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Global Glimpses Series

  • Date February 13, 2009 – February 15, 2009
  • Location Washington, D.C.
  • Price $8 per screening; 5-part series $35
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Join the Academy of Motion Pictures Arts and Sciences and the National Geographic All Roads Film Project for this rare opportunity to see in one location, one week before the February 22 ceremony in Los Angeles, the five films nominated for the 2008 Foreign Language Film Award. Nominations have been announced, so you can begin to plan your schedule! Some films may contain graphic images and language.

Screening for February 13
6 p.m. – Complimentary reception
7 p.m. – The Baader Meinhof Complex (Der Baader Meinhof Komplex) (Germany, 150 min) Not rated
In the 1970s, murderous bomb attacks, the threat of terrorism, and the fear of the enemy within rock the foundations of Germany’s still-fragile democracy.

Screenings for February 14
5 p.m. – The Class (Entre les murs) (France, 128 min) Rated PG-13
A group of French teachers begins a new year at a high school in a tough neighborhood. Armed with the best intentions, they determine to not let discouragement stop them from giving their students the best possible education.
7 p.m. – Complimentary reception
8 p.m. – Departures (Okuribito) (Japan, 131 min) Not rated
An out-of-work cellist takes a job as an undertaker.

Screenings for February 15
2 p.m. – Revanche (Austria, 121 min) Not rated
Desperate to escape Vienna’s underworld, a couple plans a bank robbery with tragic consequences.
4:30 p.m. – Complimentary reception
6:30 p.m. – Waltz With Bashir (Vals Im Bashir) (Israel, 90 min) Rated R
Israeli veterans recall their country’s 1982 war in Lebanon and the effect it has had on their lives.

Past nominees have included such critically acclaimed films as The Last Metro, Au Revoir Les Enfants, Salaam Bombay!, Women on the Verge of a Nervous Breakdown, Indochine, Eat Drink Man Woman, The Sea Inside, and Pan’s Labyrinth. One hour before this evening’s screening we will offer an informal reception where you can meet other area film buffs. Don’t miss this unique chance to whet your appetite for foreign language films and to get a leg up on your Oscar night predictions.

Online ticket sales begin Monday, January 26.

The National Archives will host free screenings of the nominees in the Documentary Feature, Documentary Short Subject, Live Action Short Film, and Animated Short Film categories from February 18 through 22. Visit the National Archives website for more information.

  • Photo: Gunmen attack car
    Global Glimpses: The Baader Meinhof Complex
    Films Friday, February 13, 2009 at 7 p.m. Washington, D.C.

    Join the Academy of Motion Pictures Arts and Sciences and the National Geographic All Roads Film Project to see a screening of The Baader Meinhof Complex, one of the five films nominated for the 2009 Foreign Language Film Award.

  • Photo: Undertakers at work
    Global Glimpses: Departures
    Films Saturday, February 14, 2009 at 8 p.m. Washington, D.C.

    Join the Academy of Motion Pictures Arts and Sciences and the National Geographic All Roads Film Project to see a screening of Departures, one of the five films nominated for the 2009 Foreign Language Film Award.

  • Photo: Teacher in class
    Global Glimpses: The Class
    Films Saturday, February 14, 2009 at 5 p.m. Washington, D.C.

    Join the Academy of Motion Pictures Arts and Sciences and the National Geographic All Roads Film Project to see screenings of The Class, one of the five films nominated for the 2009 Foreign Language Film Award.

  • Photo: Man and woman at table
    Global Glimpses: Revanche
    Films Sunday, February 15, 2009 at 2 p.m. Washington, D.C.

    Join the Academy of Motion Pictures Arts and Sciences and the National Geographic All Roads Film Project for a screening of Revanche, one of the five films nominated for the 2009 Foreign Language Film Award.

  • Image: Soldiers coming ashore
    Global Glimpses: Waltz With Bashir
    Films Sunday, February 15, 2009 at 6:30 p.m. Washington, D.C.

    Join the Academy of Motion Pictures Arts and Sciences and the National Geographic All Roads Film Project for a screening of Waltz With Bashir, one of the five films nominated for the 2009 Foreign Language Film Award.

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