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Crime! Film 5: Los olvidados [The Young and the Damned] (Mexico, Luis Buñuel, 1950). Director Luis Buñuel takes an uncompromising look at the lives of slum children on the streets of Mexico City, by following the story of a young gang leader seeking revenge on the man who sent him to prison. The moral failings of society come to the fore, through the young criminals who are victims of circumstances far beyond their control. (In Spanish with English subtitles)

Crime! Film 4: Le Samouraï [The Samurai] (France, Jean-Pierre Melville,1967). After he is seen by witnesses, a lone contract killer has to find a series of alibis, a task that is made harder by the fact that he is next on his own boss’s hit list. A stylised masterpiece of cool that combines 1940s gangster cinema with 1960s pop culture, held together with a samurai’s instinct. (In French with English subtitles).

Yoidore Tenshi (醉いどれ天使) [Drunken Angel] (Japan, Akira Kurosawa, 1948). In this powerful early noir from the great Akira Kurosawa, Toshiro Mifune bursts onto the screen as a volatile, tubercular criminal who strikes up an unlikely relationship with a jaded physician in the muddy swamps of postwar Tokyo. (In Japanese with English subtitles)

Der amerikanische Freund [The American Friend] (Germany, Wim Wenders, 1977). A man who believes he is terminally ill teams up with a ruthless American gangster (Dennis Hopper) in the hope of leaving a legacy for his family. Since he is dying anyway, he feels he has nothing left to lose. An adaptation of the “doppelganger” thriller Ripley’s Game by Patricia Highsmith. (In German with English subtitles)

Nueve reinas [Nine Queens] (Argentina, Fabián Bielinsky, 2000). Two small-time criminals hook up to pull off a once-in-a-lifetime con: selling a forged set of extremely valuable rare stamps, the Nine Queens. But nothing is as it seems, and one layer of appearance gives way to another in this tightly scripted and acted thriller. Rated R. (In Spanish with English subtitles)

Come out and join us for free films from around the world, subtitled in English, on our theme for this semester: Crime!

Theatre of Life (Italy & Canada, Peter Svatek, 2016) & Les Glaneurs et la glaneuse (The Gleaners and I) (France, Agnès Varda, 2000)

Documentary double-feature! Two documentaries that take a hard look at food waste and the people who choose to turn it into plenty, whether by reclaiming the tradition of gleaning in France, or by starting a very special soup kitchen with top Italian chef Massimo Bottura. (In French, Italian and English with English subtitles)

Fuera de carta (Chef’s Special) (Spain, Nacho G. Valilla, 2008)

Chef Maxi is an openly gay, top-ranked chef in Madrid. But he will question his values and success when his children from a prior marriage decide they want to get to know him, and his life is turned upside down. (In Spanish with English subtitles)

Tampopo (タンポポ) (Japan, Juso Itami, 1985). Thurs 26 Oct & Wed 1 Nov @ 4:30.

In this spoof of a spaghetti Western, a young widow revolutionises her ramen noodle shop with the help of a passing trucker, a retired master, and a bit of spying. Other outrageous food-centered anecdotes emerge against this backdrop. A legend in the food film genre. Rated “R”. (In Japanese with English subtitles).

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