Motorcycle Diaries

Our final destination this week is the entire continent of South America as we watch Gael García Bernal star as Che in this movie version of a real life trip the revolutionary took prior earning a spot on the CIA’s hit list (and tee-shirts the world over).


Motorcycle Diaries
directed by Walter Salles
Find it in the library's Video collection at call number PN1995.9 .F7M68 2005

Rabbit Proof Fence

Our next stop is Australia for the true story of three young aboriginal girls who successfully trekked across the Outback after being taken from their families as part of a government program to train domestic servants.

Rabbit Proof Fence
directed by Phillip Noyce
Find it in the library's Video collection at call number PN1995.9 .D7R37 2002

Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter...Spring

Continuing east on our trip we reach Korea, where little dialogue interferes with this spiritual coming of age story set mostly on a tiny island monastery on a lake (an island not unlike the one in our very own San Diego Reservoir). 

Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter...Spring
directed by Ki-duk Kim
Find it in the library's video collection at call number PN1995.9 .F7S67 2003

Edge of Heaven

Continuing our around the world trip, Edge of Heaven spans two continents of plausible coincidences that draw several disparate stories into a moving whole. In three languages: German, Turkish and English.

Edge of Heaven
directed by Fatih Akin
Find it in the library's video collection at call number PN1995.9 .F7E32 2007

Satin Rouge

Each day this week we're showcasing a different foreign film.  Today's film is set in Tunisia (well before it ousted longtime dictator) and follows a traditionally reserved mother’s foray into the world of cabaret and belly dancing.

Satin Rouge
directed by Raja Amari
Find it in the library's Video collection at call number PN1995.9 .F7S27 2002

Knife in the Water

Roman Polanski's first feature length film displays many of the characteristics that have come symbolize the Polish directors films.

Knife in the Water
by Roman Polanski
Find it in the Library at call number PN1995.9 .F7K59 1962

Omkara

An acclaimed Bollywood interpretation of Shakespeare's Othello set in India's most populous state.

Omkara
by Vishal Bhardwaj
Find it in the Library's Video collection at call number PN1995.9 .F7O44 2006

Once

A delightful Irish love story with a great soundtrack (Bob Dylan liked the music so much he invited the two leads to open for him). Be sure to check out IMDB.com after you've seen the movie for some notable trivia items.

Once
directed by John Carney
Find it in the Library's Video collection at call number PN1995.9 .F7O53 2007.

Royal Court Music of Thailand

Were you hoping to visit Thailand for spring break? Maybe next year. In the meantime, check out this compilation of music composed by Thai monarchs more than 100 years ago.

Royal Court Music of Thailand
Performed by musicians of the Fine Arts Department, Bangkok College of Dramatic Arts
Find it in the Libraries Audio Collection at call number MW AS TH .R69 1994

Walk on Water

An Israeli secret agent befriends the grandson of the Nazi war criminal he is sent to kill.

Walk on Water
directed by Eytan Fox
Find it in our Video collection at call number PN1995.9 .F7 W24 2004

After the Wedding

This emotional Danish film follows a man working at an orphanage in India who reluctantly returns to Denmark and runs smack into his past; and his future.

After the Wedding
directed by Susanne Bier
Find it in our Video Collection at call number PN1995.9 .F7 A35 2006

To Be and To Have

A captivating French documentary that shows a remarkable teacher at work. If you like kids, teaching or foreign films then this is for you.

To Be and To Have
directed by Nicolas Philbert
Find it in our Video collection at call number LB2832.F8E87 2004

Zelary

An unexpected relationship blossoms when an injured sawmill worker agrees to hide a Czech resistance fighter in his remote countryside home.

Zelary
directed by Ondrej Trojan
Find it in our Audio collection at call number PN1995.9 .F7 Z45 2005

Quinceañera

15 year-old Magdalena finds an accepting family in her great-uncle and gay cousin after her father discovers she's pregnant, despite being a virgin.

Quinceañera
directed by Richard Glatzer & Wash Westmoreland
Find it in our Video collection at call number PN1995.9 .F7Q56 2007

Elling

A lively comedy about two friends released from a state home who share an apartment and are forced to make it the real world.

Elling
Dag Alveberg
Find it in our Video collection at call number: PN1995.9 .F7 E45 2001

Bonjour Monsieur Shlomi

A delightful coming of age story about an Israeli teenager who enjoys keeping house for his dysfunctional family, all the while he's falling in love with the new girl next door.

Bonjour Monsieur Shlomi
directed by Shemi Zarhin
Find it in our Video collection at call number PN1995.9 .F7 B691 2003

Amelie

A clever, colorful French movie sure to delight your senses.

Amelie
directed by Jean-Pierre Jeunet
Find this DVD in the Library's Video collection at call number: PN1995.9 .F7 A52 2001

No Man's Land

Following three soldiers who are literally stuck in the middle of the Bosnian-Serb conflict, this film balances the horrors of war with the inevitable humor of their predicament.

No Man’s Land
directed by Danis Tanovíc
Find it in the Library's Video collection at call number PN1995.9 .F7 N65 2001

Brothers

A powerful Danish drama set around two brothers, one of whom is presumed dead while fighting in Afghanistan.

Brothers
directed by Susanne Bier
Find it in the Library's VIDEO collection at call number: PN1995.9 .F7 B76 2004

Goodbye, Lenin

An East German teenager tries to protect his mother from the shock of learning the Berlin Wall came down while she was in a coma.

Goodbye, Lenin
directed by Bernd Lichtenberg
Find this DVD in the Library's VIDEO collection at call number: PN1995.9 .F7 G64 2003