The Alan Lutkus
International Film Series

Calendar of Events
Please Note:
Unless otherwise indicated, all film screenings are in Newton 204 on Thursday evening starting at 7:00 PM
All film screenings and programs are free and open to the SUNY Geneseo community and the general public.

Spring 2007 Special Program: Celebrating the Strength of Women

Date Film Host/Discussant(s)
February 15

The Magdalene Sisters (UK/Ireland, 2002; 119 min.)

Dr. Robert Doggett (English Department)

March 1

Raise The Red Lantern (China, 1991; 125 min.)

Dr. Robert Owens (Communicative Disorders and Science Department)

March 29

Ballad of a Soldier (Soviet Union, 1959; min.)

Dr. Margaret Stolee (Department of History)

 

PREVIOUS PROGRAMS

 

Fall 2006

Date Film Host/Discussant(s)
October 26

Children of Heaven (Iran, 1997; 88 min.)

Dr. Ganie DeHart (Psychology Department)
November 16

The World (China, 2004; 139 min.)

Dr. Jun Okada (Department of English)

November 30

Games of Love and Chance (France, 2003; 123 min.)

Dr. Anne Lutkus (Department of Modern Languages and Cultures, University of Rochester)

 

Spring 2006

Date Film Host/Discussant(s)
January 26

Commemorative Screening Honoring the Memory of Alan Lutkus,
Professor of English: The Searchers

John Ford Film

Ken Cooper (English Department)
February 9

Fundi (U.S.A. - 1981; 63 min.)

Emilye Crosby (History Department); co-sponsored by Women's Studies, Black Student Union and Africana Studies.

February 16 Girl in the Cafe (U.K., U.S.A. - 2005; 94 min.) Rose-Marie Chierici (Anthropology Department)
February 23 Metropolis (Germany - 1927; 153 min.) James Bearden (Sociology Department)
March 2 Battle of Algiers (Algeria, Italy - 1965; 117 min.) Tony Macula (Math Department)
March 9 Harold and Maude (U.S.A. - 1971; 71 min.)

Joe Dolce (CIT)

March 23 Brotherhood of War (South Korea - 2004; 140 min.) Robert Owens (Communicative Disorders and Science Department)
March 30

Zelary (Czech Republic, Slovakia, Austria - 2003; 142 min.)


Cynthia Klima (Foreign Languages and Literatures)
April 13 Paradise Now (France, Germany, Netherlands, Israel - 2005; 90 min.) Harry Howe (School of Business)
April 20 The Motorcycle Diaries (U.S.A., Germany, U.K., Argentina, Chile, Peru, France - 2004; 128 min.)


Latin American Studies Program;
Rose McEwen (Foreign Languages and Literatures)

Fall 2005

Date Film Host/Discussant(s)
September 22

Special Program: Screening of Strait Talk (U.S./Cuba, 2003; 141 min.) and discussion led by its Producer/Director, John Locke.

John Locke, Producer and Director of Strait Talk;
Latin American Studies Program

September 29 Lumumba (France/Belgium/Germany/Haiti, 2000; 115 min.) Rose-Marie Chierici (Anthropology Department) and Maria Lima (English Department)
October 13 Before the Rain (Macedonia/U.K., 1994; 112 min.) Duane McPherson (Biology Department)
October 20 Don Quijote de la Mancha (Spain, 1991; 180 min.) Felisa Brea (Foreign Languages and Literatures), Commemoration of the 400th Anniversary of the publication of Don Quixote
October 25 Special Program: Dith Pran
7:00 pm - Newton 214

At Newton 214, as part of the 2005 program of Cultural Harmony Week, organized by SUNY Geneseo's Office of Multicultural Affairs, Center for Community

October 27 The Killing Fields, (Based on the life of Dith Pran; United Kingdon, 1984; 142 min.) Tony Macula (Math Department)
November 3

Surname Viet Given Name Nam (Directed by Trihn Minh-ha; USA/Vietnam, 1989; 108 min.)

Joseph Cameron (English Department)
November 10 A Very Long Engagement (France, 2004; 133 min.) Anne Lutkus, University of Rochester (Modern Languages and Cultures)
November 17 Two Women (Iran, 1999; 96 min.) William Gohlman (History Department)

 

Spring 2005

Date Film Host
February 3 Black Robe (Canada, Australia 1991; 101 min.) Tony Macula (Mathematics Department)
February 10 Skammen (Shame) (Sweden, 1968; 103 min.) Daniel Humphrey (English Department)
February 17 Sen to Chihiro no kamikakushi (Spirited Away) (Japan, 2002; 132 min.) Robert Owens (Communicative Disorders and Science Department)
February 24 María, llena eres de gracia (María, Full of Grace) (United States and Colombia, 2004; 101 min.) Rose McEwen (Foreign Languages and Literatures Department)
Latin American Studies Program
March 3 Ying xiong (Hero) (Hong Kong, China, 2002; 96 min.)

Tze-ki Hon (History Department)

March 10 The Agronomist (United States, Haiti, 2003; 90 min.) Rose-Marie Chierici (Anthropology Department) and Maria Lima (English Department)
March 17 Spring Break. No film presentation.
March 24 Code inconnu: Récit incomplet de divers voyages (Code Unkown) (France, Germany, Romania, 2000; 117 min.) Mark Denaci (Art Department)
April 7 Humanitis Undergraduate Paper Symposium (HUPS). No film presentation.
April 14 The Revolution will not be Televised (Ireland, Netherlands, United States, Germany, Finland and England, 2003; 73 min.) David Tamarin (History Department)

Fall 2004

Date Film Host
September 16 Atanarjuat (The Fast Runner) (Canada, 2001; 172 min.) Duane McPherson, Biology Department
September 23 Ran (Japan, 1985; 160 min.) Ellen Kintz, Anthropology Department
September 30 Osama (Afghanistan, 2003; 82 min.) Rose-Marie Chierici , Anthropology Department
October 7 La Promesse (The Promise) (Belgium, France, Luxembourg, 1996; 93 min.) Margaret Matlin , Psychology Department
October 14 Kamchatka (Argentina, Spain, 2002; 103 min.)

Rose McEwen, Foreign Languages and Literatures Department,
Latin American Studies Program

October 21 Good-bye Lenin (Germany, 2003; 121 min.) Ganie DeHart, Psychology Department
October 28 Cultural Harmony Week. No film presentation.
November 4 Ali: Fear Eats the Soul (West Germany, 1974; 93 min.) Daniel Humphrey (English Department)
November 11 Billy Elliot (England, 2000; 111 min.) Robert Owens (Communicative Disorders and Science Department)
November 18 L'Argent de Poche (Small Change) (France, 1976; 105 min.) Gérard Gouvernet, Foreign Languages and Literatures Department