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by JULIA HARR
Intern Lifestyles Reporter
Popular films come from all over the world, not just Hollywood.
For this reason, the office of International Studies Presents the International Film Festival.
David S. Gill, student coordinator of the festival said the films are intended to help with the globalization of campus.
Each film plays on a Thursday at Greenbriar Theatre, located on the second floor of Plemmons Student Union.
The events are free and open to the public.
A short discussion on the film will immediately follow each screening.
“I don’t
think this festival is just for movie lovers,” Gill, senior history
major, said. “I think many people could be interested in learning about
other cultures.
Students from different departments could like it.”
Gill
said the discussion afterward is useful in defining cultural
differences and the professors involved enjoy hearing the questions and
comments students share.
The
festival kicks off today with “The Yacoubian Building,” a 2006 Egyptian
film set in Cairo, Egypt that examines the taboo subjects of
contemporary society.
With a budget of three million dollars, the film had the largest budget of any Egyptian film, according to npr.com
The next film is “Pan’s Labyrinth,” and screens Oct. 30.
The movie is “a gothic fairy tale set against Franco’s Spain,” according to its Web site.
The film won three Academy Awards: Best Cinematography, Best Makeup and Best Art Direction.
“Rhythm
is it!” a German documentary about a big educational project of the
Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra under Sir Simon Rattle plays the
following week on Nov. 6.
Gill said the movie comes highly recommended from the School of Music and the German department.
The next film, “Amelie,” is French and plays Nov. 13.
The film was nominated for over 100 awards, winning 51.
The final film in the series is “The Color of Love,” an Iranian story of love and politics.
It shows Nov. 20.
Gill said foreign films are an excellent way to broaden views on other cultures.
“They
have really taught me about culture,” he said. “A country’s perspective
of itself is different than say an American perspective.”
He said viewing international films has pros and cons.
“It’s
good because it gives the opportunity to reflect on a culture,” he
said. “It can be bad because sometime the movie plays into stereotypes.”
Greenbriar
Theatre holds 80 people and reached capacity during the Chinese Film
Festival and is expected to come close to capacity during this festival.
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