Life at the I-House
Thursday, November 19, 2009
Dialogue Session: Islam in America
After discussing Christianity in Middle East comes the time to look at Islam in USA.
We'll meet this Thursday, November 19 at 6:00 p.m. at the I-House to see a short film about problems Muslim communities face in the United States and talk about Islam in modern days America.
You can address your question to an Imam that will participate in the discussion and to other participants.
Where: International House Great Room
When: Thursday, November 19 at 6:00 p.m.
Cost: Free
We'll meet this Thursday, November 19 at 6:00 p.m. at the I-House to see a short film about problems Muslim communities face in the United States and talk about Islam in modern days America.
You can address your question to an Imam that will participate in the discussion and to other participants.
Where: International House Great Room
When: Thursday, November 19 at 6:00 p.m.
Cost: Free
Labels: Film, Islam, Middle East
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Monday, November 16, 2009
International Film Series "Days of Sadat"
We are moving the Intentional Film Series event for the Middle Eastern Week to the Monday of the Week. Wee meet in the Hodges Library November 16th at 6pm for an Egyptian film "Days of Sadat".This epic film is based on Sadat's autobiography ''in search of Identity'' and his wife Jihane el Sadat's ''A woman of Egypt''. It stars Egypt's great actor Ahmed Zaki who achieved new heights in character personification and acting. Sadat... a phenomenon... a blockbuster... a masterpiece....
Where: Hodges Library Room 253
When: Monday, November 16, 6:00 pm
Cost: Free
Labels: Egypt, Film, Middle East
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Thursday, November 12, 2009
International Film Series "Under The Same Moon"
We will be wrapping up the Latin American Week at the International House with Mexican movie "Under The Same Moon" ("La Misma Luna").
The film tells the story of Rosario (del Castillo), a mother who emigrated illegally to the United States, and her nine-year-old son, Carlitos (Alonso). Rosario and Carlitos have not seen each other in four years, when Carlitos was only five. Rosario, now living in Los Angeles, California, calls her son, still in Mexico, every Sunday. Carlitos lives in a small Mexican village with his sick grandmother.
Where: International House Great Room
When: Thursday, November 12, 6:30 pm
Cost: free
Snacks and nonalcoholic beverages will be available at no cost
Labels: Film, Latin American, Mexico
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Thursday, November 5, 2009
International Film Series "White Angel"
The movie for our Turkish Week, "White Angel" (Beyaz Melek), tells us the universal, ever-lasting drama of "old age" based on a social background where the director is aiming to reflect the brotherhood of the Turkish and the Kurdish people living in the south-east of Turkey.
Mala Ahmet, the old leader of a Kurdish tribe is suffering from cancer. While running away from the compulsory chemo-therapy in the hospital he suddenly finds himself in a nursery home where he is confronted with a different but cruel culture of life: The old people are left alone to their destiny while they wait for their death to come, whereas old people of his own village in the south-east, are treated with utmost care and tenderness by their relatives.
Where: Hodges Library Room 253
When: Thursday, November 5, 6:00 pm
Cost: Free
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Thursday, October 29, 2009
International Film Series "Black"
Movie the Indian Week at the I-House, "Black", revolves around a blind, deaf and mute girl, and her relationship with her teacher who himself later develops Alzheimer's disease. The first half of the film is an adaptation of Helen Keller's autobiography The Story of My Life
Where: Hodges Library Room 253
When: Thursday, October 29, 6:00 pm
Cost: Free
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Thursday, October 22, 2009
International Film Series "Tae Guk Gi: The Brotherhood of War"
Finishing Thematic Weeks with a movie has become a tradition already.
The movie Tae Guk Gi: The Brotherhood of War is our last event for the Korean Week.
Jin-Tae (Jang Dong-Gun) shines shoes, hoping to save enough money to send his younger brother, Jin-Seok (Won Bin), to university. Their mother runs a noodle shop and wishes the best for her two sons, even though things have been tough since her husband died. But all bets are off when the Korean War erupts and Jin-Seok is unwillingly conscripted into the war, which forces Jin-Tae to enlist just so he can save his brother.
When: Thursday, October 22nd, 6:30 p.m.
Where: Hodges Library Room 253
Cost: Free
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Thursday, October 8, 2009
International Film Series - "The Chinese Feast"
The Chinese Week at the I-House will be over after our last Chinese event - another movie in the International Film Series.
If you are ready for more Chinese culture after art demonstration, Chinese Coffee House and Chinese Culture night than meet us at the Hodges Library.
Learn about Chinese table manners and get exposed to the art of Chinese cuisine.
With a marvelously convoluted plot and featuring plenty of slapstick action, Chinese Feast is essentially a kung-fu film with a tasty twist: the combatants battle with knives, not to carve each other up but to make exquisite culinary delicacies. The story's impetus comes from a long-standing feud between cooking schools and centers on an upcoming cook-off in which two master chefs compete to present the most delicious version of the Qing & Han Imperial Feast staples -- monkey brains, bear paw, and elephant trunk.
When: Thursday, October 8, 6:00 p.m.
Where: Room 253 at the Hodges Library
Cost: FREE as usual
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Thursday, October 1, 2009
International Film Series - "The Hidden Fortress"
Our another international movie is finishing the Japanese week at the I-House
A general and a princess must dodge enemy clans while smuggling the royal treasure out of hostile territory with two bumbling, conniving peasants at their sides; it's a spirited adventure that only Akira Kurosawa could create. Acknowledged as a primary influence on George Lucas's Star Wars, The Hidden Fortress delivers Kurosawa's inimitably deft blend of wry humor, breathtaking action and humanist compassion on an epic scale
The event is Free as usual. Popcorn and drinks will be provided to make the viewing even more enjoyable
Where: International House Great Room
When: Thursday, October 1, 6:30 p.m.
