The Film Festival at PVCC 2012-13

Hispanic Cinema

Wednesday, September 5, 2012
Sin Nombre (Mexico, R)

Wednesday, September 19, 2012
The Devil’s Backbone  (Spain/Mexico, R)

Wednesday, October 3, 2012
Pan’s Labyrinth (Spain/Mexico, R)

Wednesday, October 17, 2012
Valentin (Argentian, PG-13)

Wednesday, January 30, 2013
Viva Cuba (Cuba, NR)

Wednesday, February 13, 2013
Talk to Her (Spain, R)

Wednesday, February 27, 2013
Machuca (Chile, NR)

Wednesday, March 20, 2013
Lovers of the Arctic Circle (Spain, R)

All films begin at 6:30 PM in the PVCC
Center for Performing Arts

The Film Festival at PVCC 2011-12

“WOMEN IN FILM”
Admission is FREE!

Wednesday, September 7, 2011
Amélie (France, R), films begin at 6:30 PM in the PVCC 
Center for Performing Arts 

Wednesday, September 21, 2011
The Stoning of Soraya M. (U.S./Undisclosed, R), films begin at 6:30 PM in the PVCC 
Center for Performing Arts

Wednesday, October 5, 2011
Volver (Spain, R), films begin at 6:30 PM in the PVCC 
Center for Performing Arts

Wednesday, October 19, 2011
Raise the Red Lantern (China, PG), films begin at 6:30 PM in the PVCC 
Center for Performing Arts

Wednesday, January 25, 2012
Sophie Scholl (Germany, ~PG-13*), films begin at 6:30 PM in the PVCC 
Center for Performing Arts
*This film is not rated by the MPAA

Wednesday, February 8, 2012
Caramel (Lebanon, PG), films begin at 6:30 PM in the PVCC 
Center for Performing Arts

Wednesday, February 22, 2012
Water (India, PG-13), films begin at 6:30 PM in the PVCC 
Center for Performing Arts

Wednesday, March 7, 2012
Maria Full Of Grace (Columbia/U.S., R), films begin at 6:30 PM in the PVCC 
Center for Performing Arts

Spring 2011 offerings:
Wednesday, January 26, 2011
THE VALET (France)
6:30P in the Center for the Performing Arts

Wednesday, February 9, 2011
THE PERFECT CRIME (Spain)
6:30P in the Center for the Performing Arts

Wednesday, February 23, 2011
ELLING (Norway)
6:30P in the Center for the Performing Arts

Wednesday, March 9, 2011
CHINESE ODYSSEY 2002 (Hong Kong)
6:30P in the Center for the Performing Arts

Fall 2010 offerings:
Wednesday, September 1, 2010
SHALL WE DANCE (Japan)
6:30P in the Center for the Performing Arts

Wednesday, September 15, 2010
SEDUCING DR. LEWIS (Canada)
6:30P in the Center for the Performing Arts

Wednesday, September 29, 2010
MY LIFE AS A DOG (Sweden)
6:30P in the Center for the Performing Arts

Wednesday, October 13, 2010
IN JULY (Germany)
6:30P in the Center for the Performing Arts

Spring 2010
OSAMA (Afghanistan, 2003; PG-13)
COLOR OF PARADISE (Iran, 1999; PG)
RUMI RETURNING (United States, 2008; not rated)
CLOSE TO HOME (Israel, 2005; PG-13)
RANA'S WEDDING (Palestine, 2002; PG-13)

Fall 2009
"Films of the Middle East"
PARADISE NOW (Palestine, 2005; PG-13)
THE BAND'S VISIT (Israel, 2007; PG-13)
WEDDING IN GALILEE (Palestine, 1987; R)
WEST BANK STORY (U.S., 2005; PG)
JELLYFISH (Israel, 2007; PG-13)

Spring 2009
The Lives of Others (2006, Rated R) Directed by Florian Henckel von Donnersmarck
Good Bye Lenin (2003, Rated R) Directed by Wolfgang Becker
The Marriage of Maria Braun (1979, Rated R) Directed by Rainer Werner Fassbinder
Wings of Desire (1987, Rated PG-13) Directed by Wim Wenders

Fall 2008
Cinema Paradiso (1988, Rated PG) Directed by Giuseppe Tornatore
Amarcord (1973, Rated R) Directed by Federico Fellini
Divorce Italian Style (1961, PG-13) Directed by Pietro Germi
The Conformist (1970, Rated R) Directed by Bernardo Bertolucci

