Penn
Cinema Studies at International House
This
season we are proud to host a series of films organized by the
Penn Cinema Studies Program. Highlighting some of the movies
taught by Professor Timothy Corrigan in his ‘Film Analysis and
Methods’ course, each film will be introduced by a University
of Pennsylvania professor. Following each screening, students
and non-students alike are encouraged to stay and engage in
an open discussion that will focus on the essence of cinema
from Eisenstein to Scorsese.
Monday,
November 21 at 6:00pm
Inclusive
Film History
The
Apple
dir.
Samira Makhmalbaf, Iran, 1998, 35mm, 86 mins, color, Farsi w/
English subtitles
 “My
daughters are like flowers. They may wither and die in the sun.”
So explains the father who has locked away his twin eleven-year-old
girls as prisoners in his home in a poor section of Tehran for
their entire lives, presumably to protect them from the world,
and especially the masculine eye. Based on a true story that
sparked public controversy in Iran, eighteen-year-old Makhmalbaf’s
first feature film combines news clips and dramatic sequences
reenacted by the actual family to explore the ambiguous position
of women in Iranian society.
$7.00 General Admission;
$5.00 Members, Students and Seniors. Available in advance at
www.ticketweb.com
or one hour before showtime at the Box Office.
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