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International Coffee Break (virtual)
Please join us via Zoom for our first meeting of the year, from 3:00-4:00 pm, Monday, January 10, 2022.
Virtual International Film Club: Boy
Next movie for our Virtual International Film Club will be a comedy-drama from New Zealand “Boy”. We hope you will enjoy the move and join us for a Zoom discussion this Friday. Film title: Boy Trailer: https://youtu.be/ESD3mlgpSwM Available at Kanopy: https://princeton.kanopy.com/video/boy (PUID required) Synopsis: Out of nowhere, Boy's Dad (Waititi) rolls up in a vintage car with his "gang", and turns Boy's life upside down. There are treasure hunts, fistfights, and falling-outs, as Boy grapples to learn why his Dad left the family so long ago. Waititi adopts a fanciful deadpan tone that's part Wes Anderson and part Flight of the Conchords, complete with child-like animations and hilarious re-enactments of Michael Jackson music videos. It's one of the most creative comedies you'll see all year. Awards: Winner of Best Feature Film at the Berlin International Film Festival and nominated for the Grand Jury Prize: World Cinema - Dramatic at the Sundance Film Festival. About the director: Taika Waititi is a New Zealand filmmaker, actor, and comedian. He is a recipient of an Academy Award, a BAFTA Award, and a Grammy Award, and has received two nominations at the Primetime Emmy Awards. His feature films Boy (2010) and Hunt for the Wilderpeople (2016) have each been the top-grossing New Zealand film. Waititi's 2003 short film Two Cars, One Night earned him an Academy Award nomination for Best Live Action Short Film. He co-wrote, co-directed and starred in the horror comedy film What We Do in the Shadows (2014) with Jemaine Clement, which was adapted into a television series of the same name (2019–present). The series has been nominated for the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Comedy Series. His most recent directing credits include the superhero film Thor: Ragnarok (2017) and the black comedy film Jojo Rabbit (2019), the latter of which he also wrote and starred in as an imaginary version of Adolf Hitler. Jojo Rabbit received six Academy Award nominations and won for Best Adapted Screenplay. Waititi also earned a Grammy Award for producing the film's soundtrack.
International Coffee Break (virtual)
Please join us via Zoom from 3:00-4:00 pm, Monday, February 14, 2022. We will provide a prompt and the company of supportive colleagues.
Virtual International Film Club: Tomorrow
In celebration of the Earth Day, let’s focus on our planet and watch a documentary “Tomorrow”. As we all know, the world's climate is changing. Instead of showing the worst that can happen, this documentary focuses on the people suggesting solutions and their actions. We hope you will enjoy watching it and will join us for a discussion on Friday, April 22, at noon. We are looking forward to seeing you on Friday’s Zoom discussion. Film title: TOMORROW Join a discussion on Zoom Trailer: https://www.imdb.com/video/vi4216501785/?ref_=tt_vi_i_1 Available at Kanopy: https://www.kanopy.com/en/princeton/video/1575634 (PUID required) Synopsis: Faced with a sense of powerlessness in the face of growing evidence of a coming mass human extinction, Melanie Laurent (Inglorious Bastards) and activist Cyril Dion travel to ten countries where grassroots pioneers are reinventing their economies and democracies. From Detroit, where urban farms have transformed a dying city, to Copenhagen, where nearly 70% of the energy is renewable, to Kuttambakkan in India, where participative democracy allows different castes to work together, and to other communities around the world, TOMORROW engages the audience to consider what can and must be done to save our future. 2016 César Award for Best Documentary Film. "*Critic’s Pick! Strikingly composed…fast-paced…an overall sense of lighthearted adventure…the hopscotching visuals are as vibrant as the subjects profiled." - The New York Times About the directors: Cyril Dion is a French writer, film director, poet, and activist. He is one of the leading figures in the French climate movement that is organizing the Climate Marches starting in September 2018. Mélanie Laurent, is a French actress, filmmaker, and singer.
