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International Lens,<\/em><\/strong> a film series with a global perspective, uses film screenings as a forum to promote conversation among 国产原创\u2019s diverse community of students, faculty, and staff. International Lens strives to transcend geographic, ethnic, religious, linguistic, and political boundaries by facilitating conversation and greater cross-cultural understanding through cinema. The series is a partnership among the Office of the Dean of Students and academic departments, centers, and programs.<\/p>\n Admission is FREE except for IBFFN films September 29\u2013October 2.<\/strong> Saturday, August 28<\/strong> NOTE: Midnight in The Commons MPR <\/span><\/p>\n Presented by: the VIP Global Discovery Project<\/p>\n Hong Kong<\/span> (2002) Dirs: Wai Keung Lau and Alan Mak. When a corrupt cop (Ming) and an undercover cop (Yan) find themselves under the roof of the same Triad crime boss, both the Triads and the police can smell moles in their departments and Ming and Yan are forced to confront one another. Thai, Cantonese, English with English subtitles. Rated R. 101 mins. DVD. Funding provided in part by The Commons.<\/p>\n Wednesday, September 1<\/strong><\/p>\n Presented by: Korean Students and Scholars Association<\/p>\n South Korea<\/span> (2008) Dir: Ji-woon Kim. Set in the 1930s Manchurian desert where lawlessness rules, a bounty hunter, a bandit, and a train robber fatefully meet. Their chase across Manchuria for a mysterious map escalates, growing as unpredictable as it is good, bad, or weird. Korean with English subtitles.130 mins. Funding provided in part by the Korean Students and Scholars Association and Sarratt Student Center.<\/p>\n Thursday, September 2<\/strong> Tuesday, September 7<\/strong><\/p>\n Presented by: Irina Makoveeva, Mellon Assistant Professor of Russian; Germanic & Slavic Languages Department<\/p>\n Russia<\/span> (2009) Dirs: Aleksandr Gornovsky and Karen Shakh-nazarov. Nominated for Best Foreign Language Film in 2010. Based on Anton Chekhov’s novella, a doctor works at a provincial psychiatric clinic and ultimately ends up among his patients in his own asylum. Set in contemporary Russia, this psychological drama showcases how easy it is to become what we fear most. Russian with English subtitles. Not Rated. 83 mins. Funding provided in part by the Germanic & Slavic Languages Department.<\/p>\n Thursday, September 9<\/strong> Wednesday, September 15<\/strong> Tuesday, September 21<\/strong> Thursday, September 23<\/strong> Saturday, September 25 <\/strong><\/p>\n NOTE: Midnight in Commons MPR Presented by: the VIP Global Discovery Project<\/p>\n Japan<\/span> (1998) Dir: Hideo Nakata. Following the death of her niece under mysterious circumstances, a journalist decides to investigate an urban legend that predicts a person will die exactly one week after watching a “cursed” video. Based on the novel of the same name by Koji Suzuki, Ringu is the highest grossing and considered the most frightening horror film in Japan. Japanese with English subtitles. Not Rated. 96 mins. DVD. Funding provided in part by The Commons.<\/p>\n Tuesday, September 28<\/strong> USA<\/span> (2009) Dir: Michel Orion Scott. A deeply moving story of a family willing to go to the ends of the earth to help their son’s autism, and of a boy learning to connect with the world for the first time. 93 mins. DVD. Presented in conjunction with ITVS Community Cinema.<\/p>\n Wednesday, September 29 \u2013 Saturday, October 2, times and locations vary<\/strong><\/p>\n Hosted in part at 国产原创 by the Bishop Johnson Black Cultural Center, Film Studies Program and the Office of the Dean of Students.<\/span><\/p>\n The International Black Film Festival of Nashville (IBFFN), established in 2006, showcases the work of emerging and skilled independent filmmakers, actors, composers, screenwriters, directors, and other film industry professionals. IBFFN strives to ensure culturally accurate depictions in film with special emphasis on providing a forum for unheard, unseen, and unknown viewpoints, and to showcase the rich creativity and diversity found in communities of color locally, nationally, and internationally.<\/p>\n Saturday, October 2 <\/strong><\/p>\n NOTE: Family Matinee screened at 2 p.m. Join us before the film for a special children’s art activity from 1\u20132 p.m. in Sarratt lobby.<\/span> Tuesday, October 5<\/strong> Wednesday, October 6<\/strong> <\/p>\n Thursday, October 7 <\/strong><\/p>\n Lecture and Film Presented by: Michael Sims, Editor of Dr\u00e1cula’s Guest: A Connoisseur’s Collection of Victorian Vampire Stories<\/span> Tuesday, October 12<\/strong> Tuesday, October 19<\/strong> Wednesday, October 20 <\/strong><\/p>\n Presented by: Jay Geller, Associate Professor of Modern Jewish Culture, Divinity School, Jewish Studies<\/p>\n Germany, France<\/span> (2009) Dir: Ludi Boeken. Based on Marga Spiegel’s memoirs, courageous farmers in Westphalia, Germany, hide the Spiegel family from Nazis throughout the end of WWII, saving them from deportation and extermination camps in the east. Not Rated. German, French with English subtitles. 