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The White Ribbon
(2009) Directed by Michael Haneke
January 28 - Tuesday - 7:00 p.m.
A series of (more or less) mysterious acts of violence disturbs a traditional, authoritarian village cosmos in
Northern Germany on the eve of World War I. Haneke's film traces this world through the (ingeniously, if
counterintuitively) cooperating forces of a retrospective narrator and a striking editing regime, which draws
the audience into the unfolded scenarios. While fans of Haneke's oeuvre will know better than to expect a
less-than-disturbing film, this masterpiece in black-and-white also surprises with moments of tenderness
and respect for the complexity of its actors' experiences in their circumscribed world. In German, Italian,
and Polish languages with English subtitles. (2K DCP. 144 min. Rated R.)
Gallipoli
(1981) Directed by Peter Weir
February 11 - Tuesday - 7:00 p.m.
In Western Australia in 1915 two young men
enlist to fight in WWI. Archy Hamilton (Mark
Lee) is enthusiastic and patriotic, while Frank
Dunne (Mel Gibson) has no great desire to
fight in a war in which he believes Australia
has no place. The two become best mates and
after training in Egypt, they land at Gallipoli,
Turkey, just as the allied assaults of August
1915 are about to begin. The film has become
the most influential representation of the
nationalist Anzac myth, combining innocence
and sacrifice, youthful high spirits, and brutal,
industrialized murder. (35mm. 110 min.
Rated PG.)
42 WWI: 100 Years Removed
As we mark the 100th anniversary of the start of the First World War, this multi-semester film series explores
the conditions leading up to war, the harsh realities of wartime, and its effects on people and nations around
the world. These cinematic reflections offer a chance to revisit the way war and violence were imagined in an
earlier age and also remind us how men and women throughout the globe remain burdened by this problem
today. Each film will be introduced by a faculty expert. This film series is presented by the School of Global
and International Studies and IU Cinema. All screenings are free, but ticketed.
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