First in “Working on Film” series
Chicago (Sept. 2, 2010) Saint Xavier University will screen the 1936 film Modern Times at 7 p.m. on Thurs., Sept. 16 in McGuire Hall, Warde Academic Center, 3700 W. 103rd St., Chicago.
Admission is free and open to the public.
Charlie Chaplin’s iconic Little Tramp character struggles to survive in the modern, industrialized world in Modern Times. The film is a comment on the desperate employment and fiscal conditions many people faced during the Great Depression; conditions caused, in Chaplin's view, by the dehumanizing efficiency of modern industrialization. Starring Chaplin, Paulette Godard, Henry Bergman, Stanley Sandford and Chester Conklin.
Modern Times is the first of six movies in Saint Xavier’s 2010-11 film series, “Working on Film.” This year’s film series offers an array of screenings that shed light on the experience of labor: how and where people work and the ways that work affects personal life. These stories of work span 80 years of film making and stretch across the globe, linked by the universality of work and human dignity. Upcoming films include El Norte, Bitter Rice, Killer of Sheep, Norma Rae and Baran.
For more information, contact Film Series Director Alison Fraunhar, Ph.D., at fraunhar@.sxu.edu or (773) 298-3083.
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Jay Foot, Executive Director of Media Relations
O: (773) 298-3937
C: (773) 617-3632
foot@sxu.edu
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Thursday, September 2, 2010
Thursday, November 5, 2009
SXU continues 2009-10 film series with My Life as a Dog
Third feature in “Children on Screen: Film and Childhood” series on Nov. 19
Chicago (Nov. 5, 2009) Saint Xavier University continues its 2009-10 film series “Children on Screen: Film and Childhood” with a screening of My Life as a Dog at 7 p.m. Thurs., Nov. 19 in the Warde Academic Center’s McGuire Hall at the Chicago campus, 3700 W. 103rd St.
Admission is free and open to the public.
A 1985 Swedish film directed by Lasse Hallström, My Life as a Dog tells the story of a working-class twelve-year-old named Ingemar who goes to live with his uncle in a country village after his mother falls ill. There, Ingemar finds refuge from his misfortunes as he embarks upon an unexpected adventure with the help of the town’s eccentric characters. This beautiful film about a young boy trying to figure out life while coping with loss, family and love won multiple awards at film festivals around the world.
This film is third in a series of six movies exploring themes of childhood and film. The next movie is the 2000 Iranian film Color of Paradise on Jan. 21.
For more information, contact Film Series Director Alison Fraunhar, Ph.D., at (773) 298-3083 or fraunhar@sxu.edu.
-SXU-
FOR MORE INFORMATION
Jay Foot, Executive Director of Media Relations
O: (773) 298-3937
C: (773) 617-3632
foot@sxu.edu
Chicago (Nov. 5, 2009) Saint Xavier University continues its 2009-10 film series “Children on Screen: Film and Childhood” with a screening of My Life as a Dog at 7 p.m. Thurs., Nov. 19 in the Warde Academic Center’s McGuire Hall at the Chicago campus, 3700 W. 103rd St.
Admission is free and open to the public.
A 1985 Swedish film directed by Lasse Hallström, My Life as a Dog tells the story of a working-class twelve-year-old named Ingemar who goes to live with his uncle in a country village after his mother falls ill. There, Ingemar finds refuge from his misfortunes as he embarks upon an unexpected adventure with the help of the town’s eccentric characters. This beautiful film about a young boy trying to figure out life while coping with loss, family and love won multiple awards at film festivals around the world.
This film is third in a series of six movies exploring themes of childhood and film. The next movie is the 2000 Iranian film Color of Paradise on Jan. 21.
For more information, contact Film Series Director Alison Fraunhar, Ph.D., at (773) 298-3083 or fraunhar@sxu.edu.
-SXU-
FOR MORE INFORMATION
Jay Foot, Executive Director of Media Relations
O: (773) 298-3937
C: (773) 617-3632
foot@sxu.edu
Friday, October 2, 2009
SXU continues 2009-10 Film Series with “Red Balloon” and “The 400 Blows”
Second feature in “Children on Screen: Film and Childhood” series on Oct. 15
Chicago (Oct. 2, 2009) Saint Xavier University will screen Red Balloon and The 400 Blows as part of its 2009-10 film series, “Children on Screen: Film and Childhood” on Thursday, Oct. 15 at 7 p.m. in McGuire Hall of the Warde Academic Center at the Chicago campus, 3700 W. 103rd St.
Admission is free and open to the public.
Red Balloon, a 1956 French short film directed by Albert Lamorisse, chronicles the adventures of a boy and his pet balloon as they explore the charming neighborhood of Belleville. Of the movie, Entertainment Weekly magazine film critic Owen Gleiberman wrote Red Balloon turns me into a kid again whenever I see it…[to] see the Red Balloon is to laugh, and cry, at the impossible joy of being a child again.”
Like Red Balloon, The 400 Blows follows the antics of a young boy as he skips school, sneaks into movies, runs away from home, steals, gets caught and is eventually sent to a reform school. Directed by François Truffaut in 1959 and heralded by many to be the definitive film of the French New Wave, The 400 Blows combines the sophistication of art cinema with a poignant, exuberant coming-of-age story.
These films are the second feature in a six movie series where themes of childhood and film are explored. The next film in the series is the 1985 Swedish drama My Life as a Dog on Nov. 19.
For more information, contact Film Series Director Alison Fraunhar, Ph.D., at fraunhar@mymail.sxu.edu or (773) 298-3083.
-SXU-
FOR MORE INFORMATION
Jay Foot
Executive Director of Media Relations
(773) 298-3937 or foot@sxu.edu
Chicago (Oct. 2, 2009) Saint Xavier University will screen Red Balloon and The 400 Blows as part of its 2009-10 film series, “Children on Screen: Film and Childhood” on Thursday, Oct. 15 at 7 p.m. in McGuire Hall of the Warde Academic Center at the Chicago campus, 3700 W. 103rd St.
Admission is free and open to the public.
Red Balloon, a 1956 French short film directed by Albert Lamorisse, chronicles the adventures of a boy and his pet balloon as they explore the charming neighborhood of Belleville. Of the movie, Entertainment Weekly magazine film critic Owen Gleiberman wrote Red Balloon turns me into a kid again whenever I see it…[to] see the Red Balloon is to laugh, and cry, at the impossible joy of being a child again.”
Like Red Balloon, The 400 Blows follows the antics of a young boy as he skips school, sneaks into movies, runs away from home, steals, gets caught and is eventually sent to a reform school. Directed by François Truffaut in 1959 and heralded by many to be the definitive film of the French New Wave, The 400 Blows combines the sophistication of art cinema with a poignant, exuberant coming-of-age story.
These films are the second feature in a six movie series where themes of childhood and film are explored. The next film in the series is the 1985 Swedish drama My Life as a Dog on Nov. 19.
For more information, contact Film Series Director Alison Fraunhar, Ph.D., at fraunhar@mymail.sxu.edu or (773) 298-3083.
-SXU-
FOR MORE INFORMATION
Jay Foot
Executive Director of Media Relations
(773) 298-3937 or foot@sxu.edu
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