95 mins. Funding provided by the Holocaust Lecture Series.<\/p>\n Tuesday, October 26 <\/strong><\/p>\n Presented by: Esfandiar Zafar, Senior Director, Information Technology Services<\/span> Wednesday, October 27<\/strong> USA<\/span> (2007) Dir: Jasmine Dellal. This concert-film documentary follows the 2001 U.S. “Gypsy Caravan” tour, which showcased bands from Macedonia, Romania, India and Spain. Electrifying performances and behind-the-scenes glimpses are captured where the groups, divided by language and musical interest, find inspiration through a common passion for music. English, Spanish, Romany, Romanian, Macedonian, Hindi with English subtitles. Not Rated. 110 mins. Funding provided in part by North House, The Commons.<\/p>\n Saturday, October 30<\/strong>
\nAll films are open to the public. All films in Sarratt Cinema at 7 p.m. unless otherwise noted.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
Infernal Affairs<\/h1>\n
The Good the Bad the Weird<\/h1>\n
Copyright Criminals<\/h1>\n
\nPresented by: Jennifer Lena, Assistant Professor, Sociology Department<\/span>
\nUSA<\/span> (2009) Dirs: Benjamin Franzen and Kembrew McLeod. Is “sampling and scratching” theft or merely traditional cultural appropriation? That is the central question of this documentary that focuses on sample-based sound collage in hip-hop, a multibillion-dollar global industry that has sparked lasting, devastating copyfights. A Q&A with director Kembrew McLeod follows the screening. English. Not Rated. 54 mins. DVD. Funding provided by the Music, Authority and Community Project, with a grant from the 国产原创 Research Scholars Grant Program. Additional support from Sarratt Student Center.<\/p>\n
Ward No. 6 (Palata No. 6)<\/h1>\n
Bilal’s Stand<\/h1>\n
\nPresented by: Leadership Development & Intercultural Affairs<\/span>
\nUSA<\/span> (2010) Dir: Sultan Sharrief. In this community-coordinated feature debut based on personal experience, a high school senior wins a scholarship to college and is forced to decide whether he will continue in his family’s long-owned taxi stand or take a chance at social mobility. A Q&A with the director follows the screening. English. Not Rated. 99 mins. DVD. Funding provided by the Office of Leadership Development & Intercultural Affairs.<\/p>\n
Ingeborg Holm<\/h1>\n
\nPresented by: Paul Young, Associate Professor of English, Director of Film Studies Program<\/span>
\nSweden<\/span> (1913) Dir: Victor Sj\u00f6str\u00f6m. In a tale exalting maternal suffering in a merciless social system, the heroine is put through a wringer of disease, bankruptcy, workhouse toiling and the loss of her children. For its age, the film shows remarkable sophistication and depth of characterization, as well as skillful photography and editing. Any rawness in style only heightens the gripping drama in this cinematic classic. Silent. Not Rated. 72 mins. DVD. Funding provided by Film Studies Program.<\/p>\n
Little Town of Bethlehem<\/h1>\n
\nPresented by: Allison Schachter, Assistant Professor of Jewish Studies<\/span>
\nIsrael, Palestine<\/span> (2010) Dir: Jim Hannon. This riveting documentary follows three men of different faiths and their lives in Israel and Palestine. The story explores each man’s path of nonviolent struggle in lockstep with Martin Luther King and Gandhi. For them courage is found not in taking up arms, but setting them down and extending a hand in peace. Arabic, English. PG-13. 75 mins. DVD. Funding provided by Jewish Studies.<\/p>\n
Looking for Cheyenne<\/h1>\n
\nPresented by: Office of LGBTQI Life<\/span>
\nFrance<\/span> (2005) Dir: Val\u00e9rie Minetto. Cheyenne, a young unemployed journalist decides to leave Paris to live a marginal life in the country. She leaves behind the woman she loves who tries her best to forget her, but it’s not easy. In her exploration of other lovers, she finds herself incapable of living with and without Cheyenne. French with English subtitles. Rated R. 86 mins. A panel of students, faculty, and staff lead a discussion about how the issues highlighted in the film affect our lives. DVD.<\/p>\n
The Ring (Ringu)<\/h1>\n
The Horse Boy<\/h1>\n
\nPresented by: ITVS Community Cinema; Discussion Panel: Autism Society of Middle Tennessee, Saddle Up! and Center for Understanding <\/span><\/p>\nInternational Black Film Festival of Nashville<\/h1>\n
NOTE: This is a ticketed event. The Festival Village includes a number of Nashville venues. For locations and a complete schedule visit www.ibffnashville.com<\/a>.<\/span><\/p>\n
