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The International Film Festival at PVCC 2022-23
Around the World in 8 Films
All films begin at 6:30 PM in the CPA & are FREE
Wednesday, August 31, 2022
In the Mood for Love (PG; 2000, Hong Kong, 98 minutes)
Wednesday, September 14, 2022
Longing (NR; 2017, Israel, 100 minutes)
Wednesday, September 28, 2022
The Tulip: A Timberwolf's Story (NR; 2022, U.S., 6 minutes)
Secrets of War (NR; 2014, Holland, 95 minutes)
Wednesday, October 12, 2022
Ida (PG-13; 2013, Poland, 88 minutes)
Wednesday, January 25, 2023
In Order of Disappearance (R; 2014, Norway, 115 minutes)
Wednesday, February 8, 2023
Barbara (PG-13; 2012, Germany, 105 minutes)
Wednesday, February 22, 2023
Love Me (NR; 2013, Turkey/Ukraine, 90 minutes)
Wednesday, March 8, 2023
Hero on the Front (NR; 2018, Portugal, 85 minutes)
Desert Foothills Library International Film Series 2022-23
Around the World in 9 Films
All films begin at 2:00 PM at the library & are FREE
Friday, September 9, 2022
In the Mood for Love (PG; 2000, Hong Kong, 98 minutes)
Friday, October 14, 2022
Longing (NR; 2017, Israel, 100 minutes)
Friday, November 11, 2022
The Tulip: A Timberwolf's Story (NR; 2022, U.S., 6 minutes)
Secrets of War (NR; 2014, Holland, 95 minutes)
Friday, December 9, 2022
Ida (PG-13; 2013, Poland, 88 minutes)
Friday, January 13, 2023
In Order of Disappearance (R; 2014, Norway, 115 minutes)
Friday, February 10, 2023
Barbara (PG-13; 2012, Germany, 105 minutes)
Friday, March 10, 2023
Love Me (NR; 2013, Turkey/Ukraine, 90 minutes)
Friday, April 14, 2023
Hero on the Front (NR; 2018, Portugal, 85 minutes)
Friday, May 12, 2023
Wazir (NR; 2016, India, 103 minutes)
Desert Foothills Library Cinematic Reflections Series, 2022-23
Little Known Stories of World War II
All films begin at 2:00 PM at the library & are FREE
Friday, September 16, 2022
Night Will Fall
Friday, October 21, 2022
Forgiving Dr. Mengele
Friday, November 18, 2022
Emperor
Friday, December 16, 2022
A Call to Spy
Friday, January 20, 2023
The Wooden Horse
Friday, February 17, 2023
Operation Finale
Friday, March 17, 2023
Hitler and Stalin: Legacy of Hate
Friday, April 21, 2023
Downfall
Friday, May 19, 2023
The Captain
2021-22 International Women Directors
Wednesday, September 22, 2021
Mustang (PG-13; 2015, Turkey, 97 minutes)
Wednesday, September 29, 2021
The German Doctor (PG-13; 2013, Argentina, 93 minutes)
Wednesday, October 13, 2021
Monsoon Wedding (R; 2001, India, 114 minutes)
Wednesday, October 20, 2021
Served Like a Girl (NR; 2017, U.S., 103 minutes)
Wednesday, February 2, 2022
After the Wedding (R; 2006, Denmark, 120 minutes)
Wednesday, February 16, 2022
Wadjda (PG; 2012, Saudi Arabia, 98 minutes)
Wednesday, February 23, 2022
The Wedding Plan (PG; 2016, Israel, 110 minutes)
Wednesday, March 9, 2022
Breathe (NR; 2014, France, 91 minutes)
All films are FREE & begin at 6:30 PM
Desert Foothills Library International Film Series
2021-22 International Women Directors
Friday, September 24, 2021
Mustang (PG-13; 2015, Turkey, 97 minutes)
Friday, October 8, 2021
The German Doctor (PG-13; 2013, Argentina, 93 minutes)
