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Cinemas of the Maghreb and the Middle East Series, Fall 2007

Please note that the series will be meeting every Wednesday 6-8:30 pm. Admission is free.

October 3: Tales of the Three Jewels by Michel Khleifi, 1995 (Palestine)
Arabic with English subtitles. Official Selection, 1995 Cannes Film Festival and Official Selection, 1997 Human Rights Watch International Film Festival.
Location: Monteith 143

October 10: The Syrian Bride by Eran Riklis, 2004
Arabic, Hebrew, French, English, Russian with English subtitles. Seven wins and 13 nominations in film festivals across the world.
Location: Arjona 143

October 17: Turtles Can Fly by Bahman Ghobadi, 2005
Kurdish with English subtitles. Berlin Film Festival 2005: won Best Feature Film Award, Special Mention, and Peace Film Award.
Location: Arjona 143

October 24: Destiny by Youssef Chahine, 1995 (Egypt)
Arabic with English subtitles. Nominated for the Palme D'Or, Cannes Festival 1997.
Location: Arjona 143

October 31: West Beyrouth by Ziad Doueiri, 1998 (Lebanon)
Arabic, French with English subtitles. Six awards and two nominations in film festivals across the world.
Location: VT2 (Babbidge Library)

November 7: Chronicles of the Years of Embers - Part I - by Mohammed Lakhdar-Hamina, 1975 (Algeria)
Arabic with English subtitles. Palme d'Or, Cannes Festival, 1975.
Location: VT2 (Babbidge Library)

November 14: Chronicles of the Years of Embers - Part II.
Location: Arjona 143

November 28: Bent Familia by de Nouri Bouzi, 1997 (Tunisia)
Arabic with English subtitles. Four wins and one nomination in film festivals across the world. Location: VT2 (Babbidge Library)

This film series is organized in conjunction with programs in Middle East Studies, Arabic, and Comparative Literary & Cultural Studies. A second film series is planned for the Spring semester.