Cost: Free
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Thursday, September 24, 2009
International Film Series - "Wolfhound"
Join the International House for the last event in our Eastern European Week - First Slavic Fantasy movie!After a warrior miraculously survives a veritable death sentence, he devotes his second chance at life to avenging his own obliterated tribe. At any cost, the Wolfhound will claw his way to and murder Ludoed, the man responsible for ruining his life. This exciting, Russian-language fantasy epic comes from director Nikolai Lebedev.
When: Thursday, Sept.24, 6:00 p.m.
Where: Hodges Library Auditorium (room 101)
Cost: FREE
Labels: Eastern Europe, Film
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Thursday, September 17, 2009
International Film Series - "My Big Fat Greek Wedding"
Join the International House for our last event for the Greek Week. Get another perspective on Greek culture through the power of humor.
Movie "My Big Fat Greek Wedding" tells a story of a young Greek woman that falls in love with a non-Greek and struggles to get her family to accept him while she comes to terms with her heritage and cultural identity.
When: Thursday, September 17, 6:00 p.m.
Where: John C. Hodges Library, Room 253
Cost: Free
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Monday, August 31, 2009
The International House is glad to invite you to our next film viewing.
As a part of African Week program we show South African movie TSOTSI.
TSOTSI is a gritty and moving portrait of an angry young man living in a state of extreme urban deprivation. His world pumps with the raw energy of "Kwaito music" - the modern beat of the ghetto that reflects his troubled state of mind.
"Tsotsi" literally means "thug" or "gangster" in the street language of South Africa's townships and ghettos. "Kwaito" is South Africa's answer to American Hip Hop.
When: Monday, August 31, 6:30 p.m.
Where: International House, Great Room
Cost: Free
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Thursday, August 27, 2009
Viewing of the Film: "Life & Debt"
Using conventional and non-conventional documentary techniques, this searing film dissects the "mechanism of debt" that is destroying local agriculture and industry in Third World countries, while substituting them with sweat-shops and cheap imports. "Life and Debt" is an unapologetic look at the "new world order" from the point of view of Jamaican workers, farmers, government and policy officials, who see the reality of globalization from the ground up.
When: Thursday, August 27
First Viewing @ 3:00 p.m.
Second Viewing @ 4:30 p.m.
Where: I-House TV Room
Cost: FREE
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Friday, April 3, 2009
Film Series - April Captains
The seventh film in the International Film Series Program – April Captains (a Portuguese movie released in 2000) – is featured on April 9 at 6:30 pm in Lindsay Young Auditorium at the Hodges library.
It is a story of the 1974 coup that overthrew the right-wing Portuguese dictatorship – which continued the fascist policies of long-time dictator Antonio Salazar – and of two young army captains who were involved in it…
There is still one movie to see this semester:
April 23 – 2046 (Chinese)
We are looking forward to see you at our movies.
Labels: Film
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Thursday, March 26, 2009
Film Series Tonight!
The next movie in our International Film Series program will be shown on March 26 (this Thursday) at 6:30 pm in Lindsay Young Auditorium in Hodges library.
2007 Turkish-German film The Edge of Heaven (Auf der anderen Seite) gives us an exquisitely moving yet resolutely unsentimental story of six people whose lives intersect in Germany and Turkey. When a Turkish septuagenarian hires a prostitute as his live-in lover, their children are sent on a journey of loss, discovery, and love.
There are still two movies to see this semester:
April 9 – April Captains (Portuguese)
April 23 – 2046 (Chinese)
We are looking forward to seeing you at the movies.
Labels: Film
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Sunday, February 22, 2009
My Father
Dear students, faculty, and staff,
The International House is happy to announce the fourth film of the semester to be showed at 6:30p.m on Thursday night, February 26 in the Lindsay Young Auditorium at Hodges Library.
The International House is happy to announce the fourth film of the semester to be showed at 6:30p.m on Thursday night, February 26 in the Lindsay Young Auditorium at Hodges Library.
My Father is a South Korean movie released in 2007. Based on a true story, the movie is about an adopted son who is searching for his biological parents in South Korea. During his search he meets his real father, a condemned murderer on death row. Daniel Henney plays the lead role of James, who works as a volunteer in the United States armed forces in Korea. He asks questions of why his father is on death row and finds out things that he always wanted to know. Then he finds more and more truths unravel about his father and his life. The movie is controversial because the family of the father's victims did not support its production. In its first week on release it topped the South Korean box office sales charts.
Labels: Film
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Wednesday, February 11, 2009
Film Series - "The Children Of Russia"
"The Children of Russia” – is a Spanish documentary on lives and destinies of sons and daughters of Spanish Republican fighters, who were evacuated to the Soviet Union. That was intended as a temporary escape from bombing and privation. But Franco's victory, the German invasion of the USSR and Stalinism conspired to keep the kids there for 20 years or more, some never returned, while others started over yet again in Cuba.
For this movie we have a special guest – Dr. Norberto Mínguez-Arranz, Professor of Film Studies at the University Complutense of Madrid, Spain.
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Thursday, January 22, 2009
International Film Series
Welcome back to the new semester! We will screen eight culturally representative films throughout the semester, each of which will be facilitated by a guest speaker who will elaborate on the film. First, the speaker will give a short introduction focusing on the culture, background, themes of the movie or other things to look for in the movie. This usually takes about 15 or 20 minutes. Then we will screen the movie.