Friday, November 12, 2021
Monsoon Wedding (R; 2001, India, 114 minutes)
Friday, December 10, 2021
Served Like a Girl (NR; 2017, U.S., 103 minutes)
Friday, January 14, 2022
After the Wedding (R; 2006, Denmark, 120 minutes)
Friday, February 11, 2022
Wadjda (PG; 2012, Saudi Arabia, 98 minutes)
Friday, March 11, 2022
The Wedding Plan (PG; 2016, Israel, 110 minutes)
Friday, April 8, 2022
Breathe (NR; 2014, France, 91 minutes)
Friday, May 13, 2022
Mostly Martha (PG; 2001, Germany, 109 minutes)
All films are FREE & begin at 2:00 PM
Desert Foothills Library Cinematic Reflections Series,
2021-22 Little Known Stories of World War II
Friday, September 17
Hell to Eternity (1960)
Friday, October 15
The Ghost Army (2013)
Friday, November 19
So Proudly We Hail (1943)
Friday, December 17
13 Minutes (2015)
Friday, January 21
To End All Wars (2001)
Friday, February 18
My Italian Secret (2014)
Friday, March 18
Triple Cross (1966)
Friday, April 22
The Apology (2016)
Friday, May 20
A Woman in Berlin (2008)
The International Film Festival at PVCC
2019-20
The PVCC International Film Festival - Around the World in Eight Films
Admission is FREE
The Nile Hilton Incident (NR; 2017, Morocco, 111 minutes)
6:30PM Wednesday, September 4, 2019 @ PVCC CPA
3:00PM Friday, September 13, 2019 @ Desert Foothills Library, Cave Creek
A Man Called Ove (PG-13; 2015, Sweden, 102 minutes)
6:30PM Wednesday, September 18, 2019 @ PVCC CPA
3:00PM Friday, October 11, 2019 @ Desert Foothills Library, Cave Creek
The Hidden Face (R; 2011, Colombia, 97 minutes)
6:30PM Wednesday, October 2, 2019 @ PVCC CPA
3:00PM Friday, November 8, 2019 @ Desert Foothills Library, Cave Creek
Ilo Ilo (NR; 2013, Singapore, 99 minutes)
6:30PM Wednesday, October 23, 2019 @ PVCC CPA
3:00PM Friday, February 14, 2020 @ Desert Foothills Library, Cave Creek
*Titanic (NR; 1943, Germany, 85 minutes)
3:00PM Friday, December 13, 2019 @ Desert Foothills Library, Cave Creek
A War (R; 2015, Denmark, 101 minutes)
6:30PM Wednesday, January 29, 2020 @ PVCC CPA
3:00PM Friday, January 10, 2020 @ Desert Foothills Library, Cave Creek
Nise: The Heart of Madness (NR; 2015, Brazil, 106 minutes)
6:30PM Wednesday, February 12, 2020 @ PVCC CPA
3:00PM Friday, March 13, 2020 @ Desert Foothills Library, Cave Creek
Wazir (NR; 2016, India, 103 minutes)
6:30PM Wednesday, February 26, 2020 @ PVCC CPA
3:00PM Friday, April 10, 2020 @ Desert Foothills Library, Cave Creek
Love Me (NR; 2013, Turkey/Ukraine, 90 minutes)
6:30PM Wednesday, March 18, 2020 @ PVCC CPA
3:00PM Friday, May 8, 2020 @ Desert Foothills Library, Cave Creek
Desert Foothills Library Cinematic Reflections Series,
Little Known Stories of World War II, Part II
All films begin at 3:00 PM
Admission is FREE
Friday, September 20 - The One That Got Away
Friday, October 18 - Meet the Hitlers
Friday, November 15 - The Great Raid
Friday, December 6 - Nazi Titanic
Friday, January 17 - The Innocents
Friday, February 21 - USS Indianapolis: The Legacy
Friday, March 20 - The Ghost Army
Friday, April 17 - Triple Cross
Friday, May 15 - Night Will Fall
2017-18
Admission is FREE!
