International Lens

5 Centimeters Per Second

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Thursday, November 29
Presented by: Dr. Gerald Figal, Associate
Professor of Asian Studies and the Vanderbilt Anime and Manga Enthusiasts
Japan (2007) Dir: Makoto Shinkai. This animated drama tells the tale of two friends separated by chance and reunited by determination. Told in three interconnected segments, we follow a man through his life as cruel winters, cold technology, adult obligations and responsibility converge to test the delicate petals of love. Japanese with English subtitles. PG-13. 63 mins. DVD.

Aurora

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Wednesday, November 28
Presented by: Jennifer Fay, Director of Film Studies, Associate Professor of Film Studies and English
Romania (2010) Dir: Cristi Puiu. A murder mystery turned on its head – where the mystery’s not the culprit, but the motive. Inside a non-descript apartment, a man and woman discuss the inconsistencies in Little Red Riding Hood, their voices hushed, mindful of waking the little girl sleeping in the next room. Behind a line of abandoned trailers on the outskirts of Bucharest, the same man then waits for something or someone to arrive. Today he will carry out a plan that will bring order to his world. Romanian with English subtitles. Unrated. 181 mins. Funding provided by Nashville Premieres.

Lagaan: Once Upon a Time in India

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Wednesday, November 14 Note: Starting time at 6:30 p.m. due to the film length
Presented by: Vanderbilt Global Perspectives
India (2001) Dir: Ashutosh Gowariker. The people of a small village in Victorian India stake their future on a game of cricket against their ruthless British rulers. One of the most expensive films to come out of Bollywood – lavish, rousing entertainment in the old-fashioned tradition of Hollywood musicals with eye-popping song-and-dance routines. Hindi with English subtitles. Rated PG. 224 mins. Partial funding provided by Global Perspectives.

L’apollonide (House of Pleasures)

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Tuesday, November 13
France (2011) Dir: Bertrand Bonello. A frank account of life in a smart Parisian brothel in 1900. It demonstrates that la belle époque was less belle for the girls than for their wealthy clients, though better than walking the streets or working in a sweatshop. Superbly designed to suggest the oppressive, hypocritical haut-bourgeois decor and the obsessive eroticism that excludes real desire. French with English subtitles. Unrated. 122 mins. Funding provided by Nashville Premieres.

The Way

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Thursday, November 8
Presented by: Maria Pintane, Senior Lecturer in Spanish & Portuguese
Spain (2010) Dir: Emilio Estevez. An inspirational story of an irascible father who travels overseas to recover the body of his estranged son who died while traveling the El camino de Santiago. Deciding to take the pilgrimage himself, he learns to be a citizen of the world again. Spanish with English subtitles. PG-13. 123 mins.

Half the Sky (Episode 2)

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Wednesday November 7
Presented by: Nashville Public Television
A Continuation of the journey from Episode One. English, Central Khmer, Urdu, and Vietnamese with English subtitles. Unrated. 120 minutes. DVD.

Half the Sky (Episode 1)

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Monday, November 5
Presented by: Nashville Public Television
USA, Cambodia, India, Kenya, Pakistan, Sierra Leone, Vietnam (2012) Dir: Maro Chermayeff. A documentary inspired by Half the Sky: Turning Oppression into Opportunity for Women Worldwide, the acclaimed book by Nicholas Kristof and Sheryl WuDunn. Sex trafficking, forced prostitution, gender-based violence, and maternal mortality claim one woman every 90 seconds and present the single most vital opportunity of our time. Kristof and celebrity activists travel across the globe to find meaningful solutions to empower women and girls and lay the groundwork for the next generation. English, Central Khmer, Urdu, and Vietnamese with English subtitles. Unrated. 120 minutes. DVD.

Hipsters

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Thursday, November 1
Presented by: Mr. Sasha Spektor,
Andrew Mellon Assistant Professor of Russian
Russia (2008) Dir: Vakeriy Todorovskiy. A lavish, candy-colored musical set in Moscow circa 1955. While the Cold War heats up on the world stage, rebellious youth wage a cultural battle against dismal Soviet conformity, donning brightly colored black-market clothing, adopting American nicknames and reveling in forbidden jazz. Russian with English subtitles. Unrated. 130 mins. Partial funding provided by Department of Germanic & Slavic Languages.

La Princesse de Montpensier

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Presented as part of The Tournées Festival

Tuesday, October 30
Presented by: Dr. Patricia Armstrong,
Senior Lecturer in French
France (2010) Dir: Bertrand Travernier. A gripping drama set against the savage wars of religion that ripped France apart in the 16th century. Based on a novella by the celebrated Madame de Lafayette, the film centers on the love of Marie de Mezières for her dashing cousin Henri de Guise, thwarted when her father’s political ambitions force her into marriage with the well-connected Montpensier, whom she has never met. French with English subtitles. Not rated. 139 mins.

Primary Colors

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Monday, October 29
Presented by: Dr. Bruce Barry, Professor of Management, and Dr. Alan Wiseman, Associate Professor of Political Science
USA (1998) Dir: Mike Nichols. A fictionalized version of Bill Clinton’s 1992 campaign for the presidency, based on the novel by Joe Klein. A satire with a spot-on performance by John Travolta as the candidate is also a meditation on the ethics of using damaging information about one’s opponent. The second of two political campaign feature films scheduled for the 2012 pre-election season. English. Rated R. 143 mins. DVD. Funding provided by the Owen Graduate School of Management and the Center for the Study of Democratic Institutions.