The Communication and Design department will be screening films that structure the historical and artistic turning points for what has been called "The Seventh Art." This week, you can see Gillo Pontecorvo's "Battle of Algiers" - a landmark film that helped bring in a movement known as "Third Cinema." Originating in South America, "Third Cinema" films are known to portray a political message in a raw and real manner. They are often shot under difficult circumstances, with low budgets. The aim is to capture the life and conditions of their subjects with accuracy. Pontecorvo's unique approach has had a strong influence on many filmmakers, including Paul Greengrass of "Bourne Supremacy" fame.
"The Battle of Algiers" focuses on the harrowing events of 1957 - a key year in Algeria's struggle for independence from France - making this an important political film. Shot in the streets of Algiers in documentary style, it vividly recreates the tumultuous uprising against the occupying French in the 1950's. As violence escalates on both sides, the French torture prisoners for information, while Algerians resort to terrorism in their quest for independence - children shoot soldiers at point-blank range while women plant bombs in cafes. The French win the battle, but ultimately lose the war as the Algerian people demonstrate that they will no longer be suppressed. The Criterion Collection is proud to present Gillo Pontecorvo's tour de force - a film that is just as relevant today as when it was first made.1
All students are welcome to see this, and all of the films that the Communication and Design department will be screening, free of charge, at 4:45 p.m., Tuesdays, throughout the semester.
[February 26]
Third Cinema (FFB-08)
The Battle of Algiers (Gillo Pontecorvo/Algeria-Italy/1966/121 min.)
[March 4]
Auteur Cinema (FFB-08)
Stalker (Andrei Tarkovski/ USSR/1979/163 min.)
[March 11]
Contemporary American Cinema (FFB-22)
Rumble Fish (Francis Ford Coppola/USA/1983/94 min.)
[March 18]
Transnational Cinema (FFB-22)
Bhaji on the Beach (Gurinder Chadha/UK/1993/ 101 min.)
[March 25]
Independent American Cinema (FFB-22)
Dead Man (Jim Jarmusch/USA -Germany-Japan/1995/121 min.)
[April 1]
Shorts (FFB-22)
Lumiere and Company (Various/1995/88 min.)
[April 8]
Contemporary European Cinema (FFB-22)
Open Your Eyes (Alejandro Amenabar/Spain -France-Italy/1997/117min.)
[April 15]
Dogme 95 (FFB-22)
Festen/The Celebration (Thomas Vinterberg/Denmark - Sweden/1998/105 min.)
[April 22]
Turkish Cinema (FFB-22)
Journey to the Sun / Güneşe Yolculuk (Yeşim Ustaoğlu / Turkey-Netherlands-Germany /1999/104 min.)
[April 29]
Japanese Animation
(FFB-08) Sen to Chihiro no kamikakushi / Spirited Away (Hayao Miyazaki/Japan/ 2001/125 min.)
[May 6]
Iranian Cinema (FFB-22)
10 (Abbas Kiarostami/Iran/ 2002/94 min.)
[May 13]
Postmodern Cinema (FFB-22)
Waking Life (Richard Linklater/USA/2002/99 min.)
[May 20]
Current Documentary (FFB-22) The Fog of War (Errol Morris/ USA /2003/95 min.)
1- http://www.amazon.com/Battle-Algiers-CriterionCollection/dp/B0002JP2OI
By Alev İclal Değim
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