Virtual International Film Club: Bicycle Thieves
Hello IEGAP friends, For our next Film Club discussion we selected an Italian classic, “Bicycle Thieves”, directed by Vittorio De Sica. We hope you will enjoy watching it and will join us for a discussion on Friday, May 20, at noon. We are looking forward to seeing you on Zoom! Film title: BICYCLE THIEVES Join a discussion on Zoom Trailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ax6eL_Rfv9g Available at Kanopy: https://www.kanopy.com/en/princeton/video/219410 (PUID required) Synopsis: Hailed around the world as one of the greatest movies ever made, the Academy Award–winning BICYCLE THIEVES, directed by Vittorio De Sica, defined an era in cinema. In poverty-stricken postwar Rome, a man is on his first day of a new job that offers hope of salvation for his desperate family when his bicycle, which he needs for work, is stolen. With his young son in tow, he sets off to track down the thief. Simple in construction and profoundly rich in human insight, BICYCLE THIEVES embodies the greatest strengths of the Italian neorealist movement: emotional clarity, social rectitude, and brutal honesty. About the director: Vittorio De Sica was an Italian film director and actor, a leading figure in the neorealist movement. Four of the films he directed won Academy Awards: Sciuscià and Bicycle Thieves (honorary), while Yesterday, Today and Tomorrow and Il giardino dei Finzi Contini won the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film. Indeed, the great critical success of Sciuscià (the first foreign film to be so recognized by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences) and Bicycle Thieves helped establish the permanent Best Foreign Film Award. These two films are considered part of the canon of classic cinema. Bicycle Thieves was cited by Turner Classic Movies as one of the 15 most influential films in cinema history.
Virtual International Film Club: In the mood for love
Zoom info Film title: In the Mood for Love Trailer: https://www.kanopy.com/en/princeton/video/219420 Watch at Kanopy: https://www.kanopy.com/en/princeton/video/219420 (PUID required) Synopsis: Hong Kong, 1962: Chow Mo-wan (Tony Leung Chiu-wai) and Su Li-zhen (Maggie Cheung Man-yuk) move into neighboring apartments on the same day. Their encounters are formal and polite, until a discovery about their spouses creates an intimate bond between them. At once delicately mannered and visually extravagant, Wong Kar-wai’s IN THE MOOD FOR LOVE is a masterful evocation of romantic longing and fleeting moments. With its aching musical soundtrack and exquisitely abstract cinematography by Christopher Doyle and Mark Lee Ping-bin, this film has been a major stylistic influence on the past decade of cinema, and is a milestone in Wong’s redoubtable career. About the director: Wong Kar-wai is a Hong Kong film director, screenwriter, and producer. His films are characterized by nonlinear narratives, atmospheric music, and vivid cinematography involving bold, saturated colors. A pivotal figure of Hong Kong cinema, Wong is considered a contemporary auteur, and ranks third on Sight & Sound's 2002 poll of the greatest filmmakers of the previous 25 years. His films frequently appear on best-of lists domestically and internationally. Born in Shanghai, Wong emigrated to British Hong Kong as a child with his family. He began a career as a screenwriter for soap operas before transitioning to directing with his debut, the crime drama As Tears Go By (1988). While As Tears Go By was fairly successful in Hong Kong, Wong moved away from the contemporary trend of crime and action movies to embark on more personal filmmaking styles. Days of Being Wild (1990), his first venture in such a direction, did not perform well at the box office. It however received critical acclaim, and won Best Film and Best Director at the 1991 Hong Kong Film Awards. His next film, Ashes of Time (1994), met with a mixed reception because of its vague plot and atypical take on the wuxia genre. Read more…
Virtual International Film Club: Latinos Beyond Reel
As part of Hispanic Heritage Month celebration, IEGAP International Film Club will discuss a documentary “Latinos Beyond Reel – Challenging a Media Stereotype”. The film challenges viewers to think critically about the wide-ranging effects of media stereotypes, and to envision alternative representations and models of production more capable of capturing the humanity and diversity of real Latinos. We invite you to watch the movie on Kanopy anytime and then join us for a virtual discussion on Friday, October 13 at noon. For those who will be joining us for a first time, the International Film Club is a series of virtual monthly meetings to discuss films selected by the film club committee. The films are available and free to all PU employees in Kanopy streaming services. Watch on Kanopy: https://www.kanopy.com/en/princeton/watch/video/81277/81279 (PUID required) Join Zoom