Theme: “Director’s Choice”
Monsieur Hire (France, PG-13; 1989)
6:30P, Wednesday, August 30, 2017 @ PVCC CPA
1:00P, Friday, September 8, 2017 @ Desert Foothills Library, Cave Creek
Cautiva (Argentina, NR; 2003)
6:30P, Wednesday, September 13, 2017 @ PVCC CPA
1:00P, Friday, October 13, 2017 @ Desert Foothills Library, Cave Creek
The Lunchbox (India, PG; 2013)
6:30P, Wednesday, September 27, 2017 @ PVCC CPA
1:00P, Friday, November 10, 2017 @ Desert Foothills Library, Cave Creek
The Farewell Party (Israel, NR; 2014)
6:30P, Wednesday, October 11, 2017 @ PVCC CPA
1:00P, Friday, December 8, 2017 @ Desert Foothills Library, Cave Creek
Coming Home (China, PG-13; 2014)
6:30P, Wednesday, January 31, 2018 @ PVCC CPA
1:00P, Friday, January 12, 2018 @ Desert Foothills Library, Cave Creek
The Italian (Russia, PG-13; 2005)
6:30P, Wednesday, February 14, 2018 @ PVCC CPA
1:00P, Friday, February 9, 2018 @ Desert Foothills Library, Cave Creek
Phoenix (Germany, PG-13; 2014)
6:30P, Wednesday, February 28, 2018 @ PVCC CPA
1:00P, Friday, March 9, 2018 @ Desert Foothills Library, Cave Creek
Manuscripts Don’t Burn (Iran, NR; 2013)
6:30P, Wednesday, March 21, 2018 @ PVCC CPA
1:00P, Friday, April 13, 2018 @ Desert Foothills Library, Cave Creek
Halima’s Path (Croatia, NR; 2012)
1:00P, Friday, May 11, 2018 @ Desert Foothills Library, Cave Creek
Desert Foothills Library
2017-18 Cave Creek Film Series
Theme: “World War I 100th Anniversary”
Free Admission
The Great War and the Shaping of the 20th Century: “Explosion” and “Stalemate” (1:45)
3:00P, Friday, September 15
Testament of Youth (2:05)
3:00P, Friday, October 20
The Sinking of the Lusitania: Terror at Sea (1:30)
3:00P, Friday, November 17
Joyeux Noel (1:55)
3:00P, Friday, December 15
Beneath Hill 60 (2:00)
3:00P, Friday, January 19
My Boy Jack (1:35)
3:00P, Friday, Febuary 16
The Wipers Times (1:32)
3:00P, Friday, March 16
The Lost Battalion (1:32)
3:00P, Friday, April 20
The Great War and the Shaping of the 20th Century: “War Without End” (55 minutes)
3:00P, Friday, May 18
International Film Festival @ Paradise Valley presents: The Arts and Artists Through Film
PVCC Center for Performing Arts
Admission is FREE!
2016-17 Mystery and Suspense Thrillers
Free Admission
Tell No One (France, NR; 125 min.)
6:30P, Wednesday, October 19, 2016 @ PVCC CPA
2:00P, Friday, September 9, 2016 @ PVCC Black Mountain Campus
Nine Queens (Argentina, R; 110 min.)
6:30P, Wednesday, November 2, 2016 @ PVCC CPA
2:00P, Friday, October 14, 2016 @ PVCC Black Mountain Campus
The Vanishing (Netherlands, NR; 105 min.)
6:30P, Wednesday, November 16, 2016 @ PVCC CPA
2:00P, Friday, November 11, 2016 @ PVCC Black Mountain Campus
Jack Strong (Poland, NR; 123 min.)
6:30P, Wednesday, December 7, 2016 @ PVCC CPA
2:00P, Friday, January 13, 2017 @ PVCC Black Mountain Campus
The Silence (Germany, NR; 115 min.)
6:30P, Wednesday, February 1, 2017 @ PVCC CPA
2:00P, Friday, February 3, 2017 @ PVCC Black Mountain Campus
About Elly (Iran, NR; 115 min.)
6:30P, Wednesday, February 15, 2017 @ PVCC CPA
2:00P, Friday, March 10, 2017 @ PVCC Black Mountain Campus
Headhunters (Norway, R; 98 min.)
6:30P, Wednesday, March 1, 2017 @ PVCC CPA
2:00P, Friday, April 14, 2017 @ PVCC Black Mountain Campus
The Orphanage (Spain, R; 100 min.)
6:30P, Wednesday, March 22, 2017 @ PVCC CPA
2:00P, Friday, May 12, 2017 @ PVCC Black Mountain Campus
Desert Foothills Library
2016-17 Cave Creek Film Series
Little Known Stories of World War II (part 2)
Free Admission
Sept. 16 I WAS MONTY’S DOUBLE @ 3:00P
Oct. 21 HORROR IN THE EAST @ 3:00P
Nov. 18 THE COUNTERFEITERS @ 3:00P
Dec. 16 ALEUTIONS: RED, WHITE, BLACK AND BLUE @ 3:00P
Jan. 20 THE HUNT FOR NAZI SCIENTISTS @ 3:00P
Feb. 17 THE FROGMEN @ 3:00P
Mar. 17 OPERATION SUSSEX @ 3:00P
Apr. 21 BATTLEFIED DIARIES: RAID AT CABANATUAN @ 3:00P
May 19 WOMAN IN GOLD @ 3:00P
The Film Festival at PVCC 2015-16
Wednesday, September 2, 2015 @ 6:30P
Frida (U.S./Mexico, R; 123 min.)
