International Cinema Series 2006-2007
The International Studies Program sponsors seven films each year from around the world. They provide a unique and thoughtful entertainment experience not usually provided by mainstream theaters. More importantly, the films provide a medium for discussing international social, political and economic issues. Some IS and World Language faculty members incorporate the films into their classes. A discussion will follow the film, usually led by a member of the International Studies faculty.
All movies will be shown in Von Liebig 1098, Neff Lecture Hall, 7:45 PM.
Sophie Scholl-The Final Days
Thursday, September 21
The true story of Germany's most famous anti-Nazi heroine. Academy Award nominee in 2005. In German with English subtitles.
A Friend of the Deceased
Tuesday, October 31
A perverse, irony-drenched thriller set in the picturesque Ukrainian capital of Kiev. Full of black humor and unexpected twists, A Friend of the Deceased exposes a post-Soviet society in which friendship and love have been replaced by business relations, and everything comes with a price tag attached. In Russian with English subtitles.
Zelary
Thursday, November 16
Set in the 1940s in the Czech lands occupied by the Nazis, Zelary tells the story of a clash between two different worlds and two different people in a village where nothing has changed in 150 years. Academy Award Nominee in 2004. In Czech, Russian, and German with English subtitles.
Lost Embrace
Thursday, February 1
A charming comedy set in a multi-cultural Buenos Aires shopping mall, Lost Embrace is the story of the first, bittersweet encounter between a father and his young adult son. Winner of the Grand Jury Prize, Berlin Film Festival , 2004. In Spanish with English subtitles.
Moolaade
Thursday, March 15
Master African director Ousmane Sembene's exhilarating portrayal of a courageous woman who offers protection to four young girls escaping the ancient African ceremony of female circumcision. Visually gorgeous, this powerful, compassionate and often surprisingly humorous film deals with issues of gender, power, and tradition. In Jula and French with English subtitles.
Kung Fu Hustle
Thursday, April 12
From the fight-scene choreographer of The Matrix and Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon. Amid the chaos of pre-Revolutionary China, a small-time thief aspires to be a member of the sophisticated and ruthless gang whose underworld activities overshadow the city. In Mandarin and Cantonese with English subtitles.
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