Diaspora: Integration and Fragmentation
2005-2006
All of the films that we showed during 2005-06 offered diverse representations of the immigrant experience in contemporary Europe. This was a particularly timely theme, especially because of events in Amsterdam, Madrid, and London, which brought our attention to the multifaceted, fragmented, sometimes violent reality of modern culture. Thus, we chose films that meditated in some way on the complexities of racial, ethnic, and cultural differences in contemporary Europe.
Gegen die Wand/Head On
September 1, 2005
(Germany 2004) Directed by Fatih Akin.
German with English subtitles. 121 minutes.
Introduced Professor Sam Amago, Romance Languages & Literatures
Hop
September 29, 2005
(Belgium 2002)Directed by Dominique Standaert.
French with English subtitles. 104 minutes.
Introduced by Professor Anthony Messina, Political Science
Habla con ella/Talk to Her
October 13, 2005
(Spain 2002) Directed by Pedro Almodóvar.
Spanish with English subtitles. 112 minutes.
Introduced Professor Sam Amago, Romance Languages & Literatures
Monsieur Ibrahim et les fleurs du Coran/Monsieur Ibrahim
November 17, 2005
(France 2003) Directed by François Dupeyron.
French with English subtitles. 95 minutes.
Stupeur et tremblements/Fear and Trembling
February 16, 2006
(France 2003) Directed by Alain Corneau. 107 minutes.
French with English subtitles.
Introduced by Professor Frédérique Chevillot, University of Denver.
Flores de otro mundo/Flowers from Another World
March 2, 2006
(Spain 1999) Directed by Iciar Bollaín. 108 minutes.
Spanish with English subtitles.
Introduced by Isabella Santaolalla, Roehampton University, UK.
Ae Fond Kiss/A Fond Kiss
March 30, 2006
(England 2004) Directed by Ken Loach. 104 minutes.
Quando sei nato non puoi più nasconderti/Once You’re Born You Can No Longer Hide
April 6, 2006
(Italy 2005) Directed by Marco Tullio Giordana. 115 minutes.
Italian with English subtitles.
Introduced by Áine O’Healy, Loyola Marymount University.
EXILS/EXILES
April 20, 2006
(France 2004)Directed by Tony Gatlif. 104 minutes
French with English subtitles. Official Site
Introduced by Alison Rice, Romance Languages & Literatures.
Past Film Series
- Power & Fragility (Fall 2012)
- Contemporary European Cinema (Spring 2012)
- Europe Beyond Borders (Fall 2011)
- The Best of Recent European Film (2010-11)
- European Shakespeare (2009-10)
- Contemporary European Animation (2008-09)
- Humor in Recent European Film (2007-08)
- Terrorism: Perspectives from European Cinema (2006-07)
- Diaspora: Integration and Fragmentation (2005-06)
