Monday, April 7, 2008

FILMS and more

The INTERNATIONAL LENS Foreign Film Series sponsored by
The Office of the Dean of Students

The last two films in series for spring semester...so don't miss them!
Free admission and open to the public.

LE CORBEAU
Wed, Apr 9, 7 p.m., Sarratt Cinema
Film introduction by Professor Judith Mayne from Ohio State University,
sponsored by the French and Italian Department
(1943) France. Director: Henri-Georges Clouzot. This suspense thriller
portrays a small French village whose everyday existence is shaken by a
series of mysterious poison pen letters. French with English subtitles.

Event Held in Conjunction with LE CORBEAU film screening
STRANGERS IN THE HOUSE: CONTINENTAL FILMS AND FRENCH OCCUPATION CINEMA
Thurs, Apr 10, 3 p.m., 126 Wilson Hall
Lecture by Professor Judith Mayne from Ohio State University
Sponsored by the French and Italian Department
The lecture concentrates on the relationships between the Nazi occupiers of
France (1940-44) and the French filmmakers, actors, and writers who made the
choice to work for Continental Films, the Nazi-owned production company that
was the most powerful film institution in France during the war.

WHISKEY
Wed, Apr 16, 7 p.m., Sarratt Cinema
Presented by the Spanish and Portuguese Department
Film introduction by Jason Borge, Spanish and Portuguese Department
(2004) Uruguay. Directors: Juan Pablo Rebella and Pablo Stoll. A perversely
funny film set in Uruguay, depicts a lonely sock factory owner who convinces
his employee to pose as his wife to impress his visiting long-lost brother.
Winner of 17 International awards. Spanish with English subtitles.


INTERNATIONAL LENS SERIES screenings will continue in 2008-09
If you have any feedback on the program or wish to sponsor a film please
email:

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HIP HOP MOVIE NIGHT features BEAT STREET
Wed, Apr 9, 10 p.m., Bishop Johnson Black Cultural Center Auditorium
Free admission

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ATTENTION STUDENT FILMMAKERS: Now Accepting Submissions for
the 2ND ANNUAL VANDERBILT STUDENT FILM FESTIVAL
Tues. Apr 15, deadline to submit online entry form, for info visit:
www.vanderbilt.edu/filmstudies/vsff.html
Sun. Apr 20, 5 p.m., deadline to submit films, deliver films to 310 Sarratt
Tues, Apr 22, Buttrick 103, 2ND ANNUAL VANDERBILT STUDENT FILM FESTIVAL
For film festival schedule visit: www.vanderbilt.edu/filmstudies/vsff.html

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