Winter Semester 2021 Week 9 Film Series: Poets & Poetry

Films:

* Poetry*
* Songs from the Second Floor*
* Bicycle Thieves

Films marked with an asterisk are customized.

A classic of Italian neorealist cinema, the film follows a desperate father who finally secures work, but his bicycle is stolen rendering him again unemployed. He and his young son’s long search through an exhausted Rome reveals the divisions in society.

Italian. 1948. Vittorio De Sica. 89 min.

People signed up with IC Streaming will be emailed the link to stream through Janus Films on Wednesday. If you don’t receive the email, send your NetID to int-cinema@byu.edu

Composing poetry allows a Korean grandmother in the grips of early onset Alzheimer’s to empathize with the victim of a heinous crime committed by her irresponsible grandson and his friends in this lyrical drama and winner of Best Screenplay at Cannes.

Korean. 2010. Chang-dong Lee. 139 min.*

Swedish director Roy Andersson, inspired by the poetry of Peruvian author César Vallejo, offers an anguished vision of the human condition in a breathtaking film that relies more on tone than plot.

Swedish. 2000. Roy Andersson. 98 min.*

Winter Semester 2021 Week 9 Film Series: Poets & Poetry

Films:

* Poetry*
* Songs from the Second Floor*
* Bicycle Thieves

Films marked with an asterisk are customized.

A classic of Italian neorealist cinema, the film follows a desperate father who finally secures work, but his bicycle is stolen rendering him again unemployed. He and his young son’s long search through an exhausted Rome reveals the divisions in society.

Italian. 1948. Vittorio De Sica. 89 min.

People signed up with IC Streaming will be emailed the link to stream through Janus Films on Wednesday. If you don’t receive the email, send your NetID to int-cinema@byu.edu

Composing poetry allows a Korean grandmother in the grips of early onset Alzheimer’s to empathize with the victim of a heinous crime committed by her irresponsible grandson and his friends in this lyrical drama and winner of Best Screenplay at Cannes.

Korean. 2010. Chang-dong Lee. 139 min.*

Swedish director Roy Andersson, inspired by the poetry of Peruvian author César Vallejo, offers an anguished vision of the human condition in a breathtaking film that relies more on tone than plot.

Swedish. 2000. Roy Andersson. 98 min.*

Winter Semester 2021 Week 10 Film Series: Her Voice

Films:

* All About Eve
* The Vertical Ray of the Sun
* Leftover Women*

Films marked with an asterisk are customized.

With 14 Academy Award nominations (including a record 4 for female acting), All About Eve follows an aspiring actress who may not be what she seems as she curries favor with the famous–but now aging–Margo Channing (Bette Davis).

English. 1950. Joseph L. Mankiewicz. 138 min.

Chinese culture places a high value on marriage, so much so that women who are not wed by a certain age are labeled “leftover women.” This documentary follows three individuals who are trying to find husbands after becoming “too old” or “too successful.”

Mandarin. 2019. Shosh Shlam. 83 min.*

From one of the most acclaimed Vietnamese directors, this family saga details the lives of three sisters whose idyllic relationships are not all that they seem. After a banquet for the anniversary of their mother’s death these sisters’ hopes and dreams are laid bare.

Vietnamese. 2000. Anh Hung Tran. 112 min.

Winter Semester 2021 Week 10 Film Series: Her Voice

Films:

* All About Eve
* The Vertical Ray of the Sun
* Leftover Women*

Films marked with an asterisk are customized.

With 14 Academy Award nominations (including a record 4 for female acting), All About Eve follows an aspiring actress who may not be what she seems as she curries favor with the famous–but now aging–Margo Channing (Bette Davis).

English. 1950. Joseph L. Mankiewicz. 138 min.

Chinese culture places a high value on marriage, so much so that women who are not wed by a certain age are labeled “leftover women.” This documentary follows three individuals who are trying to find husbands after becoming “too old” or “too successful.”

Mandarin. 2019. Shosh Shlam. 83 min.*

From one of the most acclaimed Vietnamese directors, this family saga details the lives of three sisters whose idyllic relationships are not all that they seem. After a banquet for the anniversary of their mother’s death these sisters’ hopes and dreams are laid bare.

Vietnamese. 2000. Anh Hung Tran. 112 min.

Winter Semester 2021 Week 11 Films:

* Runner*
* The Year My Parents Went on Vacation*
* Breaking Surface*

Films marked with an asterisk are customized.

Half-sisters marked by a strained relationship must fight to survive when one of the two becomes trapped thirty meters down during a winter dive in a spectacularly beautiful Norwegian fjord.

Swedish/Norwegian. 2020. Joachim Hedén. 82 min.*

As one of Sudan’s “lost boys”, Guor Maker suffered the violence of his nation’s civil war. As a refugee in the United States, he became a world-class athlete who fought for the right to run in the 2016 Olympics under the flag of the newly created nation of South Sudan.

English/Sudanese. 2019. Bill Gallagher. 88 min.*

In 1970, Brazil feels both the weight of a military dictatorship and the national pride of participating in the World Cup. With this backdrop, a young boy is hastily left at the home of his Jewish grandfather who–unbeknown to the parents–has just passed away.

