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INTERNATIONAL FILM SERIES Spring 2012 Schedule ALL SCREENINGS ON SUNDAYS AT 7:30 PM IN THE TRABANT UNIVERSITY CENTER THEATER. ADMISSION IS FREE AND OPEN TO THE PUBLIC. Shown in 35mm film prints, except as indicated. All foreign language films have English subtitles. The International Film Series is made possible by the generous support of the Faculty Senate Committee on Cultural Activities and Public Events (CAPE). February 26: The Guard (Ireland 2011, in Irish Gaelic and English, 96 minutes) .jpg) John Michael McDonagh directs this award-winning dark comedy about a confrontational Irish policeman (Brendan Gleeson) teamed with an uptight FBI agent (Don Cheadle) in the investigation of an international drug-smuggling ring.March 4: The Night Watchman (Mexico 2011, in Spanish, 72 minutes; shown on DVD)  Night after night, Martin watches over the extravagant mausoleums of Mexico's most notorious drug lords like a guardian angel. Set in a labyrinthine cemetery in the hours between dusk and dawn, The Night Watchman (El Velador) is a peaceful mediation on violence. Natalia Almada's haunting documentary reminds us that even today, during the turmoil of Mexico's bloodiest conflict since the revolution, ordinary life persists.
March 11: Young Goethe in Love (Germany 2010, in German, 100 minutes) .jpg) Germany 1772: After aspiring poet Johann Wolfgang von Goethe (Alexander Fehling) fails his law exams, he's sent to a sleepy provincial court to reform. Instead, he falls for Lotte (Miriam Stein), a young woman who is promised to another man. Director Phillip Stölzl (“Northface”) returns to the very wellspring of Romanticism – Goethe’s autobiographical masterpiece “The Sorrows of Young Werther” – and conjures up a beguiling and refreshingly innocent period romance. March 18: 13 Assassins (Japan and Britain 2011, in Japanese, 130 minutes) .jpg) Cult director Takashi Miike (Ichi the Killer, Audition) delivers a bravado period action film set at the end of Japan’s feudal era. 13 Assassins - a “masterful exercise in cinematic butchery” (New York Post) – is centered around a group of elite samurai who are secretly enlisted to bring down a sadistic lord in order to prevent him from ascending to the throne and plunging the country into a war torn future.2 Week Break for Spring Break
April 8: The Last Circus (Spain 2010, in Spanish, 107 minutes)  Basque director Álex de la Iglesia's exotic, surreal, hilarious, bloody and utterly explosive grand opus begins with a clown's forced recruitment by a Republican militia during the Spanish Civil War. Decades later, Javier, the clown’s son, finds himself drawn into a twisted love triangle with the sadistic "happy" clown Sergio and Natalia, Sergio’s abused, coquettish wife. With his latest film, de la Iglesia creates a gothic tragicomedy of Spain’s fascist past, composed of equal parts farce and brutality. April 22: Rare Exports (Finland 2010, in Finnish and English, 84 minutes)  It's the eve of Christmas in northern Finland, and an 'archeological' dig has just unearthed the real Santa Claus. But this particular Santa isn't the one you want coming to town. What ensues is a wildly humorous nightmare - a fantastically bizarre polemic on modern day morality. Rare Exports is a re-imagining of the most classic of all childhood fantasies, and is a darkly comic gem.April 29: Melancholia May 6: Snowtown (Australia 2011, in English, 119 minutes)  Based on true events, this powerfully disquieting film explores the way morality can be skewed by circumstance. Sixteen-year-old Jamie longs for an escape from the violence and hopelessness that surrounds him in one of Adelaide's disenfranchised suburbs. Salvation seems to come in the form of John, a charismatic man who becomes Jamie's mentor. But as people start disappearing, Jamie begins to harbour deep suspicions about John and his motivations. May 13: The Round Up (France 2010, in French, 115 minutes) RESCHEDULED FROM APRIL 15  Based on meticulous research and told through the story of several Jewish families who find themselves taken unawares by the ferocious turn of events, The Round Up portrays the few weeks in July 1942, when more than 13,000 Parisian Jews were rounded up and taken to the now notorious Vel' d'Hiv stadium. Powered by fluid direction and a string of stars- from Jean Reno (Leon: The Professional) to Mélanie Laurent (Inglourious Basterds)- The Round Up was a much-talked-about box office hit in Europe in 2010. Do you have a Facebook account? Join the new "U Del International Film Series" group in the Delaware network to discuss films and learn more about our movies. If you would like to join our email list, you can subscribe here. Type your email address and name in the space provided, then hit the "subscribe" button at the bottom of the page. |
