September 30, 2016 - "Before the Rain" (1994)

Before the Rain (1994) 


Friday 7 p.m., September 30, 2016
Stanley Coulter Hall, Room 239


Director: Milcho Manchevski
Origin: Republic of Macedonia | France | UK
Language: Macedonian | English | Albanian | French
Running time: 115 min

The circularity of violence seen in a story that circles on itself. In Republic of Macedonia, during war in Bosnia, Christians hunt an ethnic Albanian girl who may have murdered one of their own. A young monk who's taken a vow of silence offers her protection. In London, a photographic editor who's pregnant needs to talk it out with her estranged husband and chooses a toney restaurant. She wants permanence with her lover, a prize-winning Macedonian photographer just back from Bosnia, changed by the violence. He leaves abruptly for his village; he's not visited it in 16 years. There he tries to ignore bitter divisions between his Orthodox brethren and local Albanians, then tries to transcend them.Written by <jhailey@hotmail.com>

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September 23, 2016 - "Children of Men" (2006)

Children of Men (2006)

Friday 7 p.m., September 23, 2016

Stanley Coulter Hall, Room 239


Director: Alfonso Cuarón
Origin: USA | UK
Language: English | German | Italian | Romanian | Spanish | Arabic | Georgian | Russian | Serbian
Running time: 109 min

A futuristic society faces extinction when the human race loses the ability to reproduce. England has descended into chaos, until an iron-handed warden is brought in to institute martial law. The warden's ability to keep order is threatened when a woman finds that she is pregnant with what would be the first child born in 27 years (From Rotten Tomatoes).

MPAA rating: Rated R for strong violence, language, some drug use and brief nudity

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September 16, 2016 - "Nostalghia" (1983)

Nostalghia, 1983

Friday 7 p.m., September 16, 2016
Stanley Coulter Hall, Room 239

Director: Andrey Tarkovsky
Origin: Italy | Soviet Union
Language: Italian | Russian
Running time: 125 min

The Russian poet Andrei Gorchakov, accompanied by guide and translator Eugenia, is traveling through Italy researching the life of an 18th-century Russian composer. In an ancient spa town, he meets the lunatic Domenico, who years earlier had imprisoned his own family in his house for seven years to save them from the evils of the world. Seeing some deep truth in Domenico's act, Andrei becomes drawn to him. In a series of dreams, the poet's nostalgia for his homeland and his longing for his wife, his ambivalent feelings for Eugenia and Italy, and his sense of kinship with Domenico become intertwined. Written by Anonymous and Brian McInnis (from IMDb)

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September 9, 2016 - "The Grandmaster" (2013)

The Grandmaster, 2013

Friday 7 p.m., September 9, 2016
Forney Hall, Room G124

Director: Kar-Wai Wong
Origin: China
Language: Mandarin | Cantonese | Japanese
Running time: 122 min

Ip Man's peaceful life in Foshan changes after Gong Yutian seeks an heir for his family in Southern China. Ip Man then meets Gong Er who challenges him for the sake of regaining her family's honor. After the Second Sino-Japanese War, Ip Man moves to Hong Kong and struggles to provide for his family. In the mean time, Gong Er chooses the path of vengeance after her father was killed by Ma San. Written by Immanuel Ambhara (from IMDb)

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