8 movies, 4 languages, 3 weeks

Offer a glimpse of other cultures and ways of life.
Foster an open-minded global cultural identity.
Enjoy talented actors and directors from around the world.
Extend your sociology, anthropology, and language courses.

Created by
Arkansas Tech library
Endorsed by
English and World Languages Department
Registered as
Global Focus On Track event

Doc Bryan Auditorium
Sound and projection systems of the latest technology

Selected by the World Languages faculty

Dr. Nelson Ramìrez, Associate Professor of Spanish and Coordinator of World Languages
Dr. Lowell Lybarger, multimedia librarian and instructor of music
Philippe Van Houtte, systems librarian and instructor of French
Artwork, promotional items, and website by Philippe Van Houtte

Free and open to the public

Wednesday March 4, 2020 - 7PM - Doc Bryan Auditorium

Yojimbo

Japanese with English subtitles

1961

A crafty ronin comes to a town divided by two criminal gangs and decides to play them against each other to free the town. (IMDB)

Not rated
IMDB: 8.2
Rotten Tomatoes: Tomatometer = 95%, Audience score = 96%

Thursday March 5, 2020 - 7PM - Doc Bryan Auditorium

Amour (Love)

French with English subtitles

2012

Georges and Anne are an octogenarian couple. They are cultivated, retired music teachers. Their daughter, also a musician, lives in Britain with her family. One day, Anne has a stroke, and the couple's bond of love is severely tested. (IMDB)

PG-13
IMDB: 7.9
Rotten Tomatoes: Tomatometer = 93%, Audience score = 82%

Tuesday March 10, 2020 - 7PM - Doc Bryan Auditorium

Ran

Japanese with English subtitles

1985

In Medieval Japan, an elderly warlord retires, handing over his empire to his three sons. However, he vastly underestimates how the new-found power will corrupt them and cause them to turn on each other...and him. (IMDB)

R
IMDB: 8.2
Rotten Tomatoes: Tomatometer = 96%, Audience score = 95%

Wednesday March 11, 2020 - 7PM - Doc Bryan Auditorium

Die welle (The Wave)

German with English subtitles

2008

A high school teacher's experiment to demonstrate to his students what life is like under a dictatorship spins horribly out of control when he forms a social unit with a life of its own. (IMDB)

Not rated
IMDB: 7.6
Rotten Tomatoes: Tomatometer = 67%, Audience score = 80%

Thursday March 12, 2020 - 7PM - Doc Bryan Auditorium

La reina de España (The Queen of Spain)

Spanish with English subtitles

2016

The year is 1950. Hollywood star Macarena Grenada returns to her home country to shoot a new US movie during the uneasy Franco era. The actress then gets involved in a risky adventure.

Not rated
IMDB: 5.1
Rotten Tomatoes: Tomatometer = 31%, Audience score = 33%

Tuesday March 17, 2020 - 7PM - Doc Bryan Auditorium CANCELLED

Barbara

German with English subtitles

2012

A doctor working in 1980s East Germany finds herself banished to a small country hospital. (IMDB)

PG-13
IMDB: 7.1
Rotten Tomatoes: Tomatometer = 94%, Audience score = 76%

Wednesday March 18, 2020 - 7PM - Doc Bryan Auditorium CANCELLED

El secreto de sus ojos (The Secret in Their Eyes)

Spanish with English subtitles

2009

A retired legal counselor writes a novel hoping to find closure for one of his past unresolved homicide cases and for his unreciprocated love with his superior - both of which still haunt him decades later. (IMDB)

R
IMDB: 8.2
Rotten Tomatoes: Tomatometer = 90%, Audience score = 93%

Thursday March 19, 2020 - 7PM - Doc Bryan Auditorium CANCELLED

Ernest et Célestine (Ernest and Célestine)

French with English subtitles

2012

The story of an unlikely friendship between a bear, Ernest, and a young mouse named Célestine. (IMDB)

PG
IMDB: 7.9
Rotten Tomatoes: Tomatometer = 97%, Audience score = 88%