Hispanic Club film festival slated for February
Published or Revised January 30, 2009
Fostering appreciation for foreign film and other cultures and languages is this year's aim for the Second International Film Festival sponsored by the Paris Junior College Hispanic Club. Each Thursday in February a different foreign film will be shown at 4 p.m. and 6:30 p.m. in the first level lounge of the PJC Student Center. A coffee bar and snacks are included. "We look forward to this second year of showing award-winning international films to our students and the community," said PJC Spanish instructor Kelli Ebel. "Exploring cinema from different parts of the world allows us a glimpse into other cultures. It is interesting to view different perspectives — beyond Hollywood — on the big screen." The scheduled films, with links to YouTube trailers, are:- [b]Feb. 5:[/b] The 4 p.m. showing is [i]Mostly Martha[/i], a tragicomic tale from Germany of an uptight professional chef who takes in her newly orphaned niece. At 6:30 p.m. the showing is [i]Under the Same Moon[/i] from Mexico, a tale of a young boy from Mexico trying to reach his mother, an illegal alien who is working in the United States.
- [b]Feb. 12:[/b] at 4 p.m. is the Anime film [i]Armitage: Dual Matrix[/i], a full-length action/science fiction tale. At 6:30 p.m. the South African film [i]The Gods Must Be Crazy[/i] uses three vignettes to highlight the surreal in this classic comedy, including one where a Coke bottle falling from the heavens becomes a one-of-a-kind object coveted by everyone in a small African village.
- [b]Feb. 19:[/b] at 4 p.m. is the delightful Iranian movie [i]Children of Heaven[/i], about a boy who accidentally loses his sister's shoes, how they share his sneakers and what he does to solve the problem. At 6:30 p.m. the Indian film [i]The Namesake[/i] tells the story of a young man torn between traditional Indian traditions and his modern lifestyle in Boston.
- [b]Feb. 26:[/b] at 4 p.m. is the Italian film [i]The Postman[/i], about an Italian mailman on an island who pines for a beautiful waitress and receives lessons from a visiting Peruvian poet. At 6:30 p.m. the Colombian film [i]Maria Full of Grace[/i] relates the harrowing story of an atypical drug-running "mule," a 17-year-old girl who believes US streets are paved with gold.