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Wednesday, April 13

You, The Living

2007. Sweden. Dir: Roy Andersson. With Jessika Lundberg, Elisabeth Helander. 95 min.
“Man is man’s delight,” claims the Norse proverb that inspired this film, an intertwined series of fifty hilariously tragic short sketches. With a dry Scandinavian humor best described as “Monty Python meets Ingmar Bergman,” Andersson probes the dreams and fears of an overweight couple, a lovelorn groupie, and a sousaphone player, among others.

Thursday, April 14

Unstoppable

2010. USA. Dir: Tony Scott. With Denzel Washington, Chris Pine. 98 min.

A runaway train, never coming back; wrong way on a one-way track…and loaded with toxic chemicals! Can Denzel and the new Captain Kirk save the day without going off the rails? After the film, screenwriter Mark Bomback (‘93) will discuss the process of crafting an escalating action film around such a seemingly straightforward premise.

Friday, April 15

Wayne's World

1992. USA. Dir: Penelope Spheeris. With Mike Myers, Dana Carvey. 94 min.

-"Um, Wayne? What do you do if every time you see this one incredible woman, you think you're gonna hurl?"

-"I say hurl. If you blow chunks and she comes back, she's yours. But if you spew and she bolts, then it was never meant to be."

Party on, Wesleyan.

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Saturday, April 16

The Young Girls of Rochefort

1967. France. Dir: Jacques Demy & Agnés Varda. With Catherine Deneuve, George Chakiris. 120 min.
Demy’s follow-up to UMBRELLAS OF CHERBOURG is a euphoric pastel-colored musical in which dancing dames play horns, wistful sailors write poems, and everyone is looking for love – even Gene Kelly. Treat yourself to this delightful cinematic confection and you’ll be whistling the cheery theme song for days on end.