Free movies
Carol Lee Smith
Subject: Special French-related events-- Nov 6-12
Some great speakers and films for National French/Francophone week
Hear and meet African specialist and filmmaker Manthia Diawara, and
Chinese-francophne novelist DAI Sijie.
Wed. & Thursday, November 6 & 7 at 8pm. UWM Union Theater
Jean-Luc Godard's "Alphaville"
This film fuses science-fiction and detective story. In Godard's
vision of the future, a totalitarian state is run by an almost-human
computer, which has taken over the city and outlawed feeling. The
irresistible Anna Karina stars in it.
Don't miss this French masterpiece
Tickets are $3.00 discount, $4.00 general. FREE POPCORN!!!
Francophone Films at UWM, in collaboration with Community Media Project.
Friday, Nov 8, 3:00 PM, Curtin 175
Manthia Diawara,
will present a lecture about his research and the film, "Bamako, Sigi
Kan"
Friday November 8 - 7pm
Saturday November 9 - 7pm
Sunday November 10 - 9pm
"Bamako Sigi-Kan" Director: Manthia Diawara
Cosponsored by French and Francophone Studies Certificate Program, The
Center for 21st Century Studies and The Center for International
Education.This documentary was produced and directed by Manthia Diawara
about the clash between globalization and traditional African values.
The director returns to his native community in Bamako, Mali-West
Africa, and to childhood friends to see how they are coping with
globalization. This visit took place in August of 2001 and preceded the
South African-based conference on race. Through dialogue with local
citizens, artists, musicians, entrepreneurs and women, the filmmaker
addresses issues concerning the homogenization of culture, global trade,
politics and structural adjustment.There are some who are quite vocal in
their criticism; others are less pessimistic about the situation. Many
see an opportunity in globalization to gain recognition in and out of
Bamako. (video, color, 2001, 80min., French, Bambara and English) Free
Manthia Diawara will be present November 8 and 9 and will participate in
a talkback following the film.
"SIA, the Dream of the Python"
Saturday, November 9th - 9pm
Sunday, November 10th - 7pm
Kombi is a poverty stricken city dominated by a tyrant king. In order to
bring back prosperity, the king is advised by his priests to make the
traditional human sacrifice of a young virgin to a mystical snake god.
Sia, the most beautiful young woman of the village, has been designated.
Lieutenant Mamadi, her fianc=E9, rebels against the decision to perform
this ritual and the village becomes divided. Struggles and revelations
follow and the characters confront issues of honor, corruption and
power. This film is
a delightful pointed fable of religious and political extremism. (35mm,
color, 2001, 96min.,in Bambara, French with English subtitles) Free
Friday, November 8, 8:00 PM, Schwartz Bookshop on Oakland
Dai Sijie will discuss his book, "Balzac and the Little Seamstress" in
French with a translator. Two city boys being "re-educated " during the
Chinese Cultural Revolution come across a stash of forbidden Western
classics. This book, written in French, has recently been translated
into English and made into a movie, soon to be released.Schwartz
Bookshop, 4093 N. Oakland Ave., Shorewood. 414.963.3111. Free.
Saturday, November 9, 1:30 PM, East Side Library
Causeries du Samedi. 1:30 p.m. Special Guest: Dai Sijie, l'auteur de =AB
Balzac et la petite tailleuse chinoise =BB, pr=E9sentera
son roman en fran=E7ais. East Side Library, 1910 E. North Ave., Milwaukee.
Sunday, November 10, 4-7 PM
Happy Hour Franco, 4 - 7 p.m. Trocadero Bar, Tabac, Bistro 1758 N. Water
Street, Milwaukee. Francom...@yahoo.com
<mailto:Francom...@yahoo.com>.
Tuesday, November 12, 7 PM
UWM Union Theater
Science is Fiction: The Films of Jean Painleve Championing a
category-confounding idea that scientific film could be as poetic and
entertaining as it was educational, the relentlessly resourceful
cinephile and Surrealist cohort Jean Painleve (1902-1989) crafted loving
and idiosyncratically delightful filmic portraits of elusive. (France,
in French with English subtitles, 35mm, 1929-1978). Free. UWM Union
Theater. 2200 E. Kenwood Bd., 2nd floor, Milwaukee. 414.229.4070.
www.aux.uwm.edu/aux/UnionTheatre
<http://www.aux.uwm.edu/aux/UnionTheatre>