Ponyo
Tuesday, September 19th
6:00 PM, PAC 134
This film is FREE and open to students, faculty, and staff only.
(Japan, 2008) 101 minutes. Written and directed by Hayao Miyazaki. Introduced by Dr. Nathaniel Heggins Bryant (English).
Calling all Studio Ghibli fans! Playing at the edge of the sea, five-year-old Sōsuke comes across a small goldfish trapped in a glass jar. Unbeknownst to him, this goldfish is Brunhilde, who prefers to be called Ponyo, the headstrong daughter of a powerful magician named Fujimoto who lives under the ocean and who resents land-dwelling humans continually polluting and overfishing his realm. Drama and magic ensues in this animated feature, the eighth film Hayao Miyazaki directed for Japan's most famous animation studio, Studio Ghibli. Ponyo quickly became the fifth-highest grossing anime ever and still sits in the top-ten. Roger Ebert gave the film four stars out of four, declaring "There is a word to describe Ponyo, and that word is magical. This poetic, visually breathtaking work by the greatest of all animators has such deep charm that adults and children will both be touched. It's wonderufl and never even seems to try: It unfolds fantastically."
This film would be of particular interest to those working in Japanese anime and manga; animation; and environmentalism and critical ocean studies.
Be sociable and share with your colleagues, students, staff, campus clubs, and organizations who might be interested - the screening is free!
FREE and open to students, faculty, and staff only.
Le Fleuve/The River
Tuesday, November 14th
6:00 PM, PAC 134
This film is FREE and open to the public.
99 minutes. Directed by Jean Renoir (France/India/United States, 1951) Introduced by Dr. Erin K. Kelly (English).
An international production and helmed by famous French auteur Jean Renoir, the 1951 film La Fleuve/The River is a coming-of-age story set entirely in India, with the title river serving as an emotional backdrop and counterpoint to the very human drama unfolding on its banks. Shot in beautiful Technicolor, The River won the International Award at the prestigious Venice Film Festival in 1951, and film luminaries including Martin Scorsese and Wes Anderson cite it as a personal favorite; indeed, The River had a profound influence on Anderson's 2007 family-comedy The Darjeeling Limited.
This film would be of particular interest to those working in arthouse and independent cinema; French cinema; filmic depictions of India; colonialism; and romance.
Be sociable and share with your colleagues, students, staff, campus clubs/organizations, and members of the community who might be interested!
FREE and open to the public!
