International Film Club
Once a month we meet and discuss (virtually) the film that is available and free to all PU employees in Kanopy streaming services .
Please make movie suggestions using this form: https://forms.gle/UDByDaTX17ABf57K9
For the next date of our Film Club please check Events Calendar.
Upcoming Film
The return
Возвращение
1h 50 min | Drama | 2015 (Russia)
Link to online access: Princeton Kanopy linkTrailer: trailer
Synopsis:
Andrey (Vladimir Garin) and Ivan (Ivan Dobronravov) are brothers who have been raised alone by their mother. When their father (Konstantin Lavronenko) suddenly returns home after vanishing some 12 years earlier, they are both extremely happy to see him back in their lives. Ivan, however, quickly grows suspicious of his father, and determines to find out where exactly his father vanished to all those years ago, and why he suddenly decided to come back into their lives now.
Past Films
Sweet Bean
An
1h 53 min | Drama | 2015 (Japan)
Link to online access: Princeton Kanopy linkTrailer: trailer link
Synopsis:
The manager of a pancake stall finds himself confronted with an odd but sympathetic elderly woman looking for work. A taste of her homemade bean jelly convinces him to hire her, which starts a relationship that is about much more than just street food. Nominated for an Un Certain Regard Award at the Cannes Film Festival. Official Selection at the Toronto Film Festival.