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Auteur Series locks in for another year of films, scholarly discourse
Over the years, the Auteur Film Series has made a name for itself at Collin College.
Part film class, part inter-disciplinary discourse, part enlightenment.
The 2007-08 series is taking things up a notch with its new theme, "Secrets, Deceptions and Epiphanies: Fruit from the Cinematic Tree of Knowledge." This year's line up features characters that -- for all intents and purposes -- are out of the loop, wool over their eyes, completely out of the know.
Of course, through the film, these characters, through their actions, expose the truth, or at least part of it.
"One of the most ineteresting things in cinema storytelling is having knowledge revealed," Carolyn Perry, chair of humanities and philosophy and professor humanities and film. "Knowledge merges through the whole human being, not just the mind, but the soul, too."
In its sixth year, the Auteur Film Series has grown from four films a year in classrooms to lecture halls and a film a month in the Spring Creek Campus Conference Center and Angelika Film Center in Plano.
"The growth has been exponential, not only because of the students, but the faculty, staff and community members," Perry said. "There is an audeince for classics, foreign and independent films, but also for a venue for talking about them."
As always, the films will be followed by a panel discussion with Collin College faculty and staff. All screenings at Collin College's Spring Creek Campus are free and open to the public. Seating begins at 6:30 p.m. and the film starts at 7 p.m.
Screenings at the Angelika Film Center are free for Collin College faculty, staff and students and $5 for members of the community. Seating is limited.
Some material may not be suitable for all audiences.
This year's line up is :
"Volver"
Monday, Sept. 17
(R, 2006, dir. Pedro Almodovar, 121 minutes)
Raimunda lives in Madrid with her daughter Paula and her husband Paco, whose drinking has become a problem. She and her sister, Sole, lost their parents in a fire in La Mancha, their birth village, years ago. Their aunt, Paula, still lives in the village and continues to speak about her sister Irene, mother of the two sisters, as if she were still alive. When the old aunt dies, a revelation from the past comes to light and changes the lives of these women forever. (imdb). Presented in conjunction with Hispanic Heritage Month.
"The Killing Fields"
7 p.m. -- Oct. 9 -- Angelika Film Center, The Shops at Legacy, 7205 Bishop Road, Plano
(PG, 1984, dir. Roland Joffe, 141 minutes)
Sydney Schanberg is a New York Times journalist who works with local representative Dith Pran to cover the madness in war-torn Cambodia after the victory of the Khmer Rouge. When the U.S. forces leave, Dith sends his family with them but stays behind himself to help Schanberg cover the event. As an American, Schanberg won't have any trouble leaving the country, but the situation is different for Dith, who must survive by diplomacy, wit and determination. (imdb). Presented in conjunction with the Book-in-Common program.
"Much Ado About Nothing"
Thursday, Nov. 1
(PG-13, 1993, dir. Kenneth Branagh, 111 minutes)
Young lovers Hero and Claudio are to be married in one week. To pass the time, they conspire with Don Pedro to set a “lover's trap” for Benedick, an arrogant confirmed bachelor, and Beatrice, his favorite sparring partner. Meanwhile, the evil Don Jon conspires to break up the wedding by falsely accusing Hero of infidelity. (imdb)
"The Conversation"
Wednesday, Nov. 28
(PG, 1974, dir. Francis Ford Coppola, 113 minutes)
Harry Caul, a paranoid and secretive surveillance expert, is the best invader of privacy in the business. He can record any conversation between two people anywhere. However, Caul has a crisis of conscience when he suspects that a couple he is spying on will be murdered. He then becomes the object of surveillance himself and struggles to free himself from the maze of secrecy and murder. (imdb)
"A Lesson Before Dying"
Tuesday, Feb. 5
(PG, 1999, dir. Joseph Sargent, 105 minutes)
In the 1940's South, a young black man is wrongly accused of killing a white store owner. In his defense, his white attorney equates him with a lowly hog, arguing that he didn't have the sense to know what he was doing. Nevertheless convicted, he is sentenced to die, but his mother and aunt ask that the local school teacher go to his cell each day to try to reaffirm to him that he's not a dumb animal but a man with dignity. (imdb) Presented in conjunction with African American History Month.
"The Name of the Rose"
Monday, March 3
(R, 1986, dir. Jean-Jacques Annaud, 130 minutes)
After a mysterious death in a Benedictine Abbey in the year 1327, the monks are convinced that the apocalypse is coming. William of Baskerville, a respected Franciscan monk, is asked to assist in determining the cause of the untimely death. Alas, more deaths occur as the investigation draws closer to uncovering a secret the Abbey wants hidden, and there is finally no stopping the Holy Inquisition from taking an active hand in the process. William and his young novice must race against time to prove the innocence of the unjustly accused and avoid the wrath of Holy Inquisitor Bernardo Gui. (imdb)
"One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest"
Wednesday, April 2
(R, 1975, dir. Milos Forman, 133 minutes)
McMurphy, a man with several assault convictions to his name, finds himself in jail once again. Rather than spend his time in jail, he convinces the guards that he's crazy enough to need psychiatric care and is sent to a hospital. There he encourages a group of marginal misfits to assert their rights and independence, over the rigid opposition of the head nurse. (imdb)
"Sense and Sensibility"
7 p.m. -- April 24 -- Angelika Film Center, The Shops at Legacy, 7205 Bishop Road, Plano
(PG, 1995, dir. Ang Lee, 136 minutes)
When Mr. Dashwood dies, he must leave the bulk of his estate to the son by his first marriage, which leaves his second wife and gently reared three daughters (Elinor, Marianne and Margaret) in straitened circumstances. They are taken in by a kindly cousin, but their lack of fortune affects the marriageability of both sensible Elinor and sensitive Marianne. Yet marriage is the only hope to restore their family. Elinor, Marianne and their suitors must negotiate the rigid system of genteel British courtship where appearances of propriety rule. Ultimately, however, the happiness of all depends on the capacity to see beyond the rules to the people themselves. (imdb)
For more information about the film series, visit www.ccccd.edu/auteurseries or contact Dr. Carolyn Perry at cperry@ccccd.edu.
For directions to the Spring Creek Campus, visit www.ccccd.edu/campus.html . For directions to the Angelika Film Center, visit www.angelikafilmcenter.com/plano/directions.asp .
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