discussion: Friday, October 13, at noon Latinos Beyond Reel – Challenging a Media Stereotype (trailer) Synopsis: Latinos are the fastest-growing segment of the U.S. population, and among the most diverse -- accounting for one-sixth of all Americans and tracing their origins to more than 20 countries. They are also a rising force in American politics. Yet across the American media landscape, from the broadcast airwaves to cable television and Hollywood film, the reality and richness of the Latino experience are virtually nowhere to be found. In Latinos Beyond Reel, filmmakers Miguel Picker and Chyng Sun examine how US news and entertainment media portray -- and do not portray -- Latinos. Drawing on the insights of Latino scholars, journalists, community leaders, actors, directors, and producers, they uncover a pattern of gross misrepresentation and gross under-representation -- a world in which Latinos tend to appear, if at all, as gangsters and Mexican bandits, harlots and prostitutes, drug dealers and welfare-leeching illegals. Release date: February 23, 2013 Directors: Miguel Picker, Chyng-Feng Sun To find out more about IEGAP International Film Club go to our website: https://iegap.princeton.edu/film-club/ Best, IEGAP International Film Club Committee
Virtual International Film Club: The Hunt
IEGAP International Film Club will discuss a Danish psychological drama directed by Thomas Vinterberg “The Hunt”. You can watch the movie on Kanopy and join us for a virtual discussion on Friday, November 10. For those who will be joining us for a first time, the International Film Club is a series of virtual monthly meetings to discuss films selected by the film club committee. The films are available and free to all PU employees in Kanopy streaming services. The Hunt (trailer) Watch on Kanopy: https://login.ezproxy.princeton.edu/login?url=https://princeton.kanopy.com/node/10888503 (PUID required) Join Zoom discussion: Friday, November 10 at noon Synopsis: A teacher lives a lonely life, all the while struggling over his son's custody. His life slowly gets better as he finds love and receives good news from his son, but his new luck is about to be brutally shattered by an innocent little lie. The Hunt, directed by Thomas Vinterberg and starring Mads Mikkelsen has received many nominations and awards worldwide. See more
Virtual International Film Club
IEGAP International Film Club will discuss a French comedy-drama film directed by Martin Provost “How to be a good wife”. We invite you to watch the movie on Kanopy anytime and then join us for a virtual discussion on Friday, December 8th, at noon. For those who will be joining us for a first time, the International Film Club is a series of virtual monthly meetings to discuss films recommended and selected by IEGAP members the film club committee. The films are available and free to all PU employees in Kanopy streaming services. Contact Bernadeta (bwysocka@princeton.edu) if you would like to recommend a movie. Watch on Kanopy: https://www.kanopy.com/en/princeton/watch/video/13788918 (PUID required) Trailer: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt10441958/ Join Zoom discussion: Friday, December 8, at noon Synopsis:Maintaining a household and stoically submitting to conjugal duty are the skills Paulette Van Der Beck teaches with fervor in her homemakers institute. Her certainties are shaken when she finds herself widowed and ruined. Is she rattled by the return of her first love or the wind of freedom in May ’68? What if the good wife finally became a free woman?
Virtual International Film Club – The Third Wife
IEGAP International Film Club will discuss a Vietnamese drama “The Third Wife”. We invite you to watch the movie on Kanopy anytime and then join us for a virtual discussion on Friday, March 8th, at noon. For those who will be joining us for a first time, the International Film Club is a series of virtual monthly meetings to discuss films recommended and selected by IEGAP members the film club committee. The films are available and free to all PU employees in Kanopy streaming services. Contact Bernadeta (bwysocka@princeton.edu) if you would like to recommend a movie. Watch on Kanopy: https://www.kanopy.com/en/princeton/video/5830611?frontend=kui (PUID required) Trailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RasU0WycRQc Join Zoom discussion: Friday, March 8, at noon The Third Wife (2018): In 19th century rural Vietnam, 14-year-old May becomes the third wife of wealthy landowner Hung. Soon she learns that she can only gain status by asserting herself as a woman who can give birth to a male child. May’s hope to change her status turns into a real and tantalizing possibility when she gets pregnant. Faced with forbidden love and its devastating consequences, May finally comes to an understanding of the brutal truth: the options available to her are few and far between. Winner of the NETPAC Award at the Toronto International Film Festival.