Spring 2008
The theme of the 2007-2008 FF@PVCC was Food cinema
Dinner Rush (2001) Directed by Bob Giraldi
Babette's Feast (1987) Directed by Gabriel Axel
Tortilla Soup (2001)Directed by Maria Ripoll
Tampopo (1987) Directed by Juzo Itami

Fall 2007
The theme of the 2007-2008 FF@PVCC was Food cinema
Big Night (1995) Directed by Campbell Scott and Stanley Tucci
*Crossing the Heart (2006) Directed by Steven Hood
Like Water for Chocolate (1993) Directed by Alfonso Arau
Mostly Martha (2002) Directed by Sandra Nettleback In a German
What's Cooking (2000) Directed by Gurinder Chadha

Spring 2007
The theme of the 2006-07 FF@pvcc was French cinema
Belle de Jour (1967) Directed by Luis Buñuel
Beauty and the Beast (1946) Directed by Jean Cocteau
Manon of the Spring (1986) Directed by Claude Berri
Mon Oncle (1959) Directed by Jacques Tati

Fall 2006
The theme of the 2006-07 FF@pvcc was French cinema.
The Chorus(2004) Directed by Christophe Barratier
Diabolique(1955) (1997) Directed by Henri-Gerorges Clouzot
La Cage Aux Folles (1978) Directed by Edouard Molinaro
Un Coeur en Hiver (1997) (1993) Directed by Claude Sautet

Spring 2006
Film Festival at PVCC (formerly New Horizons Film Festival)
The following movies were shown at the Performing Arts Center

The Entertainer
Blow Up
Henry V
The Remains of the Day

Fall 2005
New Horizons Film Festival
The following movies were shown at the Performing Arts Center

The 39 Steps
Look Back in Anger
Tom Jones
The Full Monty

Spring 2005
New Horizons Film Festival
The following movies were shown at the Studio Theater

Red Sorghum
The King of Masks
TJu Dou
Eat Drink Man Woman

Fall 2004
New Horizons Film Festival
The following movies were shown at the Studio Theater

Rashomon
Tokyo Story
The Woman in the Dunes
The Ballad of Narayama

Fall 2003
New Horizons Film Festival, Australian Films
The following movies were shown at the Studio Theater

Picnic at Hanging Rock
Breaker Morant
Muriel's Wedding
Rabbit-Proof Fence

Spring 2003
Film Festival, Krzysztof Kieslowski's Decalogue
The following movies were shown at Desert Ridge AMC 18 Theatres

I am the Lord thy God; thou shalt not have other gods before me and Thou shalt not take the name of the Lord thy God in vain
Remember the Sabbath day, to keep it holy and Honor thy father and thy mother
Thou shalt not kill and Thou shalt not commit adultery
Thou shalt not steal and Thou shalt not bear false witness against thy neighbor
Thou shalt not covet thy neighbor's wife and Thou shalt not covet thy neighbor's goods

Fall 2002
Losing Geography, Discovering Self
The following movies were shown at Desert Ridge AMC 18 Theatres

Song of the Exile
An Autumn's Tale
Farewell China
Picture Bride

Spring 2002
Cinema Promoting Tolerance
The following movies were shown at Harkins North Valley 16 theaters

4 Little Girls (guest speaker Lionel Lyons)
A Leap of Faith
Calling the Ghosts (guest speaker Mensura Barat)
Paragraph 175

Fall 2001
Mexican Cinema
The following movies were shown at Harkins North Valley 16 theaters

Frida (guest speaker Justine Mantor, MCC adjunct instructor)
Danzón
Macario (guest speaker David Rubi, PVCC Spanish instructor)
Reed: México Insurgente

Fall 2000/Spring 2001
Documentary Cinema
The following movies were shown on PVCC campus

Sequences from Olympia, Triumph of the Will, and The Wonderful, Horrible Life of Leni Riefenstahl
Mr. Death: the Rise and Fall of Fred A. Leuchter, Jr.
Hearts of Darkness
Return With Honor (guest speaker Larry Chesley)
Regret to Inform
Then There Were None (guest speaker Elizabeth Lindsay)
Maya Lin: A Strong, Clear Vision
American Movie (guest speaker Matt Englehart)

Spring 2000
Asian Cinema
The following movies were shown on PVCC campus

Raise the Red Lantern (China)
Children of Heaven (Iran)
Pather Panchali (India)
Aparajito (India)
Apur Sansur (India)

Spring 1999
Hispanic Cinema
The following movies were shown on PVCC campus
The Spirit of the Beehive (Spain)
Los Olvidados (Mexico)
Pixote (Brazil)
The Official Story (Argentina)
Memories of Underdevelopment (Cuba)