On Friday afternoons from 1:30 to 4:00 p.m., the Institute for Learning in Retirement at Bergen Community College in New Jersey offers members a chance to view classic films and then discuss them. Here is what they saw this past fall.

Big Deal on Madonna Street – Bungling crooks led by a bungling Marcello Mastroianni attempt a jewel heist. B-movie sleeper. Among the funniest films every made.

The Third Man – In postwar Vienna an American novelist seeks to unravel the mysterious death of a friend. Stars Orson Welles and Joseph Cotton. Memorable suspense, camera work and sound track.

Woman in the Dunes – Japanese allegory relates how an entomologist falls captive to a strange woman living and working in a sandpit. Winner of Cannes Jury Award.

Broken Blossoms – Silent-film star Lillian Gish receives abuse from her father but kindness from a gentle Chinese. A 1919 classic, directed by famed D.W. Griffith, with an “unforgettable performance from Gish.”

The Umbrellas of Cherbourg – Beautiful Catherine Deneuve pursues a tender love affair in a musical noted for lush color stirring melodies by Michel Legrand, and dialogue entirely sung by the actors. Cannes Best-Film Award.