January 15 - Cuckoo (Russian)
January 29 - Tokyo Story (Japanese)
February 12 - The Children of Russia (Spanish)
February 26 - My Father (Korean)
March 12 - Poison Friends (French)
March 26 - The Edge of Heaven (German)
April 9 - Capitales de Abril (Portuguese)
April 23 - 2046 (Chinese)
The films will be screened at 6:30pm (except Poison Friends, which will screen at 7:00pm) on alternate Thursdays at Lindsay Young Auditorium, on the first floor of the Hodges Library. With certain films, you could enjoy some light refreshments or snacks and foods presented by the speaker connected to the culture of that day.
We welcome all UT staff and students to attend this free and enjoyable program and look forward to seeing you there this semester.
Spring 2009 ScheduleJanuary 15 - Cuckoo (Russian)
January 29 - Tokyo Story (Japanese)
February 12 - The Children of Russia (Spanish)
February 26 - My Father (Korean)
March 12 - Poison Friends (French)
March 26 - The Edge of Heaven (German)
April 9 - Capitales de Abril (Portuguese)
April 23 - 2046 (Chinese)
Labels: Film
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Wednesday, January 21, 2009
Tokyo Story
Tokyo story
Thursday night January 29 at 6:30pm in Lindsay Young Auditorium in Hodges Library the International House presents Tokyo Story as part of the International Film Series. Tokyo Story is a 1953 Japanese film directed by Yasujiro Ozu. In Sight and Sound magazine's polls of directors and critics, Tokyo Story is regularly listed as one of the ten greatest films ever made. We will also invite Noriko J. Horiguchi, Assistant Professor, Department of Modern Foreign Languages and Literatures, to give a short speech about the movie. Below please see a brief plot synopsis of the film.
It tells the story of a couple who travel to Tokyo to visit their grown children, but find their children are too absorbed in their own lives to spend much time with their parents. It is often regarded as Ozu's masterpiece, and is cited by Sight & Sound as one of the greatest films ever made.
It tells the story of a couple who travel to Tokyo to visit their grown children, but find their children are too absorbed in their own lives to spend much time with their parents. It is often regarded as Ozu's masterpiece, and is cited by Sight & Sound as one of the greatest films ever made.
Labels: Film
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Thursday, January 15, 2009
The Cuckoo
Dear Students, Faculty and Staff,
This is to remind you that our first film will be shown this Thursday night (January 15) at 6:30pm in Lindsay Young Auditorium in Hodges Library. This is a Russian film, which was rewarded to several domestic and international rewards such as Golden Eagle 2003 and NIKA 2003. We will also invite Natalie Pervukhin, Professor of Modern Foreign Language, to give a short speech about the movie. Below please see a brief plot synopsis of the film.
The Cuckoo is a 2002 film directed by Aleksandr Rogozhkin. Its Russian title is Kukushka. In September 1944, near the end of WWII, a Russian idealist, a Finish college student and a Swedish peasant woman find themselves confined to a tiny backwoods hut. Unable to speak each other's language, the two men begin to fall in love with the woman and are forced to let their body language speak for them.
Labels: Film
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Monday, January 5, 2009
International Film Series
Welcome back to the new semester! We will screen 8 culturally representative films throughout the semester, each of which will be facilitated by a guest speaker who will elaborate on the film. First, the speaker will give a short introduction focusing on the culture, background, themes of the movie or other things to look for the movie about 15 or 20 minutes. Then we will screen the movie.
The films will be screened at 6:30pm （Poison Friends at 7:00pm） on alternative Thursdays on Lindsay Young Auditorium, the first floor of the Hodges Library. With certain films, you could enjoy some light refreshments or snacks and foods presented by the speaker connected to the culture of that day.
We welcome all UT staff and students to attend this free and enjoyable program and look forward to seeing you there this semester.
Spring 2009 Schedule:
January 15 Cuckoo (Russia)
January 29 Tokyo Story (Japanese)
February 12 The Children of Russia (Spanish)
February 26 My Father (Korean)
March 12 Poison Friends (French)
March 26 The Edge of heaven (Germany)
April 9 Capitães de Abril (Portuguese)
April 23 2046 (Chinese)
The films will be screened at 6:30pm （Poison Friends at 7:00pm） on alternative Thursdays on Lindsay Young Auditorium, the first floor of the Hodges Library. With certain films, you could enjoy some light refreshments or snacks and foods presented by the speaker connected to the culture of that day.
We welcome all UT staff and students to attend this free and enjoyable program and look forward to seeing you there this semester.
Spring 2009 Schedule:
January 15 Cuckoo (Russia)
January 29 Tokyo Story (Japanese)
February 12 The Children of Russia (Spanish)
February 26 My Father (Korean)
March 12 Poison Friends (French)
March 26 The Edge of heaven (Germany)
April 9 Capitães de Abril (Portuguese)
April 23 2046 (Chinese)
Labels: Film
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Wednesday, November 5, 2008
The Last Film of the Semester: Soñar no Cuesta Nada
Dear students, faculty, and staff,
The International House staff is happy to announce the last film of the semester showing on Thursday night, November 20th at 7:00p.m. in Lindsay Young Auditorium at Hodges Library. It is a Colombian film. The title of the film is "Soñar no Cuesta Nada." Below please see the below plot synthesis .
The International House staff is happy to announce the last film of the semester showing on Thursday night, November 20th at 7:00p.m. in Lindsay Young Auditorium at Hodges Library. It is a Colombian film. The title of the film is "Soñar no Cuesta Nada." Below please see the below plot synthesis .
