Category Archives: film

“Water” A Film

Posted on May 22, 2014 by annetbell

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RewNn2r2P3g     “Water” is a 2005 Canadian film directed by Deepa Mehta and chronicles the lives of widows in India at an ashram in Veranasi.  The story  begins with a eight year old child is widowed and  moved into … Continue reading →

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“The Grand Budapest Hotel”

Posted on April 29, 2014 by annetbell

The “Grand Budapest Hotel”  is the story of the legendary concierge at a famous  European hotel between the world wars, and his lobby boy, Zero Moustafa , who becomes his trusted friend. The plot includes a priceless Renaissance painting and … Continue reading →

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Love in a “Lunchbox”

Posted on April 19, 2014 by annetbell

  If a slum dweller  in Mumbai can earn a million dollars on a TV game show, why is it not possible for an aging insurance man to find love in his lunchbox? ‘The Lunchbox’ is in limited release in … Continue reading →

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‘Whale Rider,’ the Film

Posted on April 9, 2014 by annetbell

  New Zealand has become  a huge player in international film with settings for the Lord of the Rings films, and Avatar.  The natural scenery is spectacular in Whale Rider and set in a Maori village of the indigenous people … Continue reading →

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‘Kandahar’ Life in Afghanistan Under the Taliban, A Film

Posted on April 3, 2014 by annetbell

  This was the film I saw last Sunday.  A film by an Iranian director, Mohsen Makhmalbaf, who tells the story of life under the Taliban in the neighboring country of Afghanistan. It is based on the true story of … Continue reading →

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‘Kandahar’ Life in Afghanistan Under the Taliban, a Film

Posted on April 3, 2014 by annetbell

  This was the film I saw last Sunday.  A film by an Iranian director, Mohsen Makhmalbaf, who tells the story of life under the Taliban in the neighboring country of Afghanistan. It is based on the true story of … Continue reading →

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“Departures”, Best Foreign Language Film 2009

Posted on March 24, 2014 by annetbell

This is the first in a series of foreign films shown  at the  local library. The purpose is  to learn about different cultures through the tales they show in their films. The subject  in “Departures” is the rituals of death … Continue reading →

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‘Nebraska” the Movie

Posted on March 18, 2014 by annetbell

I had really wanted to see this film. . . . a  black and white road trip, but professor suggested that we watch it at home on Netflix.  He was thinking it was not going to be his cup of … Continue reading →

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‘Her’ The Movie

Posted on March 11, 2014 by annetbell

This is spring break week at the university , and since we went to Hawaii in January, it is movie time for us! I dragged the professor away from a marathon of ‘Breaking Bad’ and we deiced to see ‘Her.’ … Continue reading →

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Tim’s Vermeer Collision of Art and Technology

Posted on March 9, 2014 by annetbell

‘The Girl with the Pearl Earring’ is one of Vermeer’s most famous paintings. How could a painter who lived from 1635-1675 create paintings with the detail of a photograph  two hundred years before photography was invented in 1839?  The artist … Continue reading →

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