LIFE UNDER FRANCO A retrospective of Catalan films continues with a screening of “Lejos de los Arboles” (“Far From the Trees,” 1963-70), Jacinto Esteva Grewe’s exploration of poverty and superstitious beliefs in Spain during Franco’s regime. Today, 3 p.m., Lincoln Center, Walter Reade Theater, 65th Street between Broadway and Amsterdam Avenue, 212-496-3809, $10 general, $7 students, $6 members, $5 seniors Monday-Friday before 6 p.m. and children ages 6-12.

SEPHARDIM ON SCREEN The Sephardic Jewish Film Festival opens with a screening of “Live and Become” (2004), Radu Mihaileanu’s story of an Ethiopian boy airlifted from a Sudanese refugee camp during 1984’s Operation Moses and subsequently adopted by a Moroccan family in Israel (tonight, 7 p.m., $45 includes reception; additional screening Sunday, 7:30 p.m.). Other highlights of the festival include “Secret Passage” (2004), set in 16th-century Venice during the Inquisition and starring John Turturro (Saturday, 9 p.m., Wednesday, 6 p.m.), and “Salaam Shalom” (1999), about the Jews of India (Sunday, noon, Tuesday, 4 p.m.). All screenings: Center for Jewish History, 15 W. 16th St., between Fifth and Sixth avenues, 917-606-8200, $10 general, $8 seniors and student, $40 festival pass for five films.

GRAPES ON SATURDAY John Ford’s classic “The Grapes of Wrath” (1940) is screened. Jane Darwell won an Academy Award for best supporting actress, and Ford won for best director. Saturday, 8 p.m., Makor, 35 W. 67th St., between Central Park West and Columbus Avenue, 212-415-5500, $9.

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