Based on a true story, a group of 147 overworked and underpaid Colombian soldiers find the treasure they didn't seek; $46 million. The film is a surreal black comedy and follows 4 of the 147 soldiers who were part of the anti-guerrilla "Destroyer" battalion, and tells of their story leading up to and after finding the money. The soldiers decide to divide the money between themselves instead of giving the money to the Colombian government. The soldiers don't have food, water or toilet paper, but instead use their bags full of money as pillows. As the soldiers are recalled and taken back into civilization, they start to use their money for bad things, spending it on brothels, alcohol and prostitutes. The discovery the soldiers made changed their lives. They no longer live in poverty and now are capable of achieving their dreams. Now they hope to return to civilization and make their dreams come true.
Labels: Film
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Monday, October 27, 2008
A Friend of the Deceased
Dear students, faculty, and staff,
The International House staff is happy to announce the fifth film of the semester showing on next Thursday night, November 6th at 7:00p.m. in Lindsay Young Auditorium at Hodges Library. The title of the film is "A Friend of the Deceased." Below please see the plot synthesis from the New York Times.
Since the rebirth of capitalism in former Soviet nations, corruption has replaced bureaucracy as the chief means of controlling the masses, thereby making it difficult for honest people to earn a living. This is certainly true in the Ukrainian city of Kiev, the hometown of luckless Anatoli (Alexander Lazarev, Jr.). While he has a job as a translator, the pay is insufficient and he tries hard to find a new job. A rather serious but disorganized intellectual, he finds it difficult to adjust to the me-first, money-grubbing ways of the "new Ukrainians." The craziness of it all deeply depresses and confuses Anatoli. Matters are worsened when his unloving wife abandons him for another. One day he runs into an old friend who upon hearing Anatoli's sad tale, convinces Anatoli to hire an assassin to kill his wife's lover. Anatoli reluctantly hires one of Kiev's many professional killers, but gives the man a picture of himself and makes plans for his own death, plans that go awry. Then Anatoli changes his mind. He must now find the killer before the killer finds him. This darkly funny story paints a caustic sociological portrait of modern Ukrainian urban life.
Labels: Film
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Monday, September 29, 2008
The Princess and the Warrior
Dear students, faculty, and staff,
From German director Tom Tykwer, comes this ethereal modern-day fairy tale. Bodo (Furmann) and Sissi (Potente) come together under strange circumstances: at the scene of an accident where Bodo saves Sissi's life after she is run over by a truck. Then he disappears. Sissi returns to her little room in the nursing ward of a psychiatric hospital where she works with mentally ill patients, one of whom is her own father. However, she cannot forget the man that saved her and has a powerful feeling that her life is inherently connected with his. Unable to pick up her life where she left it before the accident, she seeks out Bodo, who lives in a dilapidated house with his brother, and quickly establishes a steadfast bond with him.
This is to remind you that our fourth film will be shown on the Thursday night of Oct. 23th in Lindsey Young Auditorium in Hodges Library. It is a film about Brazilian culture. Below is a brief synopsis of the film.on DVD
From German director Tom Tykwer, comes this ethereal modern-day fairy tale. Bodo (Furmann) and Sissi (Potente) come together under strange circumstances: at the scene of an accident where Bodo saves Sissi's life after she is run over by a truck. Then he disappears. Sissi returns to her little room in the nursing ward of a psychiatric hospital where she works with mentally ill patients, one of whom is her own father. However, she cannot forget the man that saved her and has a powerful feeling that her life is inherently connected with his. Unable to pick up her life where she left it before the accident, she seeks out Bodo, who lives in a dilapidated house with his brother, and quickly establishes a steadfast bond with him.
Labels: Film
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Monday, September 15, 2008
Ridicule
Dear students, faculty, and staff,
The International House staff is happy to announce the third film of the semester showing on next Thursday night, September 25th at 7:00p.m. in Lindsay Young Auditorium at Hodges Library. The title of the film is "Ridicule". This film was nominated at Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film. Below please see the plot synthesis from Rotten Tomatoes.
During the pre-revolutionary reign of Louis XVI, a young engineer travels to Versailles to petition the king to help him save the people of his region from a mosquito infestation. Upon his arrival, the naive country squire discovers lust in the form of a widowed countess, love in the form of his host's beautiful daughter, ultimate power in the form of wit, and the ultimate weapon in the form of ridicule.
The International House staff is happy to announce the third film of the semester showing on next Thursday night, September 25th at 7:00p.m. in Lindsay Young Auditorium at Hodges Library. The title of the film is "Ridicule". This film was nominated at Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film. Below please see the plot synthesis from Rotten Tomatoes.
During the pre-revolutionary reign of Louis XVI, a young engineer travels to Versailles to petition the king to help him save the people of his region from a mosquito infestation. Upon his arrival, the naive country squire discovers lust in the form of a widowed countess, love in the form of his host's beautiful daughter, ultimate power in the form of wit, and the ultimate weapon in the form of ridicule.
We look forward to seeing you there!
Labels: Film
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Monday, September 8, 2008
The Lion of the Desert
This is to remind you that our second film will be shown this Thursday night in Lindsey Young Auditorium in Hodges Library. It is a 1981 historical film, in which Anthony Quinn stars as Libyan tribal leader Omar Mukhtar fighting Mussolini's army prior to World War II. It was directed by Moustapha Akkad. Below is a brief synopsis of the film.
In 1929, Italy was still in the 20-year long war with patriots in Libya who combated Italian colonization and the establishment of 'The Fourth Shore' - the rebirth of a Roman Empire in Africa. So the Italian dictator Benito Mussolini (played by Rod Steiger) appointed General Rodolfo Graziani (played by Oliver Reed) as his sixth governor to Libya to crush rebellion and restore the dissipated glories of Imperial Rome.