Wednesday, September 16, 2015 @ 6:30P
Day for Night (France, PG; 115 min.)
Wednesday, September 30, 2015 @ 6:30P
Mrs. Henderson Presents (Great Britain, R; 103 min.)
Wednesday, October 21, 2015 @ 6:30P
Together (China, PG; 116 min.)
Wednesday, February 3, 2016 @ 6:30P
The Page Turner (France, R; 85 min.)
Wednesday, February 17, 2016 @ 6:30P
Il Postino (Italy, PG; 108 min.)
Wednesday, March 2, 2016 @ 6:30P
Strictly Ballroom (Australia, PG; 94 min.)
Wednesday, March 23, 2016 @ 6:30P
Moliére (France, PG-13; 120 min.)
Film Festival @ Desert Foothils Library in Cave Creek (38443 N. Schoolhouse Rd.; Free admission)
Little Known Stories of World War II
Friday, September 18 @ 3:00P
Hitler’s Children (2011)
Friday, October 16 @ 3:00P
Thunderbirds (1942)
Friday, November 20 @ 3:00P
Garbo: The Spy (2009)
Friday, December 18 @ 3:00P
Mission of the Shark (1991)
Friday, January 15 @ 3:00P
The Last Mass Execution (1997)
Friday, February 19 @ 3:00P
The Man Who Never Was (1955)
Friday, March 18 @ 3:00P
On Common Ground (2001)
Friday, April 15 @ 3:00P
Conspiracy (2001)
Friday, May 20 @ 3:00P
Escape From a Nazi Death Camp (2014)
The Film Festival at PVCC 2014-15
The Human Experience: Living Through Conflict
Wednesday, September 10, 2014
Hitler’s Children (Israel/Germany, NR; 80 min.)
A documentary about the descendants of the most powerful figures in the Nazi regime: men and women who were left a legacy that permanently connect them with one of the greatest crimes in history. What is it like for them to have grown up with a name that immediately raises images of murder and genocide? How do they cope with the fact that they are the children of the Nazi elite?
Wednesday, September 24, 2014
A Very Long Engagement (France, R; 133 min.)
Five French soldiers are punished for desertion by being placed in no man’s land to suffer their fate. One woman tries desperately to learn the fate of her fiancée, one of the five deserters. Although missing and believed dead, she refuses to give up hope as she searches for answers.
Wednesday, October 22, 2014
Turtles Can Fly (Iran/Iraq, PG-13; 98 min.)
A devastating Dickensian story set in a Kurdish refugee camp on the Iranian/Iraqi border on the eve of the U.S. invasion of Iraq, a group of orphaned children struggle to survive amidst the harsh realities of a land plagued by war and tragedy. All of the children in the film are actual war orphans, lending a great emotional truth to the story.
Wednesday, November 5, 2014
Katyn (Poland, NR; 120 min.)
In 1939, Germany and the Soviet Union invaded Poland. The Soviet army executed 10,000 Polish officers and then for decades blamed it on the Nazis until the actual truth was uncovered after the fall of the Soviet Union. Based on actual events, the film traces the quest of four families to learn the truth of this atrocity and achieve not just the truth for themselves, but for all of Poland.
Wednesday, January 28, 2015
Mother of Mine (Finland, NR; 111 min.)
Eero is one of over 70,000 Finnish children sent to foster homes in neutral Sweden during World War II for protection from the war. However, his new foster mother is cold and indifferent to him, as she was hoping for a girl to take the place of her recently deceased daughter. Eero must also cope with a new family, language, and culture as he worries about his birth mother back home. Which mother has his best interests at heart?
Wednesday, February 11, 2015
Brothers (Denmark, R; 117 min.)
Two brothers, Michael and Jannik, could not be more different. Michael is a successful family man and Danish military officer. Jannik is an irresponsible drifter always on the edge of the law. When Michael is declared missing in action and presumed dead in Afghanistan, Jannik discovers a newfound sense of duty and responsibility to care for his sister in law and nieces. However, a dramatic shifting family dynamic will change everyone forever.
Wednesday, February 25, 2015
The Official Story (Argentina, R; 112 min.)
