The 3rd Annual International Film Festival will be April 3rd-April 13th everyday from 5pm-7pm in LANG 101. Attendance is free and so is the popcorn!

Date/Film

International Movies Film Information

04/03

Beyond Silence

''Beyond Silence,'' is the story of a gifted young musician and first-born child in a family where both parents were deaf becomes a powerful metaphor for the inevitable communication gap between children and parents in even the happiest of homes. Imagine the frustration of being a gifted musician whose parents are literally unable to hear. This movie was nominated for an Academy Award for best foreign picture.

04/04

The Return

Having a fatherless childhood, young brothers Andrei and Ivan have grown closer than

most siblings. But when they least expect it, the father the boys have never known returns. Under the cool midnight sun of a coastal Russian summer, the boys eagerly hop into a car for a fishing trip with a complete stranger they absolutely need to believe is their father. As they travel deep into the wilderness, their journey devolves from vacation to boot camp to father-son love triangle and ultimately to a test of wills that pushed to the brink of violence.

04/05

Le Grand Voyage

Le Grand Voyage is a 2004 film written and directed by Ismaël Ferroukhi. The film portrays

the relationship between father and son as both embark on a religious pilgrimage trip by car. The film won the Golden Astor for Best Film at the 2005 Mar del Plata International Film Festival, also was shown at the prestigious 2004 Toronto and Venice International Film Festivals.

04/06

Our Little Sister

What if you just found out you have a sister you have never met before? This movie shows

how three sisters and a step-sister become "sisters" living together after their father's death. This film captures the everyday pleasures and anguishes of modern family life with beautiful seasonal sceneries of Japan.

04/10

Eat, Drink,

Man, Woman

Master Chef Chu is semi-retired and lives at home with his three unmarried daughters, Jia-

Jen, a religious chemistry teacher; Jia-Chien, an airline executive; and Jia-Ning, an employee at a fast-food joint. Life at the family's house revolves heavily around preparing and eating an elaborate dinner every Sunday. The stability of these meals gives them all strength as they deal with new romantic relationships and disappointments.

04/11

Moscow Does not Believe in Tears

A romantic comedy about three young, working-class, country girls, who go to Moscow in

1958 to seek work, men, and success. Looks at the results of their expedition in 1978. The film won an Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film in 1980, and was chosen to participate in the International Film Exchange.

04/12

The Family

"The Family," is an album with a velvet cover. It opens with the baptism of Carlo, a baby in

his grandfather's lap, and ends with Carlo as a grandfather with a baby in his arms. We never get out of the house -comfort or passion? Carlo couldn't really decide until it was too late.

04/13

Always Sunset on Third Street

The Tokyo Olympics in 1964 set the rapid economic growth in Japan. People on Third Street experience various changes in lives and the country. The popular film series shares the cheer and optimism resonate through ages: keep your dreams and move forward no matter how time change!