King Lear (1971) Directed by Grigori Kozintsev November 11 - Monday - 7:00 p.m. Family connection and disconnection lie at the heart of Shakespeare’s tragedy King Lear. When an aging king seeks to divide his kingdom among his three daughters, he lets vanity overpower reason. In Grigori Kozintsev’s brilliant, soviet-era film, the resulting chaos is depicted as a national tragedy that extends beyond the court into the masses. With a score by Dmitri Shostakovich, Kozintsev’s Lear is hailed by many critics as the finest realization yet of Shakespeare’s greatest tragedy, but it is rarely screened in the United States. Ellen MacKay (IU Department of English) will introduce the film. (35mm. 137 min. Rated PG-13.) Catfish (2010) Directed by Henry Joost and Ariel Schulman December 9 - Monday - 7:00 p.m. This controversial documentary – alleged by some to be faked – inspires questions about where social networking has led society. What’s true and what isn’t? Does social networking foster community and connection or undermine it? The film documents the online romance of filmmaker Ariel Shulman’s brother and how that relationship changes as it moves from its social network foundation to offline meetings. The New York Times noted that “The Social Network is about origins, while Catfish, at once narrower and more universal in implication, is about consequences.” Elizabeth Ellcessor (IU Department of Communication and Culture) will introduce the film. (2K DCP. 87 min. Rated PG-13.) 30 Themester Tickets: (812) 855-1103