Winner of the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film, The Official Story is set soon after Argentina’s ‘Dirty War.’ Alicia is a high school history teacher and her husband Roberto is a successful lawyer. Happily, the couple dotes on their five year-old adopted daughter. However, questions are raised as to how Roberto managed the adoption of their daughter. Was her birth mother a willing participant or the victim of a secret government atrocity?
Wednesday, March 4, 2015
Halima’s Path (Croatia, NR; 93 min.)
At the end of the Bosnian War, Halima, a peasant Muslim is trying to find the remains of her husband and son, both lost in the war. She is asked to give a DNA sample to test for her son’s remains. She refuses, which sets Halima on the trail of family secrets and heartbreaking revelations as she must track down a mysterious niece. What she discovers will shock her beyond her wildest imagination.
All films begin at 6:30 PM in the PVCC
Center for Performing Arts
Admission is FREE!
Films @ Desert Foothills Library: 38443 N. Schoolhouse Rd., Cave Creek (Free admission)
Tuesday, September 16 @ 5:00P
I Am Become Death: They Made the Bomb (55 min.)
The development of the atomic bomb. A unique, 1st-hand, rare look from within. Hear the Manhattan Project physicists. Study guide available.
Film discussant: Gary Zaro, PVCC Humanities faculty
Tuesday, October 21@ 5:00P
An American Ism: Joe McCarthy (88 min.)
The making of the man who exploited anti-communist delirium & fear. His story is told by friends, victims, & politicians. The nature & fragility of our US democratic institutions is revealed.
Film discussant: Gary Zaro, PVCC Humanities faculty
Tuesday, November 18 @ 5:00P
A Crime to Fit the Punishment (46 min.)
The height of the Cold War & McCarthyism. Hollywood shows the film’s background and political atmosphere. A chronicle of defiance of the blacklist.
Film discussant: Gary Zaro, PVCC Humanities faculty
Tuesday, December 16 @ 5:00P
A Grin Without A Cat (180 min.)
An epic film-essay on the worldwide political wars of the 60s and 70s. A sweeping, global contemplation of a defining ten years’ political history.
Tuesday, January 20 @ 5:00P
Forever Lenin (52 min.)
The adventures of Lenin’s mummy and the laboratory scientists are shown to reflect the tumultuous history of the Soviet Union. The use of Lenin’s Tomb as a political podium.
Film discussant: Gary Zaro, PVCC Humanities faculty
Tuesday, February 17 @ 5:00P
Disco and Atomic War (80 min.)
Witty, charming, provocative recount of Western Rock and Roll sweeping into Estonia through illicit television antennas, while its Soviet government collapses.
Film discussant: Gary Zaro, PVCC Humanities faculty
Tuesday, March 17 @ 5:00P
Cycling the Frame (27min.)
The Invisible Frame (60 min.)
The Berlin Wall. Journey through time and bring a poetic and meditative view on one of the most important events of the 20th century.
Film discussant: Gary Zaro, PVCC Humanities faculty
Tuesday, April 21 @ 5:00P
Deadly Enemies (51 min.)
The secret history of biological weapons from World War II through the end of the Cold War. How science, history and politics became partners in a dance of death.
Film discussant: Gary Zaro, PVCC Humanities faculty
Tuesday, May 19 @ 5:00P
Fog of War (106 min.)
Politically powerful, Robert S. McNamara was witness to and participant in many crucial 20th century events leading to the creation of a new American meritocracy.
Film discussant: Gary Zaro, PVCC Humanities faculty
The Film Festival at PVCC 2012-13
Best Foreign Language Film Oscar Winners
Wednesday, September 4, 2013
A Separation (Iran, PG-13; 123 min.)
Wednesday, September 18, 2013
Tsotsi (South Africa, R; 94 min.)
Wednesday, October 2, 2013
The Secret in Their Eyes(Argentina, R; 129 min.)
Wednesday, October 16, 2013
The Counterfeiters(Germany, R; 98 min.)
Wednesday, January 22, 2014
Character (Holland, R; 122 min.)
Wednesday, February 5, 2014
Kolya (Czech Republic, PG-13; 105 min.)
Wednesday, February 19, 2014
No Man’s Land(Bosnia, R; 98 min.)
Wednesday, March 5, 2014
Departures (Japan, PG-13; 130 min.)
Wednesday, March 19, 2014
And Paint the Sky(U.S., NR; 90 min.)
Special Prescreening by Filmmaker Alan Tongret
All films begin at 6:30 PM in the PVCC Center for Performing Arts (Dates are tentative)
Admission is FREE!
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 PVCC2011-12
“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)
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