Omar Mukhtar (played by Anthony Quinn) acted as the leadership in the resistance towards the oppressors. A teacher by profession, guerilla by obligation, Mukhtar has committed himself to a war that cannot be won in his own lifetime. Despite their bravery, the Libyan Arabs and Berbers suffered heavy losses, because their primitive weaponry were no match for mechanized warfare such as tanks and airplanes used by Italian army; despite this, they continued the fight, and managed to keep the Italians from achieving complete victory for twenty years.
The film starts at 7:00 p.m. We look forward to seeing you there!
In 1929, Italy was still in the 20-year long war with patriots in Libya who combated Italian colonization and the establishment of 'The Fourth Shore' - the rebirth of a Roman Empire in Africa. So the Italian dictator Benito Mussolini (played by Rod Steiger) appointed General Rodolfo Graziani (played by Oliver Reed) as his sixth governor to Libya to crush rebellion and restore the dissipated glories of Imperial Rome.
Omar Mukhtar (played by Anthony Quinn) acted as the leadership in the resistance towards the oppressors. A teacher by profession, guerilla by obligation, Mukhtar has committed himself to a war that cannot be won in his own lifetime. Despite their bravery, the Libyan Arabs and Berbers suffered heavy losses, because their primitive weaponry were no match for mechanized warfare such as tanks and airplanes used by Italian army; despite this, they continued the fight, and managed to keep the Italians from achieving complete victory for twenty years.
The film starts at 7:00 p.m. We look forward to seeing you there!
Labels: Film
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Thursday, August 21, 2008
First Film of the Semester: Skins
Hi Students, Faculty and Staff!
This is to remind you that our first film will be shown next Thursday night (Aug. 28) in Lindsay Young Auditorium in Hodges Library. It will be a Native American film, which is in the official selection of Sundance Film Festival and won the Best Actor of Tokyo Film Festival.
The film is about saving drunk and disorderly Indians in Pine Ridge Indian Reservation and about revealing the redemptive power of the love between the two brothers, Rudy Yellow Lodge, the Police officer and Mogie, the alcoholic. The film received lots of good critiques. Emmanuel Levy in Screen International said that “Skins will make you cheer!” John Adnerson wrote in New York Newsday that “Greene is just about perfect”. Ain’s It Cool News saw the film as “A work of remarkable depth and power…utterly spectacular performances!” So don’t miss such a good movie!
This is to remind you that our first film will be shown next Thursday night (Aug. 28) in Lindsay Young Auditorium in Hodges Library. It will be a Native American film, which is in the official selection of Sundance Film Festival and won the Best Actor of Tokyo Film Festival.
The film is about saving drunk and disorderly Indians in Pine Ridge Indian Reservation and about revealing the redemptive power of the love between the two brothers, Rudy Yellow Lodge, the Police officer and Mogie, the alcoholic. The film received lots of good critiques. Emmanuel Levy in Screen International said that “Skins will make you cheer!” John Adnerson wrote in New York Newsday that “Greene is just about perfect”. Ain’s It Cool News saw the film as “A work of remarkable depth and power…utterly spectacular performances!” So don’t miss such a good movie!
We look forward to seeing you there!
Labels: Film
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Tuesday, August 19, 2008
International Film Series
Welcome back to the new semester! As before, we will screen various culturally representative films throughout the semester, each of which will be facilitated by a guest speaker who will elaborate on the film. First, the speaker will give a short introduction focusing on the culture, background, themes of the movie or other things to look for the movie about 15 or 20 minutes. Then we will screen the movie.
All our films will be screened at 7:00pm on alternative Thursdays on Lindsay Young Auditorium, the first floor of the Hodges Library. With certain films, you could enjoy some light refreshments or snacks and foods presented by the speaker connected to the culture of that day.
We welcome all UT staff and students to attend this free and enjoyable program and look forward to seeing you there this semester.
Fall 2008 Schedule:
August 28th Skins (Native American)
September 11th Lion of the Desert (Libya)
September 25th Ridicule (France)
October 23th The Princess and The Warrior (German)
November 6th A Friend of the Deceased (Ukraine)
November 20th Sonar no Cuesta Nada (Colombia)
All our films will be screened at 7:00pm on alternative Thursdays on Lindsay Young Auditorium, the first floor of the Hodges Library. With certain films, you could enjoy some light refreshments or snacks and foods presented by the speaker connected to the culture of that day.
We welcome all UT staff and students to attend this free and enjoyable program and look forward to seeing you there this semester.
Fall 2008 Schedule:
August 28th Skins (Native American)
September 11th Lion of the Desert (Libya)
September 25th Ridicule (France)
October 23th The Princess and The Warrior (German)
November 6th A Friend of the Deceased (Ukraine)
November 20th Sonar no Cuesta Nada (Colombia)
Labels: Film
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Tuesday, January 8, 2008
First Film of the Semester!
Welcome back students, faculty, and staff,
The International House staff is happy to announce the first film of the spring semester showing this Thursday, January 10th at 7pm in Lindsay Young Auditorium at Hodges Library. The title of the film is, "Letters from Iwo Jima." Below is a synopsis of the film. Introducing the film will be Dr.Maland, head of the English department.
The island of Iwo Jima stands between the American military force and the home islands of Japan. Therefore the Imperial Japanese Army is desperate to prevent it from falling into American hands and providing a launching point for an invasion of Japan. General Tadamichi Kuribayashi is given command of the forces on the island and sets out to prepare for the imminent attack. General Kuribayashi, however, does not favor the rigid traditional approach recommended by his subordinates, and resentment and resistance fester among his staff. In the lower echelons, a young soldier, Saigo, a poor baker in civilian life, strives with his friends to survive the harsh regime of the Japanese army itself, all the while knowing that a fierce battle looms. When the American invasion begins, both Kuribayashi and Saigo find strength, honor, courage, and horrors beyond imagination.
