The LC International Film Series runs each Spring Semester, screening up to five films from filmmakers outside of the United States. Each semester will have a different focus, such as a single country or an overarching theme that spans regions.

As a multisensory medium of art, film complements and enhances language teaching and learning. For an example of research on the role of film in language learning, see Johanna W. Instanto, "The Use of Films as an Innovative Way to Enhance Language Learning and Cultural Understanding," Electronic Journal of Foreign Language Teaching (2009) Vol. 6, Suppl. 1: 278–290.

Please reach out to me with any ideas for the film series in future semesters, or for working together on film screenings for your world language courses in the Language Commons at any time during the academic year. For information on the film series from previous semesters, see this page.

 

Spring Semester 2024

HOU HSIAO-HSIEN: A RETROSPECTIVE

For the Spring 2024 iteration of our film series, we will be featuring five films by the Taiwanese director, Hou Hsiao-Hsien (see his IMDB page here).

All screenings will take place on a Friday, 12:00-2:00pm, on the dates below. Lunch will be provided.

!! February 9th's screening will include a special guest lecture by Professor Dennis Lo (JMU) about Hou Hsiao-Hsien's work.

A flyer is available here.

January 26

The Boys from Fengkuei (風櫃來的人), 1983. (IMDB)

 

February 9

A City of Sadness (悲情城市), 1989. (IMDB)

** With a special guest lecture by Professor Dennis Lo (JMU) on the films of Hou Hsiao-Hsien!

 

February 23

Goodbye South, Goodbye (1996)

 

March 15

Café Lumiere (2003)

 

April 5

The Assassin (2015)

 

For previous semesters' LC film series, see this page.