Portuguese. 2006. Cao Hamburger. 102 min.*

Winter Semester 2021 Week 11 Films:

* Runner*
* The Year My Parents Went on Vacation*
* Breaking Surface*

Films marked with an asterisk are customized.

Half-sisters marked by a strained relationship must fight to survive when one of the two becomes trapped thirty meters down during a winter dive in a spectacularly beautiful Norwegian fjord.

Swedish/Norwegian. 2020. Joachim Hedén. 82 min.*

As one of Sudan’s “lost boys”, Guor Maker suffered the violence of his nation’s civil war. As a refugee in the United States, he became a world-class athlete who fought for the right to run in the 2016 Olympics under the flag of the newly created nation of South Sudan.

English/Sudanese. 2019. Bill Gallagher. 88 min.*

In 1970, Brazil feels both the weight of a military dictatorship and the national pride of participating in the World Cup. With this backdrop, a young boy is hastily left at the home of his Jewish grandfather who–unbeknown to the parents–has just passed away.

Portuguese. 2006. Cao Hamburger. 102 min.*

Winter Semester 2021 Week 12 Films:

* Cherry Blossoms*
* The Reason I Jump*
* You Will Die at 20*

Films marked with an asterisk are customized.

Important: Because of General Conference Weekend, films will be streaming from Tuesday to Friday, rather than Wednesday to Saturday.

When a long-married couple with a quiet and ordered life faces tragedy, they embark on a trip, first to Berlin then to Japan, to honor the memory of the departed and embrace the fleeting with grace.

German/Japanese. 2008. Doris Dörrie. 127 min.*

Based on the book by Naoki Higashida, an autistic boy from Japan, this innovative documentary utilizes immersive sound design, cinematography, and editing to bring the viewer directly into the minds of non-speaking autistic people around the world, transforming the way we think about the condition.

English. 2020. Jerry Rothwell. 82 min.*

As a baby, Muzamil was cursed to die at twenty years old. While his overprotective mother mourns his fate, Mazamil learns to make the most of his few remaining years.

Arabic. 2019. Amjad Abu Alala. 103 min.*

Winter Semester 2021 Week 12 Films:

* Cherry Blossoms*
* The Reason I Jump*
* You Will Die at 20*

Films marked with an asterisk are customized.

Important: Because of General Conference Weekend, films will be streaming from Tuesday to Friday, rather than Wednesday to Saturday.

When a long-married couple with a quiet and ordered life faces tragedy, they embark on a trip, first to Berlin then to Japan, to honor the memory of the departed and embrace the fleeting with grace.

German/Japanese. 2008. Doris Dörrie. 127 min.*

Based on the book by Naoki Higashida, an autistic boy from Japan, this innovative documentary utilizes immersive sound design, cinematography, and editing to bring the viewer directly into the minds of non-speaking autistic people around the world, transforming the way we think about the condition.

English. 2020. Jerry Rothwell. 82 min.*

As a baby, Muzamil was cursed to die at twenty years old. While his overprotective mother mourns his fate, Mazamil learns to make the most of his few remaining years.

Arabic. 2019. Amjad Abu Alala. 103 min.*

Winter Semester 2021 Week 13 Film Series: Humans & Their Environment

Films:

* Death by a Thousand Cuts*
* Weathering With You
* Three Summers

Films marked with an asterisk are customized.

The brutal murder of a park ranger is the catalyst for this documentary that explores long-standing tensions along a border that divides one island into two countries: Haiti and the Dominican Republic. Along the way, the film also examines issues of nation, immigration, race, and environment. (Documentary)

Spanish/Haitian Creole. 2016. Jake Kheel/Juan Mejia Botero. 73 min.*

Over the course of three summers (Christmas time in Brazil), Madá (Regina Casé), who is the caretaker of a luxurious vacation home, must adapt to support herself and other workers as the fortunes of their wealthy employers turn in the wake of a corruption scandal.

Portuguese. 2019. Sandra Kogut. 94 min.

Shinkai’s follow-up to the highest-grossing anime film of all time (Your Name, 2016), Weathering is both familiar and new, but to everyone the film is a joy ride of meticulous animation, teen romance, and a rocking soundtrack accompanying an urgent warning about climate change.

Japanese. 2019. Makoto Shinkai. 112 min.

Winter Semester 2021 Week 13 Film Series: Humans & Their Environment

Films:

* Death by a Thousand Cuts*
* Weathering With You
* Three Summers

Films marked with an asterisk are customized.

The brutal murder of a park ranger is the catalyst for this documentary that explores long-standing tensions along a border that divides one island into two countries: Haiti and the Dominican Republic. Along the way, the film also examines issues of nation, immigration, race, and environment. (Documentary)

Spanish/Haitian Creole. 2016. Jake Kheel/Juan Mejia Botero. 73 min.*

Over the course of three summers (Christmas time in Brazil), Madá (Regina Casé), who is the caretaker of a luxurious vacation home, must adapt to support herself and other workers as the fortunes of their wealthy employers turn in the wake of a corruption scandal.

Portuguese. 2019. Sandra Kogut. 94 min.

Shinkai’s follow-up to the highest-grossing anime film of all time (Your Name, 2016), Weathering is both familiar and new, but to everyone the film is a joy ride of meticulous animation, teen romance, and a rocking soundtrack accompanying an urgent warning about climate change.

Japanese. 2019. Makoto Shinkai. 112 min.