International Lens Film Series

Posted by on Monday, March 14, 2016 in Archives, News.

A Borrowed Identity

Tuesday March 15
Presented by: Allison Schachter, Associate Professor of Jewish Studies.
Israel/Germany/France (2014) Dir: Eran Riklis.

A gifted Palestinian-Israeli boy attends a prestigious Jewish boarding school, where he struggles with issues of language, culture, and identity. What begins as a realistic and compelling retelling of Romeo and Juliet becomes a fascinating criticism of identity, religion, and politics. Arabic, Hebrew, German with English Subtitles,English. 104 minutes. Blu-ray. Unrated.

Presented in collaboration with the Jewish Studies Program.

Wadjda

Wednesday, March 16
Presented by Hasina Mohyuddin, Ph.D. candidate in Community Research and Action;with Farishtay Yamin, A&S -17.
Saudi Arabia/Germany (2012) Dir: Haifaa al-Mansour.

An enterprising Saudi girl enters a Koranrecitation competition at her school as a way to raise money to buy the green bicycle that has captured her interest. The first feature-length film made by a femaleSaudi director. Arabic with English subtitles. PG. 98 minutes. Blu-ray. Presented in collaboration with the Margaret Cuninggim Women-s Center.

Part of the film series Revolution & Realism, based on the exhibition the Power of Pictures: Early Soviet Photography & Film, organized by the Jewish Museum, New York

The Man with the Movie Camera

Thursday, March 17
Presented by: Jason Strudler, Mellon Assistant Professor of Russian.
USSR (1929) Dir: Dziga Vertov.

In this experimental documentary film, Vertov offers an avant-garde view of urban life within the Soviet Union. Disregarding narrative, character,and traditional cinematic storytelling, he instead showcases his cutting-edge techniques in what has been described as a feature-length montage. In 2014 Sight & Sound named it the best documentary of all time. Silent with English metatitles.No rating. 68 minutes. Blu-ray.

Presented in collaboration with the Department of Germanic and Slavic Languages, the Frist Center for Visual Arts, The Belcourt Theatre, and Third Man Records.

Ghost Writer

Friday, March 18
Presented by: Scott Juengel, Director, Cinema & Media Arts and Senior Lecturer in English; with Thomas McGrath, A&S -16.
UK/France/Germany (2010) Dir: Roman Polanski.

One of Polanski-s most cynical films follows an author hired to complete the autobiography of a former British Prime Minister (a thinly disguised Tony Blair) after the mysterious death of the previous ghostwriter. In addition to being a thrilling mystery where everyone seems to be a part of the conspiracy, the film is also a complex look at the relationship between truth and history, as well as a personal reflection on Polanski-s own status as a controversial

public figure. English. PG-13. 128 minutes. Presented in collaboration with Cinema & Media Arts.