2008 Woodie Awards
Foreign Film series brings Mexico
Ekaterina Marchenko
Issue date: 2/27/07 Section: Arts & Entertainment
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uages Department is adding something extra this semester to the usual Foreign Film Series program. A couple of classic, culturally educational Mexican films have already been shown last week in Watkins Auditorium.
Dr. Daniel Nappo, Interim Chair in the Department of Modern Foreign Languages, is currently in charge of the program. Nappo had been teaching a Mexican Cinema course last semester, which covered an extensive history of Mexican movie-making from the earliest sound films to the present-day theatre.
"Many people do not know that Mexico has an extremely rich national cinema and I wanted to share a small part of it with other students and members of the UTM community," Nappo said.
Additionally, a foreign classic is something that you can not see on a regular basis in a typical American movie theatre. Therefore, Nappo is considering showing some classics of other nationalities like French or Japanese sometime in the near future.
"I think the best option is to offer some during the week, but the majority on Friday evening. Another thing I'd like to do is organize a discussion of each film after its showing. This could perhaps be done in a lounge in the UC, or perhaps in another place," Nappo said.
As far as criterion for selecting films goes, the department's decisions remain broadminded. Of course audience interest remains a primary consideration.
"We are a very active department. I believe that we try to teach languages as actively, and from as many different angles - music, speakers, discussions, films - as possible," Nappo said.
Dr. Daniel Nappo, Interim Chair in the Department of Modern Foreign Languages, is currently in charge of the program. Nappo had been teaching a Mexican Cinema course last semester, which covered an extensive history of Mexican movie-making from the earliest sound films to the present-day theatre.
"Many people do not know that Mexico has an extremely rich national cinema and I wanted to share a small part of it with other students and members of the UTM community," Nappo said.
Additionally, a foreign classic is something that you can not see on a regular basis in a typical American movie theatre. Therefore, Nappo is considering showing some classics of other nationalities like French or Japanese sometime in the near future.
"I think the best option is to offer some during the week, but the majority on Friday evening. Another thing I'd like to do is organize a discussion of each film after its showing. This could perhaps be done in a lounge in the UC, or perhaps in another place," Nappo said.
As far as criterion for selecting films goes, the department's decisions remain broadminded. Of course audience interest remains a primary consideration.
"We are a very active department. I believe that we try to teach languages as actively, and from as many different angles - music, speakers, discussions, films - as possible," Nappo said.
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