Join us for a monthly program of foreign and independent cinema! On the third Sunday of the month at 2:00pm during the Fall, Winter and Spring, we show outstanding films and invite participants to a discussion lead by Dr. Maurizio Giammarco of Temple University. Dr. Giammarco received his Ph.D. in Film and Drama from Temple University and is an instructor at Temple University in the Intellectual Heritage Program. He also teaches at The Bryn Mawr Film Institute, including courses on Latin American Cinema and the films of Bernardo Bertolucci. All foreign-language films are subtitled in English. Join us for great movies and better discussion!
Upcoming Shows:
March 18 – Of Gods and Men
France ~ 123 minutes ~ Rated PG-13
Eight French Christian monks live in harmony with their Muslim brothers in a monastery in the mountains of North Africa in the 1990′s. When a crew of foreign workers are massacred by an Islamic fundamentalist group, fear sweeps though the region. The army offers them protection, but the monks refuse. Should they leave? Despite the growing menace in their midst, they slowly realize that they have no choice but to stay, come what may. (Film and poster images © Sony Pictures Classics.)
April 15 – An Education
UK ~ 100 minutes ~ Rated PG-13
In the early 1960′s, 16-year-old Jenny Mellor lives with her parents in a London suburb. She is smart, pretty, and working toward her goal of being accepted into Oxford. Her life will take a big turn when she meets David, a man twice her age. Now she must decide if she will pursue an education at Oxford, or if she will choose to learn all that a charismatic, older man can teach her. (Film and poster images © Sony Pictures Home Entertainment.)
