“Rapt,” a French thriller opening Wednesday at Film Forum, is about the shockwaves that result from the kidnapping of an industrialist.

Michael Tully directs and stars in “Septien,” a Southern gothic tale of a man who returns unannounced to his family’s farm after a long absence.

Designed by Zaha Hadid, the new Guangzhou Opera House is gorgeous to look at. It is also a magnificent example of how a single building can redeem a moribund urban environment.

Yoani Sánchez, a 35-year-old writer in Havana, has increasingly drawn attention as a chronicler of daily life under Castro.

The English National Opera’s production of Britten’s “Midsummer Night’s Dream” expanded the work’s boundaries by jettisoning baggage.