Middle East Film Series Fall 2006
Sponsored by Sohaib & Sara Abbasi Program in Islamic Studies
The Middle East Collection, SUL-AIR
Nov 28: Le Harem de Mme Osmane
(dir. Nadir Mokneche, France/Algeria, 2000)
Set in Algeria on the eve of the civil war in 1993, Mme Ousmane exercises a casual dictatorship over the inhabitants of her apartment house, as all the women try to maintain a semblance of a peaceful existence against the backdrop of mounting violence and political unrest.
Dec 5: Bachehaye Bad (Bad Kids)
(dir. Alireza Davoudnejad, Iran, 2000)
Two ne'er-do-well friends take a road trip to the Caspian Sea. On the way they meet a mysterious girl, whose seeming freedom and power fascinate them. As they learn her secret they discover the price she has paid.
*Films will be shown in their original languages with
English subtitles.
*Hosted by David Giovacchini, Middle East Collection, SUL-AIR.
*Free Admission. All welcome.
All films will be shown in Piggott Hall, Rm 113 at
7:30 PM.
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