March
11, 2008
Oakton Presents Free International Film Fest
La Vie en Rose, winner of two 2008 Academy Awards, headlines the Modern Language Film Festival at Oakton Community College. Free public screenings are scheduled at both Oakton campuses, 1600 E. Golf Road, Des Plaines, and 7701 N. Lincoln Avenue, Skokie, March 31 - April 4.
All films are presented in the original language with English subtitles. This year's selections include:
La Vie en Rose (French, 2007) is highlighted by Marion Cotillard's Oscar-winning performance as legendary French songstress Edith Piaf.
Pan's Labyrinth (Spanish, 2006) is Guillermo Del Torro's critically-acclaimed fantasy set in 1944 fascist Spain. The film won three Academy Awards in 2007.
The Lives of Others (German, 2006), winner of the 2007 Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film, depicts life under East Germany's secret police agency.
Other scheduled films include: Halfouine: Boy of the Terrace (Arabic, 1995), Rhapsody of Spring (Chinese, 1998), Three Mothers (Hebrew, 2006), The Tiger and the Snow (Italian, 2006), Hula Girls (Japanese, 2006), Beyond the Years (Korean, 2007), Just Love Me (Polish, 2006), and The Italian (Russian, 2005).
These films are unrated by the Motion Picture Association of America and may be appropriate for mature audiences only. The film fest is part of Oakton Celebrates Cultures Week, which features more than 60 diverse performances, lectures, and demonstrations.
For more information about the Modern Language Film Fest during Cultures Week at Oakton, call 847-635-1672, or visit www.oakton.edu/resource/cultures/films08.htm.
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