We look forward to seeing you there!
The International House staff is happy to announce the first film of the spring semester showing this Thursday, January 10th at 7pm in Lindsay Young Auditorium at Hodges Library. The title of the film is, "Letters from Iwo Jima." Below is a synopsis of the film. Introducing the film will be Dr.Maland, head of the English department.
The island of Iwo Jima stands between the American military force and the home islands of Japan. Therefore the Imperial Japanese Army is desperate to prevent it from falling into American hands and providing a launching point for an invasion of Japan. General Tadamichi Kuribayashi is given command of the forces on the island and sets out to prepare for the imminent attack. General Kuribayashi, however, does not favor the rigid traditional approach recommended by his subordinates, and resentment and resistance fester among his staff. In the lower echelons, a young soldier, Saigo, a poor baker in civilian life, strives with his friends to survive the harsh regime of the Japanese army itself, all the while knowing that a fierce battle looms. When the American invasion begins, both Kuribayashi and Saigo find strength, honor, courage, and horrors beyond imagination.
We look forward to seeing you there!
Labels: Film
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Tuesday, November 27, 2007
Final International Film Series
Attention Students, Faculty, and Staff,
This announcement is to let you know about the final International Film Series of the semester! At 7pm this Thursday night in Lindsay Young Auditorium in Hodges Library we will be viewing, "Love in the Sahel," an African film. Below is a brief synopsis of the film.
Like countless generations of Fulani boys before him, 16-year-old Errou must leave home to take his family's cattle hundreds of miles away for grazing. Errou will survive mostly on milk, striving to keep his cattle healthy and well fed under the fierce sun. But now the boys are returning home and Errou's girlfriend, Ica Bar, can barely contain her excitement. A hundred miles southeast, in the village of Tirelli, Atime Dogolo Saye pleads with his grandfather to host a festival, the Dama, which will usher him into full manhood. If it doesn't happen, he will remain suspended between boyhood and adulthood.
We look forward to seeing you there!
This announcement is to let you know about the final International Film Series of the semester! At 7pm this Thursday night in Lindsay Young Auditorium in Hodges Library we will be viewing, "Love in the Sahel," an African film. Below is a brief synopsis of the film.
Like countless generations of Fulani boys before him, 16-year-old Errou must leave home to take his family's cattle hundreds of miles away for grazing. Errou will survive mostly on milk, striving to keep his cattle healthy and well fed under the fierce sun. But now the boys are returning home and Errou's girlfriend, Ica Bar, can barely contain her excitement. A hundred miles southeast, in the village of Tirelli, Atime Dogolo Saye pleads with his grandfather to host a festival, the Dama, which will usher him into full manhood. If it doesn't happen, he will remain suspended between boyhood and adulthood.
We look forward to seeing you there!
Labels: Film
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Tuesday, November 13, 2007
Film Series!
Hello Students, Faculty, and Staff!
I wanted to remind you that we have our second to last film being shown this Thursday night in Lindsay Young Auditorium in Hodges Library. It will be a Brazilian film this week called, "The City of God." Below is a brief synopsis of the film.
Cidade de Deus (City of God) is a housing project built in the 1960's that--in the early 80's--became one of the most dangerous places in Rio de Janeiro. The tale tells the stories of many characters whose lives sometimes intersect. However, all is seen through the eyes of a singular narrator: Buscapé, a poor black youth too frail and scared to become an outlaw but also too smart to be content with underpaid, menial jobs. He grows up in a very violent environment. The odds are all against him. But Buscapé soon discovers that he can see reality differently than others. His redemption is that he's been given an artist's point of view as a keen-eyed photographer. As Buscapé is not the real protagonist of the film--only the narrator--he is not the one who makes the decisions that will determine the sequence of events. Nevertheless, not only his life is attached to what happens in the story, but it is also through Buscapé's perspective of life that one can understand the complicated layers and humanity of a world, apparently condemned to endless violence.
The film starts at 7pm. We look forward to seeing you there as a way to relax prior to Thanksgiving break!
I wanted to remind you that we have our second to last film being shown this Thursday night in Lindsay Young Auditorium in Hodges Library. It will be a Brazilian film this week called, "The City of God." Below is a brief synopsis of the film.
Cidade de Deus (City of God) is a housing project built in the 1960's that--in the early 80's--became one of the most dangerous places in Rio de Janeiro. The tale tells the stories of many characters whose lives sometimes intersect. However, all is seen through the eyes of a singular narrator: Buscapé, a poor black youth too frail and scared to become an outlaw but also too smart to be content with underpaid, menial jobs. He grows up in a very violent environment. The odds are all against him. But Buscapé soon discovers that he can see reality differently than others. His redemption is that he's been given an artist's point of view as a keen-eyed photographer. As Buscapé is not the real protagonist of the film--only the narrator--he is not the one who makes the decisions that will determine the sequence of events. Nevertheless, not only his life is attached to what happens in the story, but it is also through Buscapé's perspective of life that one can understand the complicated layers and humanity of a world, apparently condemned to endless violence.
The film starts at 7pm. We look forward to seeing you there as a way to relax prior to Thanksgiving break!
Labels: Film
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Wednesday, October 31, 2007
Express Kidnapping
Students, Faculty, and Staff,
This Thursday at 7pm in Lindsay Young Auditorium in Hodges Library join us to screen the film, Express Kidnapping! The film series is a great way to unwind near the end of the week, and also see a film from a different culture that you may not otherwise get to experience! Below is a synopsis of the film.
