Department of English
EDWARDS COLLEGE FILM SERIES

LIFE IS BEAUTIFUL

Tuesday, Nov. 5, 5 p.m.

Roberto Benigni directed and stars in this 1997 Academy Award-winning film about a Jewish Italian bookstore owner who attempts to shield his son from the horrors of a Holocaust internment camp by transforming the experience into a creative game. This film will be shown in Italian with English subtitles. Following the screening, Anna Oldfield, associate professor in the Department of English, leads a discussion on the historic and cultural context of the film.

The Coastal Theater
Lib Jackson Student Union, A-110
Admission: Free and open to the public

Department of Languages and Intercultural Studies
CCU DEPARTMENT OF HISTORY'S WAR & SOCIETY FILM SERIES

IN THE MOOD FOR LOVE

Tuesday, Nov. 12, 5 p.m.

Wong Kar-wai’s 2000 award-winning Hong Kong romantic drama, voted by the BBC as the second-best film of the 21st century, tells the story of a man and a woman whose spouses have had an affair together. This film will be shown in Cantonese with English subtitles. Following the screening, Xinyi Tan, assistant professor in the Department of Languages and Intercultural Studies, leads a discussion on the cultural context of the film.

The Coastal Theater
Lib Jackson Student Union, A-110
Admission: Free and open to the public

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EDWARDS COLLEGE FILM SERIES

LEGENDS OF THE OLD REPUBLIC: TRIALS OF THE FALLEN JEDI

Tuesday, Nov. 19, 5 p.m.

Michael DiGiorgio, digital studio director for the Edwards College, presents a faculty/student-produced fan film set in the Star Wars universe. The story follows a boy tempted by the dark side of his twin brother, whom he thought had died during birth. A cast and crew of 10 students fill roles in this production, from actor to make-up designer to visual effects editor. Following the screening, DiGiorgio and the student cast and crew present a discussion on the film.

The Coastal Theater
Lib Jackson Student Union, A-110
Admission: Free and open to the public