Presented as Part of The Tourn\u00e9es Festival<\/h3>\nA Town Called Panic (Panique Au Village)<\/h1>\n
\nFrance<\/span> (2009) Dirs: Stephane Aubier and Vincent Patar. Expanding upon a cult TV series, this 75-minute joy ride combines deadpan slapstick and surrealist Belgian stop-motion animation. The main characters are plastic toys Cowboy, Indian, and Horse, who improbably live together in a town called Panic. Various bizarre and surrealistic adventures await them, as the utterly silly but meticulously constructed plot gets under way. French with English subtitles. Not Rated. 75 mins.<\/p>\n
Presented as Part of The Tourn\u00e9es Festival<\/h3>\nThe Class (Entre les Murs)<\/h1>\n
\nPresented by: Derek Bruff, Assistant Director, Center for Teaching<\/span>
\nFrance<\/span> (2008) Dir: Laurent Cantet. Inspired by Francois Begaudeau’s autobiographical novel and set in a working-class, immigrant-heavy Paris neighborhood, Begaudeau is cast as the teacher and the classroom as actual Parisian students. The chaos unravels and puts the question of why we learn, what we learn, and from whom we learn, under siege. French with English subtitles. PG-13. 128 mins.<\/p>\n
Il Decameron<\/h1>\n
\nPresented by: Andrea Mirabile, Assistant Professor of Italian, Department of French & Italian<\/span>
\nItaly<\/span> (1971) Dir: Pier Paolo Pasolini. This adaptation of nine stories from Bocaccio’s Decameron renders the tales of lecherous clerics, scheming merchants, and errant lovers in an era of budding industrial capitalism, sexual repression, and moral hypocrisy. Italian, German with English subtitles. Not Rated. 112 mins. Funding provided in part by the Department of French & Italian.<\/p>\n
Dr\u00e1cula<\/h1>\n
\nUSA<\/span> (1931) Dir: George Melford. Vampire folklore has long fascinated readers. In his presentation, “Don’t Wake the Dead,” Michael Sims shares amazing and hilarious stories about why so many people once believed in the undead returning from their graves to prey upon the living. To accompany the lecture, International Lens will screen the Spanish-language version of Dr\u00e1cula that was filmed on the same sets and at the same time as the English-language, Bela Lugosi version. Spanish, Hungarian with English subtitles. Not Rated. 104 mins. DVD. Held in conjunction with The Southern Festival of Books.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n
Presented as Part of The Tourn\u00e9es Festival<\/h3>\nThe Wedding Song (Le Chant Des Mari\u00e9es)<\/h1>\n
\nPresented by: Lisa Weiss, Lecturer, Department of French & Italian<\/span>
\nFrance, Tunisia<\/span> (2008) Dir: Karin Albou. A seductively fluid and tactile drama explores love and identity in the intense friendship of two 16-year-old girls, both preparing for marriage in Nazi-occupied Tunis in 1942. Set against a background of marching jackboots and falling bombs, the girls’ bond becomes a compelling love story that will be tested not only by personal grudges but also by cultural differences. French with English subtitles. Not Rated. 100 mins.<\/p>\n
Presented as Part of The Tourn\u00e9es Festival<\/h3>\nI’ve Loved You So Long (Il y a Longtemps Que Je T’aime)<\/h1>\n
\nPresented by: Virginia Scott, Associate Professor, Department of French & Italian<\/span>
\nFrance<\/span> (2008) Dir: Philippe Claudel. After 15 years in prison, Juliette is given a second chance at life when her sister takes her into her home. While working through family tensions and reintegration with society, she learns she’s still very much a prisoner within herself. French with English subtitles. PG-13. 117 mins.<\/p>\n
Saviors in the Night (Unter Bauern)<\/h1>\n
Presented as Part of The Tourn\u00e9es Festival<\/h3>\nPersepolis<\/h1>\n
\nFrance, Germany<\/span> (2007) Dirs: Vincent Paronnaud and Marjane Satrapi. Adapted from the autobiographical graphic novel of the same name, this animated tale depicts a plucky and precocious Iranian girl during the Islamic revolution of 1979. Hand-drawn in bold black-and-white images (with a splash
\nof color here and there), it presents a very personal journey through the political upheavals of modern Iran. French, German, Persian, English with English subtitles. PG-13. 96 mins.<\/p>\n
When the Road Bends: Tales of A Gypsy Caravan<\/h1>\n
\nPresented by: Gregory Barz, Associate Professor of Musicology, Blair School of Music; Faculty Head of House, North Hall, The Commons <\/span><\/p>\n
A Night of Experimental Film<\/h1>\n
\nPresented by: Office of the Chancellor and Film Studies Program<\/span>
\nWith special guest P. Adams Sitney, Professor of Visual Art, Princeton University and author of Visionary Film, the definitive account of American avant-garde film.<\/p>\n
Presented as Part of MeMory, Cinema, Archive: Focus on Haiti<\/h3>\nThe Agronomist<\/h1>\n