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The International Lens film series is coordinated by the Office of Arts & Creative Engagement<\/a> and the Office of International Student & Scholar Services<\/a> in collaboration with Â鶹APP University Academic Departments and Programs<\/div>\n
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\"Milano<\/p>\n

Milano Calibro 9<\/h2>\n

Wednesday, January 23<\/strong>
\nPresented by the French & Italian Department<\/a>
\n(1972) Italy<\/span>. Director: Fernando Di Leo. In this excellent crime thriller, a small-town gangster gets released from prison and tries to convince everyone he wants to go straight. Italian with English subtitles. 100 mins<\/p>\n

The Twilight Samurai “Tasogare Seibei”<\/h2>\n

Wednesday, January 30 <\/strong>
\nPresented by the East Asian Studies Department<\/a>
\n(2002) Japan<\/span>. Director: Yoji Yamada. Set during mid 19th century, a low-ranking samurai is forced to choose service over love. Academy Award nominee. Japanese with English subtitles. 129 mins<\/p>\n

\"TheThe Lives of Others “Das Leben der Anderen”<\/h2>\n

Wednesday, February 6<\/strong>
\nPresented by the Germanic & Slavic Languages Department<\/a>
\n(2006) Germany<\/span>. Director: Florian Henckel von Donnersmarck. An agent of the secret police in 1984 East Berlin conducts surveillance on a writer and his lover and becomes increasingly absorbed by their lives. Academy Award winner for Best Foreign Film. German with English subtitles. 137 mins<\/p>\n

\nV-Day: Until the Violence Stops<\/h2>\n

Monday, February 11<\/strong>
\nPresented by Project Safe, Margaret Cuninggim Women\u2019s Center<\/a>
\n(2003) United States<\/span>. Director: Abby Epstein. Chronicles how Eve Ensler\u2019s hit off-Broadway solo show The Vagina Monologues grew into V-Day, an international grassroots movement to stop violence against women and girls. Extraordinarily empowering and heartbreakingly funny. 73 mins<\/p>\n

All Â鶹APP Darfur<\/h2>\n

Wednesday, February 13<\/strong>
\nPresented by Bishop Joseph Johnson Black Cultural Center<\/a>
\n(2005) Sudan<\/span>. Director: Taghreed Elsanhouri. Civil strife in Sudan is explored in this film that gives voice to the people of Darfur. Arabic and English with English subtitles. 81 mins<\/p>\n

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Battle of Algiers “La bataille d\u2019Alger”<\/h2>\n

Wednesday, February 20<\/strong> \"The
\nPresented by Communication Studies and Film Studies Program<\/a>
\n(1966) Algeria<\/span>. Director: Gillo Pontecorvo. An unbiased account of the bloodiest revolution in modern history depicting the Algerian people\u2019s struggle to liberate themselves from France between 1954 and 1962. Winner of 11 International awards, nominated for three Academy Awards. French and Arabic with English subtitles. 121 mins<\/p>\n

Yesterday<\/h2>\n

Monday, February 21 <\/strong>
\nPresented by Bishop Joseph Johnson Black Cultural Center<\/a>
\n(2004) South Africa<\/span>. Director: Darrell James Roodt. A poor, young HIV-positive mother struggles to raise her daughter alone while coming to terms with her imminent death from AIDS. First South African film to win an Oscar nomination. Zulu with English subtitles. 96 mins<\/div>\n

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\"Vanaja\"Vanaja<\/h2>\n

Wednesday, February 27<\/strong>
\nPresented by Â鶹APP India Association<\/a>
\n(2006) India<\/span>. Director: Rajnesh Domalpalli. Set in rural South India, a place where social barriers are built stronger than fort walls, Vanaja explores the chasm that divides classes as a young girl struggles to come of age and better herself through Indian classical dance. Engrossing and timeless. Telugu with English subtitles. 111 mins<\/p>\n

\"HijosHijos de la Guerra<\/h2>\n

Wednesday, March 12<\/strong>
\nPresented by the Center for Latin American & Iberian Studies<\/a>
\n(2007) United Kingdom<\/span>. Director: Alexandre Fuchs. This documentary tells the story of the Mara Salvatrucha (MS-13), an international Hispanic street gang founded by Salvadoran civil war refugees. Estimated to have more than 100,000 members, it has the distinction of being the largest and most violent street gang in the world. Spanish and English with English subtitles. 81 mins<\/p>\n

The Return “Vozvrashcheniye”<\/h2>\n

Wednesday, March 19<\/strong>
\nPresented by the Germanic & Slavic Languages Department<\/a>
\n(2004) Russia<\/span>. Director: Andrei Zvyagintsev. In this cinematically stunning film, two brothers must deal with their father\u2019s reappearance after a twelve year absence. Winner of 28 International awards. Russian with English subtitles. 105 mins<\/p>\n

\"Pixote\"Pixote<\/h2>\n

Wednesday, March 26<\/strong>
\nPresented by the Theatre Department<\/a> and Film Studies Program<\/a>
\n(1981) Brazil<\/span>. Director: Hector Babenco. This haunting docu-style expose offers heartbreaking insights of the brutal underworld inhabited by Brazil\u2019s unwanted children. Academy Award winner for Best Foreign Film. Portuguese with English subtitles. 127 mins<\/p>\n

Night Stop<\/h2>\n

Wednesday, April 2 <\/strong>
\nPresented by the Institute for Global Health<\/a>
\n(2001) Mozambique<\/span>. Director: Lic\u00ednio Azevedo. The highest incidence of HIV in Mozambique is concentrated along three roads. This dark documentary depicts a night in the life of the truckers who travel these roads and the women who make their living from them. Ndebele, Shona, Nhungwe & Portuguese with English Subtitles. 52 mins<\/p>\n

\"LeLe Corbeau<\/h2>\n

Wednesday, April 9<\/strong>
\nPresented by the French & Italian Department<\/a>
\n(1943) France<\/span>. 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. 91 mins<\/p>\n

Whisky<\/h2>\n

Wednesday, April 16<\/strong>
\nPresented by the Spanish & Portuguese Department<\/a>
\n(2004) Uruguay<\/span>. 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. 94 mins<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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