Upcoming Films on Campus:
Tuesday, Feb. 28, Spanish Film Night: Tambien la lluvia (Even the Rain) , 5PM SICL 225.
Spain, 2010, Rated R. In this provocative film-within-a-film, director Sebastián (Gael García Bernal) heads to Cochabamba, Bolivia, to shoot a film about Christopher Columbus’s trespasses in the New World, only to find the locals protesting present-day exploitation of the poor. Sebastián is sympathetic to the cause, but realities collide when lead actor Daniel (Juan Carlos Aduviri), cast as a rebel against the Spanish, becomes a key figure in the current demonstrations.
Wednesday, Feb. 29, (and again on Sunday, March 4), SAC Films presents: The Help 9pm, in PSU Theater.
An aspiring author during the civil rights movement decides to write a book detailing the African-American maid’s point of view on the white families for which they work, and their daily hardships. Octavia Spencer won Best Supporting Actress for her role in the film.
