The Rock Valley College Modern Languages Department invites you to join us for the film series to be presented this fall semester. These films have been carefully selected by our faculty for their cultural, political, and social content. Modern Languages faculty will lead an open discussion (in English) following each film screening. Questions regarding this series should be directed to Ms. Ventimiglia 815-921-3358 or Ms. Szterensus 815-921-3337.

All films will be shown at 6:00 p.m. in CL II, Room 228

The cost is just $1 per student for the entire series.


The Intouchables (French with English subtitles)

Friday, September 20, 2013

Directors: Eric Toledano and Olivier Nakache

When Driss, an ex-con from the projects, is hired to take care of an eccentric French aristocrat, Philippe, his newfound job quickly becomes an unpredictable adventure. Speeding a Maserati through Paris, seducing women, and paragliding over the Alps are just the beginning, as Driss turns the often humorous world of upper-class Parisian society upside-down. As this unlikely duo overcomes adversity in this true story, they also shatter their preconceptions of love, life, and each other. Based on the #1 International best-selling book, You Changed My Life.

 

Vitus (German/Swiss with English subtitles)

Friday, October 18, 2013

Director: Fredi M. Murer

Switzerland's official 2006 Academy Awards entry, Vitus is the story of a child prodigy who has everything he wants except the chance to be a normal kid. At six, Vitus is both incredibly talented and wonderfully precocious. When it becomes evident that he has an exceptionally high IQ and can play piano like a young Mozart, expectations run high. His parents love him, his grandfather understands him, but no one knows the truth, that his real genius is in his heart.

También la lluvia (Even the Rain) (Spanish with English subtitles)

Friday, November 15, 2013

Director: Iciar Bollain

Idealistic filmmaker Sebastian and his cynical producer Costa arrive in Bolivia to make a revisionist film about Christopher Columbus' conquest of the Americas. But as filming commences, the local citizens begin to riot in protest against a multi-national corporation that is taking control of their water supply. With the film shoot in jeopardy, both men find their convictions shaken. Inspired by the real-life Water Wars in Bolivia in the year 2000, this film explores the lasting effects of Spanish imperialism, still resonating some 500 years later in the continued struggle of indigenous people against oppression and exploitation.