Chiaroscuro Film Series: 1981
When
Sunday, March 18, 2012
2:30 PM
Where
Urban Institute for Contemporary Art, 2 West Fulton, Grand Rapids, (616) 454-7000.
Category
Humanities,
Photography, Film & Video
Description
The annual Chiaroscuro Film Series will focus this year on Humor Around the World. The humor that provokes laughter varies along with cultures in which it is found around the world. Historically, humor has been analyzed and theorized upon by scholars from Aristotle to Freud. It involves a diverse array of tastes and trends, word plays, sexual innuendo, intellectual mockery, and even jokes about death. Join us as we travel around the world, exploring the elusive source of humor in various cultures through the marvelous medium of film.
Next up in the series is the Canadian film 1981, directed by Ricardo Trogi. Per Netflix: After his working-class family moves to a more affluent town, anxious 11-year-old Ricardo (Jean-Carl Boucher) tries to impress the popular kids at his new school by spinning an intricate web of lies, which he frantically struggles to defend. Inspired by writer-director Ricardo Trogi's own life, this humorous coming-of-age tale also stars Claudio Colangelo, Sandrine Bisson and Gabriel Maille. French with English subtitles. Not rated.
Chiaroscuro is coordinated by educators from local universities and members of the community, with a mission to promote cultural diversity and awareness through the presentation of international films and round-table discussions. It was co-founded in 2005 by Zulema Moret, Grand Valley State University director of Latin American Studies and associate professor of Spanish, and Gretchen Minhaar, a Grand Rapids architect and artist. Learn more at www.chiaroscurofilmseries.com.