A WHOLE NEW WORLD: An Exploration of Foreign Films and Cultural Contexts (Year 1, 2022)
"Foreign films teach you a new language, but it's not the language you think. It's the language of cinema" - Vera Blasi, Academy Member. One of the great rewards of watching foreign films is the infinite ways it can open up the world for you as a viewer. You identify with a character from another time and place. You share their thoughts and feelings--their hopes and fears. A sense of intimacy and humanity is created through the experience and we go from an "Us vs. Them" mentality to a "We are Them, They are Us" way of thinking. This month, there are five films made by foreign directors on our screening schedule: Sophie Scholl: The Final Days (German - trailer link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x14U3R3-dFE ), The Pianist (Polish - trailer link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BFwGqLa_oAo ), Three Colors: Blue (France/Czech Republic - trailer link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zxz-FQvRxbY ), Life is Beautiful (Italian - tra