Oldboy
(2003) Directed by
Friday - September 2 - 7:00 p.m.
A Seoul businessman, Dae-su, with a wife and
daughter is locked up in a strange, private
"prison." No one will tell him why he's there or
who his jailer is, but he is kept in reasonably
comfortable quarters and has a TV. , someone has
drawn blood from him and left it at the scene of
the crime. The imprisonment lasts for 15 years
until one day when Dae-su finds himself deposited
on a high-rise roof. He's determined to discover
the mysterious enemy who had him locked up.
Introduction provided by David Church, Indiana
University. (35mm. 120 min. Rated R.)
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Claire Denis is one of the greatest filmmakers
working in the cinema today - period. Her films
are visually stunning, technically accomplished
and thematically complex. And, in the words of
Andrew Hussey of The Observer, she is "fearless".
Her solidarity with the disenfranchised and her
sometimes frightening intelligence leads to inci-
sive critiques of the way the personal and politi-
cal become intertwined, but ultimately invites us
to determine what lines are being crossed. Spon-
sored in part by the Black Film Center/Archive,
Department of Communication and Culture, and
IU Cinema. Special thanks to Institut français in
France, Unifrance, Cultural Services of the French
Embassy, Jean-Francois Rochard and Delphine
Selles. Screenings are $3.
Chocolat
(1988)
Directed by Claire Denis
Sunday - November 4 - 3:00 p.m.
Claire Denis draws from her childhood
experiences in West Africa when her father was
stationed there as a French Official. A young
woman who returns to Africa recalls a formidable
childhood incident, when stranded travelers were
forced to stay with her parents. They include a
newly married couple, a former priest, a wealthy
plantation owner and his black concubine. Paired
with the host family and their dignified houseboy,
Protee, the group spans class and race, and in
close quarters demonstrate power struggles in a
prejudiced society. A line is there, but not there.
French language with English subtitles. (35mm.
105 min. Not rated.)
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Tickets: (812) 855-1103
Claire Denis