Modern Languages & Linguistics Film Series

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Mon, Jan 23, 2023
4:30 pm

Modern Languages & Linguistics Film Series - Film 1 - My German Friend

Come join us on Monday, January 23 at 4:30 p.m. in room E690 for the first film in the Spring 2023 series:

Film 1:  My German Friend

(German/Argentina, Jeanine Meerapfel, 2012)

The story of a German-Jewish girl becoming friends with the son of an SS officer in Argentina. The two stay friends throughout their adolescence and into adulthood.

Rated NR (In German/Spanish w/ English subtitles)

Watch trailer


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Wed, Jan 18, 2023
4:30 pm

Modern Languages & Linguistics Film Series - Film 1 - My German Friend

Come join us on Wednesday, January 18 at 4:30 p.m. in room E690 for the first film in the Spring 2023 series:

Film 1:  My German Friend

(German/Argentina, Jeanine Meerapfel, 2012)

The story of a German-Jewish girl becoming friends with the son of an SS officer in
Argentina. The two stay friends throughout their adolescence and into adulthood.

Rated NR (In German/Spanish w/ English subtitles)

Watch trailer


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Modern Languages & Linguistics Film Series: Spring 2023

Join the Department of Modern Languages and Linguistics for our Spring 2023 Film Series:

Watch five international films, all representing the theme "Overcoming Adversity"

All films begin at 4:30 p.m. in room E690 on the dates listed below.

Film 1: My German Friend (German/Argentina, Jeanine Meerapfel, 2012)

Wednesday, Jan. 18

Monday, Jan. 23

Film 2: Delicious (France, Eric Besnard, 2020)

Wednesday, Feb. 8

Monday, Feb. 13

Film 3: Radiance (Japan, Naomi Kawase, 2017)


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Thu, Nov 17, 2022
4:30 pm

Modern Languages & Linguistics Film Series - Film 5 - A Man Called Ove

Come join us on Thursday, November 17 at 4:30 p.m. in room E690 for the next film in our series:

Film 5 - A Man Called Ove

(Sweden, Hannes Holm, 2015)

Ove, an ill-tempered, isolated retiree who spends his days enforcing block association rules and visiting his wife's grave, has finally given up on life just as an unlikely friendship develops with his boisterous new neighbors.

Rated PG-13 (In Swedish w/ English subtitles)

Film discussion to follow screening.


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Thu, Oct 27, 2022
4:30 pm

Modern Languages & Linguistics Film Series - Film 4 - La Soledad

Come join us on Thursday, October 27 at 4:30 p.m. in room E690 for the next film in our series:

Film 4: La Soledad

(Venezuela, Jorge Thielen Armand, 2016)

A vivid and intimate account of the Venezuelan crisis told through the real-life struggle of a young father trying to save his family from the demolition of their home.

Rated NR (In Spanish w/ English subtitles)

Film discussion to follow screening.

 


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Wed, Oct 19, 2022
4:30 pm

Modern Languages & Linguistics Film Series - Film 3 - Aquí y Allá (Here and There)

Come join us on Wednesday, October 19 at 4:30 p.m. in room E690 for the next film in our series:

Film 3:  Aquí y Allá (Here and There)

(Mexico, Antonio Méndez Esparza, 2012)

Pedro, a Mexican immigrant who returns home to a small mountain village in Guerrero, Mexico after years of working in the U.S. and struggles to rebuild his family and follow his dream of starting a band — the Copa Kings.

Rated NR (In Spanish w/ English subtitles)


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Thu, Oct 13, 2022
4:30 pm

Modern Languages & Linguistics Film Series - Film 3 - Aquí y Allá (Here and There)

Come join us on Thursday, October 13 at 4:30 p.m. in room E690 for the second film in our series:

Film 3:  Aquí y Allá (Here and There)

(Mexico, Antonio Méndez Esparza, 2012)

Pedro, a Mexican immigrant who returns home to a small
mountain village in Guerrero, Mexico after years of
working in the US, and struggles to rebuild his family and
follow his dream of starting a band: the Copa Kings.

Rated NR (In Spanish w/ English subtitles)


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Wed, Oct 5, 2022
4:30 pm

Modern Languages & Linguistics Film Series - Film 2 - I Wish

Come join us on Wednesday, October 5 at 4:30 p.m. in room E690 for the second film in our series:

Film 2: I Wish

(Japan, Hirokazu Koreeda, 2011)

Twelve-year-old Koichi, who has been separated from his brother Ryunosuke due to his parents' divorce, hears a rumour that the new bullet trains will precipitate a wish-granting miracle when they pass each other at top speed.

Rated PG (In Japanese w/ English subtitles)


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Thu, Sep 29, 2022
4:30 pm

Modern Languages & Linguistics Film Series - Film 2 - I Wish

Come join us on Thursday, September 29 at 4:30 p.m. in room E690 for the second film in our series:

Film 2: I Wish

(Japan, Hirokazu Koreeda, 2011)

Twelve-year-old Koichi, who has been separated from his brother Ryunosuke due to his parents' divorce, hears a rumor that the new bullet trains will precipitate a wish-granting miracle when they pass each other at top speed.

Rated PG (In Japanese w/ English subtitles)

 


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Thu, Sep 15, 2022
4:30 pm

Modern Languages & Linguistics Film Series - Film 1 - Terre Battue (40 Love)

Come join us on Thursday, September 15 at 4:30 p.m. in room E690 for the first film in our series:

Film 1: Terre Battue (40 Love)

(Belgium, Stéphane Demoustier, 2014)

Jerome loses his job and his wife leaves him for another man, and he is left to manage his 11-year-old son's fledgling tennis career.

Rated NR (In French w/ English subtitles)

 


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