International film series continues; Cannes award winner one of five films to be shown

October 1, 2012

The University of Richmond continues its fall International Film Series in October and November with five films, including “Elena,” a special jury prize winner at the Cannes Film Festival. All films will be shown at the Robins School of Business, Ukrop Auditorium, at 3 p.m. and 7:30 p.m. on Fridays and 7:30 p.m. on Sundays, unless otherwise noted.

Films and their specific dates are:

  • Oct. 5, 7: “I Wish,” directed by Hirokazu Kore-eda. Twelve-year-old Koichi, who has been separated from his brother Ryunosuke due to his parents' divorce, begins to believe that the new bullet train service will create a miracle which will reunite them. PG, 108 min.
  • Oct. 19, 21: “Trishna,” directed by Michael Winterbottom. Trishna, a poor woman, lives with her large family in Rajasthan. She meets Jay, the son of a real estate mogul, who convinces her to work in his father’s hotel.  Eventually, she falls in love with Jay, but love soon turns to abandonment. R, 108 min.
  • Oct. 26, 28: “Amador,” directed by Fernando Leon de Aranoa. A drama centered on a young woman who takes a summer job caring for a bedridden older man, and the intimate secrets they begin to share with one another. Not rated, 112 min. The Oct. 26 showing will be at Jepson Hall, Room 118.
  • Nov. 2, 4:  “Post Mortem,” directed by Pablo Larrain. September 1973 in Chile saw the plot to overthrow President Salvador Allende thrown into motion. In the turmoil, Mario, a clerk in a hospital morgue, searches for his neighbor Nancy, a cabaret dancer, who disappears. Not rated, 115 min.
  • Nov. 9, 11: “Elena,” directed by Andrei Zyvaginstev. Vladimir and his former nurse turned wife, Elena, live in Moscow. When a sudden illness and an unexpected reunion threaten dutiful housewife Elena’s potential inheritance, she must house a desperate plan.  Winner of the 2011 Cannes special jury prize. Not rated, 107 min.

For more information, movie trailers and reviews, visit library.richmond.edu/mrc/international-film-series.html or contact Nick Vogel at 804-289-8450 or nvogel@richmond.edu. 

###