Film: Umbrellas of Cherbourg

Film: Umbrellas of Cherbourg (1964, France, dir. Jacques Demy, 91 minutes)

The delicate daughter of an umbrella shop owner falls in love with a handsome garage mechanic, but their whirlwind romance is cut short when the boy is shipped off to fight in Algeria, leaving her pregnant and forced to make hard choices.

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Jan

Film: Nothing But A Man

This unflinching examination of life in the segregated south during the early-1960s explores the complex story of a Black railroad worker who battles oppression and his own personal dilemmas while trying to maintain his dignity. Intro and Q&A with Dr. Clemmie Harris.

7:00pm Macfarlane Auditorium

Jan

Film: How To Make Millions Before Grandma Dies

When a young man’s grandmother is diagnosed with cancer, he tries to secure a large inheritance by taking care of her. But she’s not easily pleased, nor fooled by his motivation.

7:00pm Macfarlane Auditorium

Jan

Film: What The Hell Happened To Blood, Sweat & Tears?

Blood, Sweat & Tears was one of the hottest groups of the late-1960s, but after participating in a 1970 U.S. State Department sponsored tour of Yugoslavia, Romania and Poland, the group came home to political fireworks and angry fans. What happened?

7:00pm Macfarlane Auditorium

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