The Modern Languages Department continues its tradition of bringing outstanding foreign language films (with English subtitles) to campus. The films are shown throughout the month of April, light refreshments available.
The screenings are free to the campus community, but please RSVP to
Prof. Cora Lagos (x3176) if you plan on attending with groups of 5 or more people.
Schedule
Wednesday, April 6
ADIO KERIDA
(Cuba-USA, 2002)
Directed by Ruth Behar
Presented by Dr. Mirtha Quintanales, Lat. Am. Studies
Award-winning documentary by anthropologist Ruth Behar that follows her trip back to her native Cuba, as she delves into her past and the dwindling Cuban Jewish community.
1:00 - 2:30 PM, Karnoutsos 429
Thursday, April 7
AN ANDALUSIAN DOG
(France, 1929)
Directed by Luis Buñuel & Salvador Dali
Presented by Dr. Ethan Bumas, English Department
Short silent film in the surrealist vein. A display of dream-like images and sequences. In black and white.
1:15 - 3:30 PM, Karnoutsos 108
Wednesday, April 6
90 MILES
(Cuba-USA, 2001)
Written & directed by Juan Carlos Zaldivar
Presented by Dr. Mirtha Quintanales, Lat. Am. Studies
This documentary film recounts the events that lead Zaldivar, a 13-year old boy who had grown up as a loyalist, to become a Marielito and leave Cuba for a better life in Miami.
1:00 - 2:30 PM, Karnoutsos 429
Wednesday, April 13
THE GOLDEN DOOR
(Italy, 2006)
Directed by Emanuel Crialese
Presented by Dr. Vera Dika, Media Arts
Story of Italian immigrants as they journey from their native Sicily to the US. Set at the start of the 20th century, the film recounts a family's struggle from their difficult decision to leave home to the uncertainty of arriving in a new land.
3:00 - 5:00 PM, Fries Hall 146
Thursday, April 14
MADE IN DAGENHAM
(Great Britain, 2010)
Directed by Nigel Cole
Presented by Women's and Gender Studies
A dramatization of the 1968 strike at the Ford Dagenham car plant, where female workers walked out in protest against sexual discrimination.
9:00 - 11:00 am – Grossnickle 139
Thursday, April 14
LES CHORISTES
(France, 2004)
Directed by Christophe Barratier
Presented by Prof. Joyce Monroe, Modern Languages
Based on a true story of a music teacher working in a boarding school in post-World War II France. Although many of his pupils are hard core delinquents, Mathieu succeeds in reaching them through his caring and love of music.
7:00 - 9:00 PM, Karnoutsos 347
Saturday, April 16
NAZARIN
(Mexico, 1959)
Directed by Luis Buñuel
Presented by Dr. Rigofredo Granados, Modern Languages
Adapted from the eponymous novel of Benito Perez Galdos, the story of Padre Nazario, a Roman Catholic Priest of Spanish heritage, who suffers a crisis of faith.
10:00 am - 12 noon, Karnoutsos 112
Monday, April 18
MAO'S LAST DANCER
(Australia, 2009)
Directed by Bruce Beresford
Presented by Prof. Lily Shen, Modern Languages
At the heart of Mao's cultural revolution, 11-year old boy Li Cunxin, living in an impoverished village, is selected to learn ballet at the Beijing Dance Academy.
7:00 - 9:00 PM, Karnoutsos 358
Tuesday, April 19
LA VITA É BELLA
(Italy, 1997)
Directed by Roberto Benigni
Presented by Prof. Rosalie Romano, Modern Languages
Story of a Jewish Italian, Guido Orefice, who must use his fertile imagination to help his family during their internment in a Nazi concentration camp.
4:00 - 6:00 PM, Karnoutsos 627
Thursday, April 21
FIRST SPEAKERS
(USA, 2010)
Directed by Marcia Jarmel & Ken Schneider
Presented by Dr. Aisa Said-Mohand, Modern Languages
A new generation of scholars race against time to save Minnesota's Ojibwe language. Working with the remaining Ojibwe speakers, they hope to pass the language on to the next generation. Told by Ojibwe elders, scholars, writers, historians and teachers, this original production is filled with hope for the future.
7:00 - 9:00 PM, Karnoutsos 237
Tuesday, April 26
THE SYRIAN BRIDE
(Israel, 2004)
Directed by Eran Riklis
Presented by Prof. Kdiry & Dr. Barugel, Modern Languages
The troubles that a politically unresolved situation creates for a Druze community planning a wedding. A look at the Arab-Israeli conflict through the story of a family divided by political borders and fractured by the region's harsh realities.
4 - 6 PM and 7 - 9 PM, Karnoutsos 237
Wednesday, April 27
MARÍA ANTONIA
(Cuba, 1992)
Directed by Sergio Giral
Presented by Dr. Guillermo Martinez, Modern Languages
Set in Cuba in the early 1950s, before the Cuban revolution. Maria Antonia, a prostitute, falls in love with a boxer to whom she devotes her life. She tries everything to keep him, as her tortured soul sinks into despair.
7:00 - 9:00 PM, Karnoutsos 646