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World Civilizations Film Series
Spring 2013
Bring your own popcorn and join us for an enlightening and entertaining look at another era and culture. Film times and showing locations are listed with each film title. (Please note: Due to changes in faculty schedules, these dates and time may differ from those originally posted.)
Everything is Illuminated
Friday, April 5, 2013
Eppley Auditorium, 3 PM
Host: Dr. Waitman Beorn
During the Nazi liquidation of villages in Eastern Europe in 1941, the life of a young Jew was spared due to the efforts of a Ukranian woman who hid the young man’s Jewish identity. Over six decades later, the young man’s grandson, Jonathan Safran Foer, strikes out on a journey to Eastern Europe hoping to locate his family’s heroine. Guided only by old maps and an old photo, the young Jewish American learns more about his past and relationships than simply the identity of his grandfather’s savior.
Lemon Tree
Thursday, March 28, 2013
6 PM, ASH 438
Host: Dr. Moshe Gershovich
After moving into a house along the border between Israel and the West Bank, the home’s new resident – the Israeli defense minister – believes that a grove of lemon trees just across the border in the West Bank poses a threat to his security. The small orchard, which has been maintained by the same Palestinian family for many generations, becomes a bone of contention for the defense minister’s security forces who want to remove it.
The Profession of Arms
Thursday, April 11, 2013
6 PM, ASH 438
Host: Dr. Martina Saltamacchia
In the Fall of 1526, Holy Roman Emperor Charles V sent his army southward into Italy against French forces allied with those of Pope Clement VII. Although only months earlier, France had relinquished all claims to previously held land in Italy, French King Francis I reneged on his treaty promises and Charles V felt compelled to retake the Italian land. The story focuses on Giovanni de Medici, who led the Papal troops and was wounded in battle.