REFRESH: AUDIENCE PLAYS ROLE IN SELECTIONS FOR FOREIGN FILM SERIES
Appleton Post Crescent
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Sept 4 2007
USA
What happened
Community suggestions have contributed to the fall lineup for NEW World
Cinema, a foreign film series that resumes Sunday at the University
of Wisconsin-Fox Valley in Menasha.
Badri Varma, chairman of NEW World Cinema’s organizing committee,
said audience recommendations are the impetus for showing Ireland’s
"My Left Foot" and Iran’s "Children of Heaven," two of the six films
in the upcoming series that runs through Nov. 19.
Varma said "My Left Foot," the true story of a painter and writer
who perseveres despite his struggle with cerebral palsy, is NEW World
Cinema’s contribution to Celebrating Abilities Week in early October.
"Children of Heaven," which introduces the series, is one example
of the committee’s attempts to mix dramas with more light-hearted
fare, said Jeff Kuepper, UWFV’s student activities director and a
committee member.
"We try to get a good variety of presenters because we found really
the majority of the people stay for the discussion," Kuepper said.
The committee is seeking the public’s input for a January to
May 2008 spring series. For more information, contact the Fox
Cities Rotary Multicultural Center at 920-882-4056 or e-mail
[email protected].
What’s new
The show time on scheduled days is 7 p.m., with discussion to follow
each screening in Room 1229 at UW-Fox Valley, 1478 Midway Road,
Menasha. The films have English subtitles. Tickets cost $5. Season
tickets cost $25.
Sept. 9-10: "Children of Heaven" (Iran, 1997); Rated PG. Synopsis:
After a boy loses his little sister’s shoes, the siblings decide to
share the boy’s shoes and hide the loss from their parents, who can’t
afford to replace the footwear.
Sept. 23-24: "The Sea Inside" (Spain, 2004); Rated PG-13. Synopsis:
Former Spanish sailor Ramon Sampedro, a quadriplegic for 28 years,
campaigns for the right to end his life with dignity. (Based on a
true story)
Oct. 7-8: "My Left Foot" (Ireland, 1989); Rated R. Synopsis: In
1930s working-class Dublin, Christy Brown overcomes the challenges
of cerebral palsy by learning to paint and write with his only
controllable limb, his left foot. (Based on a true story)
Oct. 21-22: "Mirch Masala" (India, 1985); Not rated. Synopsis: A
tax collector in colonial India orders a woman to sleep with him,
but she flees for safety to a spice factory, causing the community
to take sides.
Nov. 4-5: "Vodka Lemon" (Armenia, 2003); Not rated. Synopsis: A widow
and a widower in post-Soviet Armenia meet and befriend each other at
the cemetery where they both are grieving for their late spouses.
Nov. 18-19: "Bread and Tulips" (Italy/Switzerland, 2000); Rated
PG-13. Synopsis: A middle-aged, neglected housewife finds adventure
while trying to make her way home after her family deserts her during
a bus trip.