Cinematheque for All: May 2016

Showing independent and foreign films weekly on the Purdue campus. All screenings are subject to availability; we will make every effort to show the listed films as shown. We will update this list if/when changes need to be made.

The Fall 2016 Season runs September 2-December 16, 2016. All screenings but one for this season begin at 7:00 p.m. in Stanley Coulter Hall, Room 239, 640 Oval Drive. Parking is available in the University Street parking garage, on the Purdue University campus. (Screening on September 9 will be in Forney Hall, G124, 480 Stadium Mall Drive, parking in Northwestern Avenue garage.)

Sunday, May 8, 2016

May 11, 2016 - "Living is Easy with Eyes Closed" (2015)

Living is Easy with Eyes Closed, 2015
Wednesday, May 11, 2016
Stanley Coulter Hall, Room 239

Director: David Trueba
Origin: Spain
Language: Spanish
Running time: 108 min

Setting off to meet rock colossus John Lennon after learning that he's making a movie in Almeria, superfan Antonio picks up a pair of disaffected young hitchhikers en route, giving rise to an unlikely friendship. (from Netflix.com)

U.S. box office: $11,600
Watch the trailer on YouTube.

Sunday, May 1, 2016

May 4, 2016 - "Me and Earl and the Dying Girl" (2015)

Me and Earl and the Dying Girl, 2015
Wednesday, May 4, 2016

Stanley Coulter Hall, Room 239

Director: Alfonso Gomez-Rejon
Origin: USA
Language: English
Running time: 105 min

Cruising through his senior year, high schooler Greg Gaines spends his free time making parody versions of famous films with his pal Earl. But when Greg's mother asks him to befriend Rachel, a leukemia patient, his blithe outlook begins to change. (from Netflix.com)

MPAA rating: Rated PG - 13 for sexual content, drug material, language and some thematic elements
U.S. box office: $6,743,776
Watch the trailer on IMDB.