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Peter Utsey Emerald
Foreign movies showcase
different languages of love
■ iniernanonai students nost
a seven-week film festival
celebrating romantic diversity
By Jen West
Oregon Daily Emerald
In France it’s called “amour,”
in Germany it’s “liebe,” and in
China it’s “fa sheng luan ai.” Dur
ing winter term, the Foreign
Romance Film Festival offers a
wide variety of movies focusing
on the language of love.
The International Resource Cen
ter will show a film during the fes
tival every Friday night at 6:30
p.m. following the International
Student Association’s Coffee Hour.
The festival will continue through
mid-March.
All films are shown with Eng
lish subtitles. There is no charge
for viewing the films, and the
festival is open to the public. The
IRC is located above the post
office in the EMU.
“We wanted to show films in
their (original) languages,” said
Misty Green, the IRC Web master
and organizer of the film festival.
She said the IRC has chosen ro
mance as the theme for the film
lineup in order to work in con
junction with Valentine’s Day.
“Valentine’s Day, love and ro
mance — it all goes together,” said
Jennifer Witt, a volunteer at the IRC.
Witt said the IRC offers a wide
variety of languages in their selec
tion of foreign love films including
Chinese, German and Hindi. The
films were chosen based on
Foreign Romance Film Festival
Feb, 1—Raise the Bed lantern (Chinese): This film explores the relationships
of a polygamous marriage set atthe turn of the 19th century.
Feb, 8—la Belle Fpogue (Spanish): Fernando is a civil war deserter
from Spain in the 1930$. He finds refuge with a farmer and his four daughters *
—with hilarious consequences—in this comedy.
Feb, 15—Romeo and Joliet (British): Director Franco Zeffirelli offers his
adaptation of this Shakespearean classic.
Feb, 22—Black Cat, White Cat (Serbo-Croatian): A comedy that toilows Emir
Kusturica’s adventure dealing with unpaid debts, gangsters, family loyalty and
love In Balkan Romany culture.
Mar, 1—Wings of Desire (German): An angel tails in love with a woman and
chooses to become mortal. Basis for 1998’s American version, “City of Angels.”
Mar, 8—Vertical Ray of the Sun (Vietnamese): On the anniversary of their
parents’ death, three sister re-evaluate their ideas about love.
Mar. 15~~ Dilwale Duihantya Le Jayenge (Hindi): Traditional love clashes
with modern love in this popular Hindi musical.
suggestions by other students at
the University, she said.
“We’re here to celebrate diver
sity,” Witt said.
She said the IRC features a wide
screen, high-definition television
with both a VCR and a DVD play
er, and the audience can enjoy the
films while sitting in cushioned
chairs and couches. They also offer
free popcorn and candy, she said.
Witt said she highly recom
mends the German film “Wings of
Desire,” a movie about an angel
falling in love with a mortal
woman. The 1998 American movie
“City of Angels,” was based on the
German film, she said.
Green said the past two films
that have been shown were well
received and brought a sizable
crowd to the IRC, about 30 people
for the first movie and 24 people
for the second.
Sarah Johnson, a post-doctorate
researcher at the University, said
last Friday was her second time at
tending the film festival. She said
she enjoyed the films, and there
was a large variety of languages.
“The free popcorn is a big
plus,” she said.
She added that she enjoyed the
“homey” atmosphere of the IRC
lounge and liked the “cushy” chairs.
“I like that you get a variety of
people coming — American(s) and
people from the country the film is
from,” she said. “It’s a nice mix.”
E-mail reporter Jen West
at jenwest@dailyemerald.com.
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