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The Department of Modern Languages and Linguistics will present the in-person screening of Ugetsu (Japan, Kenji Mizoguchi, 1953) on Thursday, October 26th at 4:30 p.m. in C630 (University Hall).

Derived from stories by Akinari Ueda and Guy de Maupassant, this haunting tale of love and loss, with its exquisite blending of the otherworldly and the real, is one of the most beautiful films ever made.  Rated NR (Japanese w/English subtitles)

Come join us on Monday, April 3 at 4:30 p.m. in room E690 for the last film in the Spring 2023 series:

Film 5: On This Side of the World

(Spain, David Trueba, 2020)

An engineer is fired from his company just as he plans to buy a house with his girlfriend and have a child. He accepts an assignment from his former boss to travel to the city of Melilla, a Spanish enclave in north Africa and gateway to Europe.

Rated NR (In Spanish w/ English subtitles)

Come join us on Wednesday, March 29 at 4:30 p.m. in room E690 for the last film in the Spring 2023 series:

Film 5: On This Side of the World

(Spain, David Trueba, 2020)

An engineer is fired from his company just as he plans to buy a house with his girlfriend and have a child. He accepts an assignment from his former boss to travel to the city of Melilla, a Spanish enclave in north Africa and gateway to Europe.

Rated NR (In Spanish w/ English subtitles)

Come join us on Monday, March 20 at 4:30 p.m. in room E690 for the fourth film in the Spring 2023 series:

Film 4: Zizou and the Arab Spring 

(France/Tunisia, Férid Boughedir, 2016)

The sweet story of Zizou, a naive and sincere optimist whose crush on a beautiful girl leads him to become the unwitting face of a revolution. This delightful movie will win you over with its bewitching story set against the gorgeous backdrop of a colourful Tunisia as it attempts to become the first true democracy in North Africa.

Come join us on Wednesday, March 15 at 4:30 p.m. in room E690 for the fourth film in the Spring 2023 series:

Film 4: Zizou and the Arab Spring 

(France/Tunisia, Férid Boughedir, 2016)

The sweet story of Zizou, a naive and sincere optimist whose crush on a beautiful girl leads him to become the unwitting face of a revolution. This delightful movie will win you over with its bewitching story set against the gorgeous backdrop of a colourful Tunisia as it attempts to become the first true democracy in North Africa.

Come join us on Monday, March 6 at 4:30 p.m. in room E690 for the third film in the Spring 2023 series:

Film 3:  Radiance

(Japan, Naomi Kawase, 2017)

At a firm specializing in creating audio descriptions for films for the visually impaired, a transcriber comes to know a panel member who was a successful photographer who has lost much of his eyesight.  The new friendship leads to coming to terms with their lives and professions and seeing the world in new ways.

Rated NR (In Japanese w/ English subtitles)

Come join us on Wednesday, March 1 at 4:30 p.m. in room E690 for the third film in the Spring 2023 series:

Film 3:  Radiance

(Japan, Naomi Kawase, 2017)

At a firm specializing in creating audio descriptions for films for the visually impaired, a transcriber comes to know a panel member who was a successful photographer who has lost much of his eyesight.  The new friendship leads to coming to terms with their lives and professions and seeing the world in new ways.

Rated NR (In Japanese w/ English subtitles)

In this witty One Woman Show, Cathy Fuoco shares with the public her experiences and her views on a variety of topics.

Come join us on Monday, February 13 at 4:30 p.m. in room E690 for the second film in the Spring 2023 series:

Film 2:  Delicious

(France, Eric Besnard, 2020)

France, 1789, just before the Revolution. With the help of a surprising young woman, a chef who has been sacked by his master finds the strength to free himself from his position as a servant and opens the first restaurant.

Rated PG (In French w/ English subtitles)

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Come join us on Wednesday, February 8 at 4:30 p.m. in room E690 for the second film in the Spring 2023 series:

Film 2:  Delicious

(France, Eric Besnard, 2020)

France, 1789, just before the Revolution. With the help of a surprising young woman, a chef who has been sacked by his master finds the strength to free himself from his position as a servant and opens the first restaurant.

Rated PG (In French w/ English subtitles)

Watch Trailer