Show Dates and Film Titles

 

Sept 24 Kontroll

(Hungary 2005) 105 minutes

The labyrinthine netherworld of the Budapest subway system provides the stunning setting for this stylized romantic thriller in which the lives of assorted outcasts, lovers, and dreamers intersect and collide. “Director / writer Nimrod Antal has made an extremely accomplished feature debut… a bizarrely original underground world of shadows and garish light.” – Ed Scheid, Boxoffice Magazine

 

Oct 1 Duck Season

(Mexico 2006) 90 minutes

Compared by critics to the indie hit Clerks, this slice-of-life comedy centers on two bored teenagers who plan a day of unsupervised fun. Videogames, Coca-Cola, and pizza are high on their list of priorities, but things don't quite go according to plan. “Duck Season soars with all the profundity and inanity of teenage life; the tenderness, the isolation, and the doomed joy of its innocent irresponsibility.” – Jonathan Trout, BBC

 

October 8 Three Burials of Melquiades Estrada

(USA 2005) 121 minutes

Tommy Lee Jones's second turn in the director's chair takes place on the border between West Texas and Mexico, a hot spot for illegal crossings. Jones flips this dangerous yet all-too-common practice on its head with a tale of a man hell-bent on crossing the border in the opposite direction. “Beautiful, authentic and brutally observant of human nature.” – Peter Debruge, Premiere Magazine

Oct 15 Fateless

(Hungary 2006) 140 minutes

Based on Nobel Prize-winner Imre Kertesz's stunning novel about a Hungarian Jewish boy's experiences during and after the Nazi occupation of Hungary. “[Director] Lajos Koltai's textured re-creation of enduring the unimaginable with quiet delicacy is the most hauntingly beautiful film about the Holocaust ever made.” – Sean Axmaker, Seattle Post-Intelligencer

 

Oct 22 The Proposition

(Australia 2006) 104 minutes

Scripted by singer / songwriter Nick Cave, this brutally violent but poetic and thought-provoking film, set in rural Australia at the end of the 19 th century, explores themes of family, loyalty, and betrayal. “A near-masterpiece of mood and menace, and one that deserves to be seen on the largest screen possible.” – Ty Burr, Boston Globe

 

Oct 29 After Innocence

(USA 2005) 95 minutes

A gripping, emotionally charged documentary that follows wrongfully convicted men freed by DNA evidence after decades in prison as they struggle to transition back into society. “While the film is rich in fascinating, factual information, the most remarkable aspect… is its unfailing humanity.” – Bob Strauss, Los Angeles Daily News

 

 

Nov 5 Iron Island

(Iran 2006) 90 minutes

A potent social allegory about dozens of homeless families who find shelter and form a community in a huge rusting tanker off the Iranian coast. “A galloping fable full of offbeat characters and entertaining moments.” – Deborah Young, Variety

 

 

Nov 12 Tsotsi

(South Africa 2006) 94 minutes

Special Presentation by the Center for International Studies

This Academy Award winning film (Best Foreign Feature) presents a provocative look at life in the ghettos outside present-day Johannesburg. “Brilliantly acted, especially by star Presley Chweneyagae, who makes Tsotsi's journey toward redemption a truly mesmerizing – and at times, nerve-wracking – experience.” – Tracy Allerton, South Florida Sun-Sentinel

 

 

Nov 19 Delwende

(Burkina Faso 2006) 90 minutes

A rash of deaths in a West African village leads to a beautiful young dancer being exiled to a mysterious community of witches. Based on true events, this sensitively crafted drama focuses on the human costs of superstition and women's struggle for justice in contemporary Africa . “[Director] Yameogo is enamored with strong women, and in his lead actresses he's found a terrific conduit for expressing their nobility and force.” – Jay Weissberg, Variety.com

 

 

No Screening Nov 26

 

 

Dec 3 Heading South

(France 2006) 108 minutes

Examines a time and place (1970s Haiti) in which wealthy women from the east headed to the islands in search of sexual fulfillment among its young men. “Defiantly complex, sexually, politically, and emotionally.” – Stephanie Zacharek, Salon.com

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The International Film Series is run by an interdisciplinary committee of UD Faculty, Staff, and Students. The 2006/07 Committee roster is as follows:

Michael Cotsell, English Department

Sean Cox, Assistant Director, Center for International Studies

Megan Fernandes, 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

Edgard Sankara, Foreign Language and Literatures Department

 

Series Assistant: Therese Rizzo, College of Arts and Sciences

 

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