Free International Film Festival
Glendale Community College Sponsored by The Department of Foreign Language and Communication and the International Education Program
2005: The Year of Foreign Languages
1.Fri. April 1:
SWIMMING POOL
(in French with English subtitles)
Dir. François Ozon, 2003. Genre: Mystery / Drama Plot Outline: A British mystery author visits her publisher's home in the South of France, where her interaction with his unusual daughter sets off some touchy dynamics. Rated R for strong sexual content, nudity, language, some violence and drug use. 103 min.*
2. Fri. April 8:
HERO:
(in Mandarin Chinese with English subtitles)
Dir. Yimou Zhang, 2002. Genre: Action / Drama Plot Outline: A series of Rashomon-like flashback accounts shape the story of how one man defeated three assassins who sought to murder the most powerful warlord in pre-unified China. Rated PG-13 for stylized martial arts violence and a scene of sensuality. 96 min.*
3. Fri. April 15:
WINGS OF DESIRE
(in German with English subtitles)
Dir. Wim Wenders, 1987. Genre: Fantasy / Drama Plot Outline: An angel tires of overseeing human activity and wishes to become human when he falls in love with a mortal. Rated PG-13. 127 min.*
4. Fri. April 22:
THE MOTORCYCLE DIARIES
(in Spanish with English subtitles)
Dir. Walter Salles, 2004. Genre: Drama / Adventure Plot Outline: The dramatization of a motorcycle road trip Che Guevara went on in his youth that showed him his life's calling. Rated R for language. 128 min.*
All films will be shown on Fridays at 1:30 p.m. in room MU – 151
Admission is free of charge and open to the public
* Source: www.imdb.com
