Featuring 35mm prints and projected DVDs.
Screenings are on Sundays at 7:30 pm in the Trabant University Center Theater, University of Delaware Newark Campus.
All foreign-language films are shown with subtitles.
Admission is free and open to the public.
If you have questions or comments about the International Film Series, or for weekly email reminders and updates, please send an email to mtwchk at udel dot edu. You will only receive messages pertaining to the film series. Please note: the IFS webpage will be updated 1-2 weeks before the start of the semester's series, so that we may bring you the most current titles available to us.
Erik and Phillip, lifelong friends and aspiring novelists, are the focus of this intelligent reflection on friendship and youthful exuberance. Buoyed by visual flourish and an infectious energy, its splashy, self-conscious style is a throwback to the French New Wave. “ Jules and Jim for the punk-rock generation.” Richard Nilsen, Arizona Republic
Oskar is a 12-year-old outcast who dreams of revenge. Will the arrival of his mysterious new neighbor Eli bring a friend and ally or a murderous fugitive? “Imagine a Venn diagram where preadolescent innocence, budding sexuality and escalating dread overlap. One of the essential horror films of the decade.” Colin Covert, Minneapolis Star Tribune
Propelled by mesmerizing déjà vu and twisted yet camouflaged tragicomedy, this low budget Twilight Zone-ready tale transforms its rather mundane setting into a surreal landscape. “Boasts the kind of smart, resourceful filmmaking that champions ingenuity over spectacle.” Jeff Shannon, Seattle Times
An innovative, original, and vital history lesson that explores the horrors of the Israeli Army mission in the first Lebanon War of the early eighties through interviews and pioneering animation. “As devious and subversive as it is brilliant and nightmarish.” John Anderson, Washington Post
Upon completion, China’s mammoth Three Gorges Dam on the Yangtze River will be the largest hydroelectric power station in the world. Progress, though, comes at a price: the dam will displace more...Upon completion, China’s mammoth Three Gorges Dam on the Yangtze River will be the largest hydroelectric power station in the world. Progress, though, comes at a price: the dam will displace more than a million residents and destroy numerous cultural and archaeological sites, upending a way of life. Filmmaker Yung Chang examines the human effects of this massive project. “Myth and reality, past and present, tradition and progress go head to head in this remarkable documentary.” Tirdad Derakhshani, Philadelphia Inquirer
A deliciously creepy omnibus of inexplicable unease, abstract dread, and Kafkaesque isolation explored through a visceral, minimalist topography that would make Poe and Hitchcock proud. “Boasts remarkable visual and sound design, with weighty shadows, complicated texturing, or unsettlingly fluid movement pushing at the traditional boundaries of animation.” Tasha Robinson, AV Club
Visionary director Jiri Menzel presents the whimsical story of an ordinary Czech citizen who reflects on a life spent doing whatever it takes to fulfill his dreams of becoming a millionaire. “A zesty fusion of picaresque adventure, absurdist whimsy and Chaplinesque grace.” Joe Morgenstern, Wall Street Journal
A complex, captivating portrait of a struggling immigrant family by French-Tunisian director Abdellatif Kechiche. “Never slows, always engages, may continue too long, but ends too soon. It is made of life itself.” Roger Ebert, Chicago Sun-Times
The International Film Series is run by an interdisciplinary committee of UD Faculty, Staff, and Students. The 2008/09 Committee roster is as follows:
Dean Carter, Student, College of Arts and Sciences
Marie Gleason, Program Coordinator, Center for International Studies
Michael Green, Student, College of Arts and Sciences
Carla Guerron-Montero, Anthropology Department
Kevin Kerrane, English Department
Meghann Matwichuk, Library, Instructional Media Collection Department (Chair)
Claire McCabe, English Department
Series Assistant: Robert Klevay, College of Arts and Sciences
