BYU International Cinema Feature Films

Army of Shadows
Director: Jean-Pierre Melville Language: French Year: 1969 1969 \| directed by Jean-Pierre Melville \| French \| 145 minut
Jean-Pierre Melville’s masterpiece follows members of the French resistance fighting against the Nazi German occupation and the collaborationist Vichy Regime during World War II. Army of Shadows mixes political intrigue and gripping action, including a daring escape from a Gestapo detention center, with profound personal expressions of solitude and fear. rn

WAR NOIR: Army of Shadows Panel Discussion
Director: Daryl Lee and Bob Hudson Language: English Year: 2009 4:00 pm 250 SWKT
Dr. Lee and Dr. Hudson will discuss the film Army of Shadows.

The Tuesday Lecture with Dr. Nathan Kramer introducing The K
Director: Nate Kramer Language: English Year: 2009 5:00 Tuesday November 10 250 SWKT
Dr. Kramer will introduce The Kautokeino Rebellion.

The Kautokeino Rebellion
Director: Nils Gaup Language: Norwegian Year: 2008 2008 \| directed by Nils Gaup \| Norwegian, Saami, Swedish, Da
For centuries northern Scandinavia has been inhabited by the native sami population and their reindeers. Set in 1852, modernization is about to enter the desolate village of Kautokeino where authority is held by the ruthless and prosperous liquor dealer Ruth. One of the native tribes, led by a young woman named Elen, refuses to pay their unjust debt to Ruth, leading to one of the most dramatic episodes in northern Scandinavian history.

Water
Director: Deepa Mehta Language: Hindi Year: 2005 2005 \| directed by Deepa Mehta \| Hindi \| 117 minutes \| color
Following her husband’s death, willful seven–year–old Chuyia is abandoned, kicking and screaming, at a widows’ ashram—and immediately silenced by the commanding madame of this impoverished ‘prison’ of untouchables. These widows are serving a virtual life sentence for innocent crimes against Hinduism’s harshest dictates. Yet naturally cheerful Chuyia is sustained by a precious, if delusional, belief in imminent rescue. Political tensions forced Deepa Mehta to make the film in Sri Lanka, rather than in India.