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MAY 2010

Cafe au film

A cup of coffee is never just a cup of coffee. It is an invitation to meet a loved one, a stranger, and mostly ourselves. In the four days of this program we invite you to taste great coffee and meet onscreen people from different times and places. We'll drink coffee with the poets of Casit, inspired by Bagdad Café, get nostalgic in Rick's Café in Casablanca, we'll be amazed by the tango dancers in Café de los Maestros, and much much more
     

Film, Fashion & Philosophy

What is the connection between film, fashion, and philosophy? In this weekend dedicated to fashion we will try to get to the bottom of the mystery. With film about fashion designers and icons, from Yves Saint-Laurent to Ruth Dayan, we'll get a different look at two of the most important fashion magazines in the world Elle and Vogue, we'll discuss fashion and religion, semiotics and the language of fashion, street fashion and the bloggers who revolutionized how we write and think about fashion
     

Korean Film Week

Korean Film Week gives the audience an opportunity to have a small, but delightful, taste of Koran cinema. With box office successes, films that have won acclaim around the world, and new talents

From Book to Film

Part of the International Writers Festival in Mishkeanot Sha'ananim. Discussion with author Russell Banks about his novel The Sweet Hereafter and screening of the film adaptation; Discussion with author Hua Yu about his book To Live (simultaneous translation). Followed by the screening of To Live

Cinematic Teachers: Education in Film

This unique program examines the role of the teacher and education through film. From the image of the teacher in film, to history, education and ideology, the teacher at the end of pedagogy and the choir as community. We will screen film that showcase the place of teachers and education in the lives of children and different communities