Summer film series in Getchell library wraps up

The Department of Foreign Languages and Literatures invites the community to its Summer 2007 Film Series. The purpose is to present a variety of films which portray the society, the cultures and people of different countries. This series will focus on American Musicals and selected movies.

Where: All films will be shown at the Getchell Library Projection Room on the Reno campus
When: Mondays and Wednesday at Noon—2:30 p.m.

The films are free and include English subtitles when applicable. MPAA rating guidelines will be adhered to.

For additional information you may visit the Department of Foreign Languages and Literatures website, email fll@unr.nevada.edu, or call (775) 784-6055.

August 1st Hello Dolly (USA) Rated G, 148 min
Directed by Gene Kelly

One of Barbra Streisand’s most beloved performances is that of indomitable Dolly Levi in this hugely popular musical that received a Best Picture Academy Award nomination in 1969. Directed by Gene Kelly, this Oscar winner for Best Sound, Music, Score and Art Direction/Set Decoration is among the world’s most cherished films.

August 6th Dances With Wolves (USA) Rated PG-13, 181 min
Directed by Kevin Costner

Rewarded for his heroism in the civil war, Lt. John Dunbar wants to see the American Frontier before it is gone. He is assigned to an abandoned fort, where a Sioux tribe is his only neighbor. He is faced with a crucial decision that will cause him to examine his own heart and soul before making a heroic choice that determines his destiny.

August 8th Cabaret (USA) Rated PG, 124 min
Directed by Bob Fosse

Willkommen, bienvenue, welcome to Cabaret. The winner of eight Academy Awards, it boasts a score by the legendary songwriting partnership behind another film that would energize the movie musical genre with equal razzle-dazzle 30 years later: Chicago’s John Kander and Fred Ebb.

August 13th Lumumba (France) Not Rated, 115 min
Directed by Raoul Peck

Lumumba is a gripping epic that dramatizes for the first time the rise and fall of legendary African leader Patrice Lumumba.

August 15th New York, New York (USA) Rated PG, 163 min
Directed by Martin Scorsese

Acclaimed director Martin Scorsese teams with Academy Award winners Liza Minneli and Robert DeNiro in this splashy, flashy musical spectacle celebrating the glorious days of the Big Band era in the Big Apple.

Student writer Guia Del Prado can be reached at gi261@hotmail.com.

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