The current wave of kidnappings in Latin America inspired this tense suspense drama. Martin (Jean Paul Leroux) and Carla (Mía Maestro) are a wealthy young couple who, after a night of club hopping, head back to their car to go home. However, three kidnappers -- Bubu (Pedro Perez), Niga (Carlos Madera), and Trece (Carlos Julio Molina) -- are waiting for them; seeing how free they are with their money, the men figure that Martin and Carla should fetch a decent ransom for their release. The kidnappers demand 20,000 dollars to set Martin and Carla free, and Carla's father (Rubén Blades) struggles to raise the cash, with the criminals insisting upon payment in a mere two hours.
Intrigued? We look forward to seeing you Thursday night at the libary!
Labels: Film
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Wednesday, October 17, 2007
J.S.A.
Just a reminder to students, faculty, and staff that tomorrow at 7pm in Lindsay Young Auditorium in Hodges Library the Korean film, "J.S.A., or Joint Security Area" will be shown! This film will be introduced by Dr.Hwang from the Political Science Department. Below you will find a synopsis of the film.
If you have any further questions, please call 974-4453.
In the DMZ separating North and South Korea, two North Korean soldiers have been killed, supposedly by one South Korean soldier. But the 11 bullets found in the bodies, together with the 5 remaining bullets in the assassin's magazine clip, amount to 16 bullets for a gun that should normally hold 15 bullets. The investigating Swiss/Swedish team from the neutral countries overseeing the DMZ suspects that another, unknown party was involved - all of which points to some sort of cover up. The truth is much simpler and much more tragic.
After a shootout at the common security area at the border of the two Koreas, when two soldiers were murdered, Maj. Sophie E. Jean is assigned by the Neutral Nations Supervisory Commission to investigate the incident. The smart Major finds lack of consistency in the statements of the survivors, and in spite of being pressed by her superior, she interviews South Koreans Sgt. Lee Soo-hyeok and private Nam Sung-shik, and the North Korean Sgt. Oh Kyeong-pil, disclosing a tragic story of friendship.
Welcome back from Fall Break and we look forward to seeing you there tomorrow night!If you have any further questions, please call 974-4453.
Labels: Film
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Monday, October 1, 2007
The Lives of Others
Calling all film lovers! Come out to Lindsay Young Auditorium in Hodges Library on Thursday, October 4th at 7pm for a screening of, "The Lives of Others," a German film. Below is a synopsis of the film.
East Berlin, November 1984. Five years before its downfall, the former East-German government ensured its claim to power with a ruthless system of control and surveillance. Party-loyalist Captain Gerd Wiesler hopes to boost his career when given the job of collecting evidence against the playwright Georg Dreyman and his girlfriend, the celebrated theater actress Christa-Maria Sieland. After all, the "operation" is backed by the highest political circles. What he didn't anticipate, however, was that submerging oneself into the world of the target also changes the surveillance agent. The immersion in the lives of others--in love, literature, free thinking and speech--makes Wiesler acutely aware of the meagerness of his own existence and opens to him a completely new way of life which he has ever more trouble resisting. But the system, once started, cannot be stopped. A dangerous game has begun.
We look forward to seeing you there! If you have any questions please contact the I-House at 974-4453.
Laura
East Berlin, November 1984. Five years before its downfall, the former East-German government ensured its claim to power with a ruthless system of control and surveillance. Party-loyalist Captain Gerd Wiesler hopes to boost his career when given the job of collecting evidence against the playwright Georg Dreyman and his girlfriend, the celebrated theater actress Christa-Maria Sieland. After all, the "operation" is backed by the highest political circles. What he didn't anticipate, however, was that submerging oneself into the world of the target also changes the surveillance agent. The immersion in the lives of others--in love, literature, free thinking and speech--makes Wiesler acutely aware of the meagerness of his own existence and opens to him a completely new way of life which he has ever more trouble resisting. But the system, once started, cannot be stopped. A dangerous game has begun.
We look forward to seeing you there! If you have any questions please contact the I-House at 974-4453.
Laura
Labels: Film
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Friday, September 28, 2007
International Education Week Events
Join the International House all next week as we host events for International Education week! The above poster gives you a glimpse of things that will be happening each day! We look forward to seeing you here! Contact the International House at 974-4453 with more questions! If you are having trouble reading the text on the poster, just click on it, and it will enlarge on your screen!Labels: Coffee House, Culture Night, Dance Lessons, Film
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Monday, September 17, 2007
My Neighbor Totoro
Students, Faculty, and Staff,
Are you looking to get out for a night to see an International Film? Here is a wonderful opportunity for you! This Thursday night, September 20th at 7pm, the Japanese film, My Neighbor Totoro will be screen at Hodges Library in Lindsay Young Auditorium. This is a beautifully done animated film! Below is a bit more about the film.
Two young girls, Satsuke and her younger sister Mei, move into a house in the country with their father to be closer to their hospitalized mother. Satsuke and Mei discover that the nearby forest is inhabited by magical creatures called Totoros (pronounced toe-toe-ro). They soon befriend these Totoros, and have several magical adventures.
We look forward to seeing you this Thursday! If you have any further questions please contact the International House at 974-4453.
Are you looking to get out for a night to see an International Film? Here is a wonderful opportunity for you! This Thursday night, September 20th at 7pm, the Japanese film, My Neighbor Totoro will be screen at Hodges Library in Lindsay Young Auditorium. This is a beautifully done animated film! Below is a bit more about the film.
