In a world that seems to be ever-changing, we're often reminded of realities other than our own, but rarely do we have the opportunity to see or experience them. Cornell Cinema brings these distant worlds a little closer by regularly screening unusual foreign films, and this week the offerings are particularly diverse. Catch a glimpse of life in the former Soviet republic of Georgia, experience a post-apocalyptic Europe, and partake of the nightlife in contemporary Taipei in three exceptional Ithaca premieres.
"Since Otar Left," by French director Julie Bertuccelli, is a deeply felt chamber piece that studies the lives of three generations of Georgian women crammed together in a crumbling old apartment waiting to hear from their relative, Otar, who has left to find work in Paris. This bittersweet tale of deception and affection won the prestigious Critics' Week Grand Prize at the Cannes Film Festival. It will be shown Saturday, Sept. 25, and Tuesday, Sept. 28, at 7:15 p.m. and Monday, Sept. 27, at 9:15 p.m. in Willard Straight Theatre.
"Time of the Wolf," by Austrian director Michael Haneke, is a bleak, brilliant pre-vision of Europe caught in the throes of post-apocalyptic disaster, and it will have you on the edge of your seat. It screens Thursday, Sept. 23, at 9:45 p.m. and Sunday, Sept. 26, at 7:15 p.m. in Willard Straight Theatre, as well as Saturday, Sept. 25, at 10 p.m. in Uris Hall Auditorium.
Jet over to Taiwan for "Millennium Mambo," famed director Hou Hsiao-hsien's gorgeous visual exploration of urban nightlife among the rich, young and beautiful. See it Thursday, Sept. 23, at 7:15 p.m. or Wednesday, Sept. 29, at 9:15 p.m. in Willard Straight Theatre, or in Uris Hall Auditorium on Friday, Sept. 24, at 7 p.m.
Tickets are $6 general admission, $4.75 for students and seniors, and $4 for Cornell graduate students.
For more information, contact Cornell Cinema at 255-3522 or visit http://cinema.cornell.edu.
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