Community Corner
Ursinus College International Film Festival: "No"
The annual International Film Festival at Ursinus College is underway. All
films, which will be shown with English subtitles, will be presented at 7:30
p.m. in Olin Auditorium, followed by refreshments and conversation in Olin 104.
All screenings are free and open to the public.
Augusto Pinochet, due to international pressure, is forced to call a plebiscite
on his presidency. The country will vote “yes” or “no” to Pinochet, either
extending his rule for eight years or ending it. Opposition leaders recruit a
brash advertising executive (Gael Garcia Bernal) to spearhead their campaign
and set Chile free. This 2012 Oscar-nominated
drama is the final installment in a trilogy that includes Tony Manero and Post Mortem.
Oct. 3: Ocean Heaven, Chinese, directed by Xiao Lu Xue
--- This 2010 film tells the story of a terminally
ill father (Jet Li) who tries to teach necessary life skills to his 22-year-old
autistic son (Zhang Wen) so the young man can survive on his own.
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Nov. 7: The Intouchables, French, directed by Olivier Nakache and Eric
Toledano --- In this 2011 comedy-drama, which was inspired by a true story and
broke box-office records when it was released in France, an affluent paraplegic
(François Cluzet) looking
for a caretaker who won’t pity him hires---and then forms an unlikely bond
with---an ex-con (Omar Sy) from the projects.
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Nov. 21: Himizu, Japanese, directed by Sion Sono --- Set in Japan after the 2011
tsunami, this drama focuses on a teenage boy (Shôta Sometani) who tries to keep his
family’s boat-rental business afloat, despite interference from his abusive
father and a local crime boss seeking to collect on an outstanding debt.
Dec. 5: 678, Arabic, directed by Mohamed Diab --- The problem
of sexual harassment in Egypt is the basis for this 2010 film, which is based
on real events and tells the stories of three women: a mother (Boshra) who endures unwanted groping on
her daily commute on the bus; an artist (Nelly Karim) who is attacked by a
group a men at a soccer game; and a stand-up comic (Nahed El Sebai) who files
the country’s first sexual harassment lawsuit after being dragged by the chest by
a man in a moving car.
For more information, contact Dr. Colette Trout at ctrout@ursinus.edu or 610-409-2432.
Ursinus
College is a highly selective, independent coeducational liberal arts
college located on a scenic, wooded, 170-acre campus in suburban Philadelphia.
The college is one of only 8 percent of U.S. Colleges to host a chapter of Phi
Beta Kappa.