Two young girls, Satsuke and her younger sister Mei, move into a house in the country with their father to be closer to their hospitalized mother. Satsuke and Mei discover that the nearby forest is inhabited by magical creatures called Totoros (pronounced toe-toe-ro). They soon befriend these Totoros, and have several magical adventures.
We look forward to seeing you this Thursday! If you have any further questions please contact the International House at 974-4453.
Labels: Film
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Wednesday, August 29, 2007
International Film Series
Calling all film lovers! Come out to Lindsay Young Auditorium in Hodges Library on Thursday, September 6th at 7pm for a screening of, "Farewell, My Concubine." Below is a synopsis of the film.Two boys meet as students in a punishing Peking Opera school in the 1920s and remain partners, friends and enemies for 50 years. It’s The Sunshine Boys with screechy singing, and one of the boldest, most beautiful Chinese films in a decade dominated by them. In the “Concubine” opera that becomes their trademark, stolid Duan Xiaolou (Zhang Fengyi) plays the emperor, luscious Cheng Dieyi (the late, great Leslie Cheung) the concubine. Yin and yang are the roles they assume offstage as well, as Xiaolou has an affair with a courtesan (Gong Li, the imperious queen of Chinese cinema) and Dieyi flirts with the satrap of the occupying Japanese government. Sexual politics gives way to political horror during the Cultural Revolution, when personal betrayal may be the one way to stay alive. Chen Kaige’s stately, volcanic epic was one of the first Mainland films to acknowledge that damage wrought by Maoism. Beyond that, it is a rich dramatization of the venial and mortal betrayals that are the secret, somber melodies of our lives.
We look forward to seeing you there! If you have any questions please contact the I-House at 974-4453
Labels: Film
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Thursday, August 23, 2007
Fanaa
Interested in taking a movie break during your first week of classes? Join us this Thursday night at 7pm in Hodges Library's, Lindsay Young Auditorium to screen the film, "Fanaa." Here is a quick summary about the film:Zooni, a blind Kashmiri girl, meets Rehan Qadri, a local tour guide who explores the city's architecture. In no time, Rehan begins to flirt with her. Zooni's friends, warn her against this good-for-nothing roadside Romeo but she chooses to ignore them. Rehan is fascinated by Zooni. He truly wants her to see life as it should be seen, in its many colours - and as he promises her, the time spent with him will be the most precious in all her life. What Zooni doesn't know is that Rehan has another side of his life that he has kept from her - something that can change her life and also destroy it.
We look forward to seeing you tonight, August 23rd in the Library at 7pm!
Labels: Film
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Tuesday, July 10, 2007
Chinese Film: Farewell My Concubine
On Wednesday, 2-5 pm, July 11, the International House would like to invite you to the screening of the Chinese movie, Farewell My Concubine. A student will share some cultural background of the film with the participants at 2pm in the TV room at the International House before screen the movie. Join us on the Chinese Film to learn about different cultural and perspectives. If you have any further questions please contact the International House at (865) 974-4453.
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Wednesday, June 27, 2007
International Film Series - Fanaa
The International House is hosting a summer International Film Series every Wednesday from 2 - 5 p.m. This film is from Kashmir. As with all of our films, a speaker will introduce the film and talk about cultural elements to watch for in the film.This week's selection addresses many topics that are universally important. This beautiful and entertaining flim touches on topics such as: national security vs. terrorism, soul-bearing honesty vs. great deception, and the sacrificial love of an individual vs. responsibility to mankind. Even the most cynical of movie critics may be surprised at the twists and turns that Fanna will throw at you, all the while enchanting you with excellent acting, beautiful scenery, fantastic costuming, and a song or two that you will not soon forget.
Since we will be closed next Wednesday, July 4th, our next film will be July 11th.
Labels: Film
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Tuesday, April 10, 2007
Film: The Mondays in the Sun (Spain)
On Tuesday 7pm, April 10th, the International House would like to invite you to the screening of the International Film Series: The Mondays in the Sun (Spain). A Spanish student will share some cultural background of the film with the participants before we screen the movie. Join us on the Spanish Film Series to learn about different cultural and perspectives.When: 7pm, Tuesday, April 10th
Where: Hodges Library Auditorium (Lindsay Young Auditorium)
Plot Synopsis: This is the story of those who live in a constant Sunday, those who spend mondays under the Sun. The story of people who worked in a dockyard but now are unemployed. Six men worked in a shipyard, now shuttered. They pass the time at La Naval, a bar opened by one of them after the yard closed. They face their futures in makeshift ways: Rico has his bar and a sharp 15-year-old daughter, Reina has become a watchman and a moralizer, Lino fills out job applications, Amador drinks heavily and talks of his wife's return; Jose is married to Ana, who works at a cannery and tires of being the breadwinner amidst Jose's emasculated moodiness; Santa, the group's conscience and troublemaker, occasionally fantasizes about Australia. In truth, all are joined like Siamese twins, adrift.
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Tuesday, March 27, 2007
Film: The King and the Clown (Korea)
On Tuesday 7pm, March 27th, the International House would like to invite you to the screening of the International Film Series: The King and the Clown (Korea). A Korean student will share some cultural background of the film with the participants before screening the movie. Join us for this Korean film to learn about a different cultural perspective.When: 7pm, Tuesday, March 27th
Where: Hodges Library Auditorium (Lindsay Young Auditorium)
Plot Synopsis: In the years of the infamous King Yeon-san, two clowns start a play that is satirical of the king and become popular among the common people. But soon they get arrested for treason, and they bet their lives on making the king laugh with their play acting. Their fortunate success leads them to stay in the palace and perform regular plays. As the king shows growing attraction and love towards one of the clowns, they realize that they are into irreversible stages of their lives, entwined with desire, power and thick blood.
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