International Film Series

Mambo Italiano (2003, In English) When Angelo (Luke Kirby) announces he's moving out, his old-fashioned, Italian immigrant parents, Maria (Ginette Reno) and Gino (Paul Sorvino), nearly have a fit. After all, dutiful sons are supposed to stay home until they're married. When they learn he's rooming with his buddy Nino (Peter Miller), they settle down. That is, until they discover that the two are actually a couple, a scandal that brings agita to everyone in the family. (83 minutes)

Xala In French with English subtitles A high-ranking official loses the respect of the community in Ousmane Sembene's comedy. Set in a newly independent Senegal, the story centers on influential official El Hadji, who decides to take advantage of the rampant corruption by using government funds to marry his third wife. But on his wedding night, El Hadji discovers he has xala, the curse of impotence. With his virility in question, he tries a number of ridiculous and bizarre cures. Description from Netflix.com

Deutschland 09 (2009, In German with English subtitles) More than 60 years after the end of World War II, 40 years after the student uprisings of 1968, 30 years after the "German Autumn" in 1977, 20 years after the fall of the inner German border in 1989, and right in the middle of the social upheaval brought about by the "Agenda 2010" on the path to the globalized world of the 21st century, a group of German film directors come together to create a film panorama depicting the social and political situation in present-day Germany, based on each of their personal perspectives. Free to choose the format and content, each of the participating directors presents his or her personal interpretation and filmic portrayal of how they perceieve Germany today. The sequences, abstract or concrete, range from short film to documentary, from essayistic to experimental.

Italian Film Club presents Il Divo (In Italian with English subtitles) Paolo Sorrentino directs this superbly entertaining docudrama about the colorful life and political career of Italy's Prime Minister Giulio Andreotti and his party's decades-long throttlehold on Italian politics. Highlighting accusations of mafia ties, Sorrentino pulls no punches as he lays any number of corruption scandals and even political assassinations at the politician's feet, all with a sly sense of humor. Toni Servillo stars as Andreotti. Netflix.com A complete list of films to be shown over the semester can be found here.

Zaproszenie do Polski: Invitation to Poland (Polish with English subtitles) This film presents the most important Polish cities, most important Polish monuments, and the most enchanting parts of the Polish countryside.

Part 1: Mazovia, Lubin, Castles and Monasteries in Little Poland, and Polish Highlands Part 2 will play on March 8 and Part 3 will play on March 15. Please see the flier for more details!

Zaproszenie do Polski: Invitation to Poland (Polish with English subtitles) This film presents the most important Polish cities, most important Polish monuments, and the most enchanting parts of the Polish countryside.

Part 2: Great Poland, Mazovia, Eagle’s Nest Trail, and Tarnow Part 3 will play on March 15. Please see the flier for more details!

Zaproszenie do Polski: Invitation to Poland (Polish with English subtitles) This film presents the most important Polish cities, most important Polish monuments, and the most enchanting parts of the Polish countryside.

Part 3: Mazovia, Lubin, Castles and Monasteries in Little Poland, and Polish Highlands