“Race” is a biographical drama about the African-American athlete Jesse Owens (Stephan James), who won a record-breaking four gold medals at the 1936 Berlin Olympics. In addition to James, the cast includes Jason Sudeikis, William Hurt, Carice van Houten as Hitler’s favorite filmmaker Leni Riefenstahl (who would memorialize the Games in her documentary “Olympiad”), and Jeremy Irons as the controversial American Olympics official Avery Brundage, who fought calls for a boycott of the Berlin Games and brought the US team to Germany at a time when the Third Reich was declaring Aryan racial superiority around the world. Irons, an Academy Award winner for his portrayal of Claus von Bulow in “Reversal of Fortune,” appears tonight after a screening of the film. 92nd Street Y, 1395 Lexington Ave. at 92nd St. Jan. 31, 7:30 p.m. Tickets are $37 at 92y.org.
