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FOR MORE INFORMATION:
CONTACT: Russell Guerrero
Jan. 24, 2008
International Films to be Screened at Trinity in February
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SAN ANTONIO – Trinity University’s Coates Library will host a series of international and independent films that have been selected by film festival organizers from around the world. The films, which are free and open to the public, will be shown every Wednesday in February. The movies will begin at 7 p.m. in Northup Hall Room 040. The films are subtitled in English.
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Feb. 6 – Adam’s Apples (Denmark). The film revolves around Ivan, an insanely optimistic preacher, who takes in convicts to help around the remote, rural church where he is a minister. His current charges are a psychotic Saudi immigrant addicted to robbing gas stations and an alcoholic tennis pro convicted of sexual assault. His newest “helper” is Adam, a vicious neo-Nazi anxiously biding his time before he can return to hell-raising. It was Denmark's Oscar submission in the 2007 Best Foreign Film category.
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Feb. 13 – Arranged (United States). The Best Film winner at the Brooklyn International Film Festival, Arranged tells the story of two women from very different backgrounds who share much in common: both are teachers, both are single, and both are going through what the outside world would call “arranged marriages.”
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Feb. 20 – Her Name is Sabine (France). The film offers a sensitive portrait of Sabine, a 38-year-old autistic woman, filmed by her sister, French film actress Sandrine Bonnaire. The film tells Sabine's story through personal footage filmed over a period of 25 years. This documentary portrays an endearing personality, whose growth and many talents were crushed by an inadequate care structure. Her Name is Sabine received a special award at the Cannes Film Festival.
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Feb. 27 – The Violin (Mexico). The film follows Don Plutarco and members of his family who live a double life: on one hand they are musicians and humble farmers; on the other, they support the campesina peasant guerilla movement’s armed efforts against the oppressive government. When the military overtake his village, Don Plutarco plays his violin as a ruse to recover hidden ammunition. A tenuous game of cat-and-mouse ensues which results in painful betrayal.
For more information, contact the Coates Library Help Desk at 210-999-7213 or visit http://lib.trinity.edu/libinfo/events/cinema.shtml.
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