HU SPONSORS FOREIGN FILM FESTIVAL

Hampton, VA - The Hampton University Office of Student Activities, in conjunction with the Modern Foreign Languages Department, will be sponsoring a Foreign Film Festival from March 28 through April 1 in the Student Center Theater.

The movie schedule is as follows: March 28 “Monsoon Wedding” at 2 p.m. and 6 p.m.; March 29 “Mondays in the Sun” at 6 p.m. and 8 p.m.; March 30 “Live Flesh” at 6 p.m. and 8 p.m.; March 31 “The Man on the Train” at 6 p.m. and 8 p.m.; and April 1 “Bread and Tulips” at 6 p.m. and 8 p.m.

“Monsoon Wedding” is a romantic comedy about a Punjabi bride who must live by her father’s traditional ways, though has a modern approach to life. “Mondays in the Sun” is a Spanish film about a small group of shipyard workers that have lost their job. Another Spanish movie, “Live Flesh”, is about a man who shoots and paralyzes a cop, and is sent to jail for seven years. After his release he learns that his true love has married the cop. A retired poetry teacher opens his home to a bank robber in “The Man on the Train.” The movie explores friendships between the two and reflects on the outcome of their lives if they had not met. Italian comedy, “Bread and Tulips”, follows Rosalba on her journey in Venice after she misses her tour bus. On her trip she meets many people and finds herself to be transformed from housewife to adventurer.

Admission is $4 for the general public and $2 for students. For more information contact the Student Activities Office at 757-727-5691.