BYU International Cinema Feature Films

Megane
Director: Naoko Ogigami Language: Japanese Year: 2007 2007 \| directed by Naoko Ogigami \| Japanese \| 106 minutes \|
Zen quirkiness and stunning scenery transform an uptight city–woman who goes to a beach resort for an off–season vacation. The longer this city dweller is around her deadpan, kooky fellow travelers, the more those nightly bouts of “twilighting”—a fancy way of saying you’re staring off into space—seem deeply profound. Beauty and happiness can be found in the simplest things when you slow down enough to see them. Director Naoko Ogigami has a keen eye for placing characters in clean, uncluttered space.

The Flower of My Secret
Director: Pedro Almodovar Language: Spanish Year: 1995 1995 \| directed by Pedro Almodóvar \| Spanish \| 103 minutes \|
Leo, a popular romance novelist, is fed up with writing meaningless books and is on the verge of splitting with her husband. To banish her overwhelming depression, she takes a job at a newspaper under a pseudonym. Her boss, unaware of her true identity, assigns her to review her own romance novel. This unashamed melodrama is conveyed via magical acting, great camerawork, and above all intense colors.

The Tuesday Lecture with Dr. Greg Stallings introducing The
Director: Greg Stallings Language: English Year: 2009 5:00 Tuesday Nov 3 250 SWKT
Dr. Stallings will introduce The Flower of My Secret

Children of Heaven
Director: Majid Majidi Language: Farsi Year: 1997 1997 \| directed by Majid Majidi \| Farsi \| 89 minutes \| color
When Ali loses his sister Zahra’s school shoes, this sibling pair dreams up a plan to stay out of trouble: they’ll share his shoes and keep it a secret from their parents. But if they’re going to successfully cover their tracks, Ali and Zahra must carefully watch their step on what rapidly turns into a funny and heartwarming adventure.