Actress, Best Director and Best Original Screenplay.

Trailer: "The Shape of Water"

Both “The Shape of Water” and “Call Me By Your Name” show through Feb. 8.

For more information, such as show times, visit the Ross online or call 402-472-5353.