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Women's Month
Two French classics and one of the most multi-awarded films of 2004. That describes the movies to be shown at Titus Brandsma Center on March 19. Screenings are free of charge and will start at 1 PM.
Madame de...
Max Ophüls, France/Italy, 1953.
105 minutes.
Remember Danielle Darrieux in Francois Ozon's "8 Women"? She, along with Charles Boyer and (Italian filmmaker) Vittorio De Sica, are at the centerpiece of Ophuls' study of social constraints and look at the dazzling but hollow existence of Frenchmen at the turn-of-the-century Paris. The movie shows how a pair of diamond earrings affected certain people after it's being pawned.
Story of Women/Une Affaire de femmes
Claude Chabrol, France, 1998.
110 minutes.
The French counterpart of Alfred Hitchcock is in top form in this feature. His favorite actress, Isabelle Huppert, also gave one of her most memorable performances. The theme has striking resonance to current events. Huppert plays Marie-Louise Giraud, who build a thriving career as an abortionist in Vichy France - and becomes the last of her sex to be guillotined in her country.
Maria Full of Grace
Joshua Marston, US/Colombia, 2004.
101 minutes.
The long list of accolades and the Oscar recognition of Catalina Sandino Moreno say it all but there's more (as its poster show) to the tale of a spunky, impoverished lass who agrees to be a "drug mule" in able gain a better life.
Sources: imdb.com, allmovie.com