films

films

Al Otro Lado Alamar, Alatriste Amores Perros

Al Otro Lado Alamar, Alatriste Amores Perros

In addition to celebrating Hispanic Heritage Month with several interesting programs (http://iue.libguides.com/hispanicheritage) you can enjoy more than 50 Spanish-language films conveniently located at your IU East Campus Library (http://iue.libguides.com/spanishlanguagefilms). Films may be checked out for 3 days or viewed at the Library. We have head phones you can check out and a new large screen for small groups viewing films at the collaboration table. A sampling of the variety (with reviews excerpted and adapted from Amazon.com): Al Otro Lado (To the Other Side) This is a poignant, artistic and insightful movie. It delves into the lives of three young children whose fathers have left their countries in search of work or better opportunities. In a candid way it shows the … Continued
Got Culture?

Got Culture?

Attend the Spanish and Francophone Fall Film Series at the IU East Campus Library and soon you too can have culture or “cultura” or “la culture.” The films are selected by Prof. Julien Simon and are shown in Hayes Hall Rm. 101 at 4 p.m. on Wednesdays throughout the Fall Semester. October 5th “Voces Inocentes / Innocent Voices” This Mexican / El Salvadoran film is set in war torn El Salvador in the 1980’s, when Chava, an eleven-year-old boy, suddenly becomes the “man of the house” in a time when the government’s army is forcibly recruiting children for the civil war. As his single mother fights to protect her children, their village becomes both playground and battlefield. This film is … Continued