Phone: 240-895-2200
Kathy Grimes
Director, Office of Lifelong Learning & Professional Programs
Anthony Guzman
Coordinator, Office of Lifelong Learning & Professional Programs
This semester’s Continuing Education film course will continue with the theme of films from Australia, one of the strongest national film movements over the past 25 years. Last semester we looked at films set in colonial times. This semester we will watch films set in the years since Australia gained its independence, including present-day Australia.
The films will be introduced by Professor of English Robin Bates, who will also lead the discussion afterwards. Cost for the course is $10. All films will be shown in Cole Cinema at the Campus Center.
| Jan. 29 7:00-9:30 pm |
Flirting (John Duigan, 1991) – A tender boarding school film about a friendship between a boy who stutters and a girl from Uganda, Flirting features “characters I cared about immensely” (Roger Ebert). (99 min.) |
| Feb. 26 7:00-9:30 pm |
Muriel’s Wedding (P.J. Hogan, 1994) - Wedding films offer powerful occasions for comedy drama and Muriel’s Wedding is one of the best as it explores the illusion that one needs Prince Charming to bolster one’s self esteem. (106 min.) |
| March 25 7:00-9:30 pm |
Lantana (Ray Lawrence, 2001) – Lantana is a murder mystery that is much more, a hypnotic film that follows multiple lives of strangers who meet by chance and influence each other. (121 min.) |
| April 29 7:00-9:30 pm |
Look Both Ways (Sarah Watt, 2005) – An extraordinary film by a first-time director, Look Both Ways interweaves animation with a series of stories about how we wrestle with the issue of death and find ways to give our lives meaning. (100 min.) |
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