The University of Central Arkansas Honors College is proud to announce the fall schedule for its biweekly series of recent and significant foreign films. The series features important films representing the diversity of global cinematic culture.
The films will be presented in the Honors College Forum (McAlister 302), in video and DVD formats. Seating is limited. The films in this series are suitable for adults only.
All films will be shown on Monday nights at 7 p.m.
After the presentation, plan to stay for an informal discussion of the film with Honors College faculty Donna Bowman and Noel Murray.
For more information, please visit the Honors College Web page at http://www.uca.edu/honors, or contact the Honors office at (501) 450-3198.
September 12
Bad Education
(La mala educaci?n)
(2004, Pedro Almod?var, Spain)
Spain?s preeminent director Pedro Almod?var presents a tragic, noir-influenced film about two young men at a religious school who uncover a past of sexual abuse while discovering a love for movies and for each other.
September 26
Head-On
(Gegen die Wand)
(2004, Fatih Akin, Germany/Turkey)
An alcoholic German Turk falls in love with the wild daughter of a strict Muslim Turk after agreeing to a marriage of convenience, in this high-spirited romantic comedy that also explores the bittersweet drift of second-generation immigrants.
October 10
The Holy Girl
(La ni?a santa)
(2004, Lucrecia Martel, Argentina)
One of South America?s most innovative writers and directors creates a sultry atmosphere in a seedy hotel where a Catholic schoolgirl and her mother both attract the interest of a married doctor.
October 24
Save The Green Planet!
(Jigureul jikyeora!)
(2003, Jun-hwan Jeong, South Korea)
A mentally-impaired man kidnaps a business executive and tortures him in a mannequin factory, convinced that he?s leading an alien invasion, in this bizarre mix of horror, sci-fi and romance that?s typical of current Korean popular cinema.
November 7
Blue Gate Crossing
(Lanse da men)
(2002, Chin-yen Yee, Taiwan)
In this delicate, quiet coming-of-age story, a teenage girl tries to help her friend hook up with a popular athlete at their school, but finds that the boy is interested in her instead ? while she harbors unrequited feelings for her friend.
