3rd International Film Festival
Scheduled at Paris Junior College

 

 

Paris Junior College Hispanic Club and Student Government Association 
Present the Third International Film Festival


Raising awareness of foreign cultures and languages is the goal for 
the Third International Film Festival sponsored by the Paris Junior 
College Hispanic Club and Student Government Association.  Two 
different foreign films will be shown each Thursday in February at 
4:00 p.m. and 6:30 p.m. in the first level lounge of the PJC Student 
Center.

“We've got some great films to show,” says PJC Spanish Instructor 
Kelli Ebel, “this gives everyone the opportunity to teach, learn, and 
explore beyond Paris, Texas!”

 

 

The film schedule is:


February 11: the 4:00 p.m. showing is Mr. Bean's Holiday, an English/
French tale of winning a vacation by church raffle but having language 
troubles in France; the 6:30 p.m. showing is

Molière, a French film about actor-playwright Molière (Romain Duris) 
freed from prison to help a wealthy man woo a comely young widow he 
fancies.


February 18: the 4:00 p.m. showing is Slumdog Millionaire, the Oscar-
winning tale of a Mumbai teen who grew up in the slums and becomes a 
contestant on the Indian version of "Who
Wants To Be A Millionaire; the 6:30 p.m. showing is Babel, a Mexican 
film about a vacationing American couple (Brad Pitt and Cate 
Blanchett) vacationing in Morocco, falling victim to a random act of 
violence, and a series of events unfolding across four countries.

 

 

February 25: the 4:00 p.m. showing is Wings of Desire, a German film 
that won Best Director at the 1987 Cannes Film Festival for this 
captivating vision about an angel falling in love with a beautiful 
circus performer while drifting unnoticed through West Berlin. Peter 
Falk also stars, as himself, and aids the angel in his decision-making 
process.  The 6:30 p.m. showing is Shinobi: Heart Under Blade, a 
Japanese ninja action thriller that’s part X-Men and part Romeo and 
Juliet.

It's X-Men meets Romeo and Juliet in Ten Shimoyama's ninja action 
thriller.


For more information call 903-782-0312 or 903-782-0424, or e-mail kebel@parisjc.edu

 

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