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2008 International Film Series
Up one levelFilm: "Gorillas in the Mist" - Sat., March 7, 2008
Gorillas in the Mist (1988, US, directed by Michael Apted, 129 min.) Refreshments are served at 7:30 p.m. The film begins at 8 p.m. Donations are appreciated. The series is hosted by the United Nations Association of Davis.
Film: "Joy Luck Club" - Fri., March 21, 2008
Refreshments are served at 7:30 p.m., the film begins at 8 p.m. Donations are appreciated. The series is hosted by the United Nations Association of Davis. The Joy Luck Club (1993, US, directed by Wayne Wang, 139 min.) is based on Amy Tan's 1989 best-selling novel. This film is set in contemporary San Francisco but uses frequent flashbacks to cover several decades.
Film: "The Syrian Bride" - Fri., April 4, 2008
"The Syrian Bride" (2004, Israel, directed by Eran Riklis, 94 min.). Refreshments are served at 7:30 p.m., the film begins at 8 p.m. Donations are appreciated. The series is hosted by the United Nations Association of Davis.
Film: "The Constant Gardener" - Fri., April 18, 2008
"The Constant Gardener" (2005, US/UK, directed by Fernando Meirelles, 129 min., rated R.). Based on John Le Carré's novel, this is a film about greed and political intrigue as well as a love story of a British foreign service diplomat, Justin (portrayed by Ralph Fiennes) and a political activist, Tessa (played by Rachel Weisz). Refreshments are served at 7:30 p.m., the film begins at 8 p.m. Donations are appreciated. The series is hosted by the United Nations Association of Davis.
Film: "The Price of Milk" - Fri., May 2, 2008
"The Price of Milk" (2000, New Zealand, directed by Harry Sinclair, 87 min.). Refreshments are served at 7:30 p.m., the film begins at 8 p.m. Donations are appreciated. The series is hosted by the United Nations Association of Davis. An eccentric modern-day fairy tale set on and around a New Zealand dairy farm mixes romance and Maori magic, involving spells, supernatural elements, Kiwi humor, the bartering of a quilt for a herd of cows and a dog suffering from agoraphobia.
Film: "Rosenstrasse" - Fri., May 16, 2008
"Rosenstrasse" (2003, Germany/Netherlands, directed by Margarethe von Trotta, 136 min.) Refreshments are served at 7:30 p.m., the film begins at 8 p.m. Donations are appreciated. The series is hosted by the United Nations Association of Davis. An unusual, and until recently little-known, act of courage that took place 63 years ago in Berlin presents the focus for this drama about Aryan women married to Jewish men who staged a nine-day (ultimately successful) protest against the SS and police to win the release of their husbands before deportation.
Film: "Water" - Fri., June 6, 2008
"Water" (2005, India/Canada, directed by Deepa Mehta, 117 min.) Refreshments are served at 7:30 p.m., the film begins at 8 p.m. Donations are appreciated. The series is hosted by the United Nations Association of Davis. Set in 1938, this drama deals with the tradition in fundamentalist Hindu society that when a woman is widowed, she has three options: throw herself on her husband’s funeral pyre, marry his brother or live in poverty in a group home for widows. Although she is only eight, Chuyia (Sarala) is forced into the third option.
Film: "A Midsummer Night's Dream" - Fri., June 20, 2008
"A Midsummer Night's Dream" (1999, U.S., directed by Michael Hoffman, 115 min.) Refreshments are served at 7:30 p.m., the film begins at 8 p.m. Donations are appreciated. The series is hosted by the United Nations Association of Davis. This version of Shakespeare’s play is set in Tuscany in the late 1800s, after the invention of the bicycle (an important prop).