Selections from Middle Eastern Cinema
Charles Wilkins
No enrollment limit, no advance sign up
Participants welcome at individual sessions (series)
Prereq: None
This film series highlights critically acclaimed films in the national Arabic, Persian, and Turkish cinema traditions. Including both comedy and drama, the three feature length films address issues of national and religious identity, cultural differences, and the pressures of modernity.
Contact: Charles Wilkins, E51-173, x3-4126, cwilkins@mit.edu
Sponsor: History
"Terrorism and Kebab" (1992)
Charles Wilkins
Tue Jan 13, 07-10:00pm, Room 4-270
"Bashu, the Little Stranger" (1988)
Charles Wilkins
Tue Jan 20, 07-10:00pm, Room 4-270
"Yol" (1981)
Charles Wilkins
The third and final film of this series has been changed to the the Turkish film, "Yol" (1981), length 111 minutes.
Tue Jan 27, 07-09:00pm, Room 2-105
Latest update: 26-Jan-2004
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