The World in Flicks

Join us for the fourth edition of our film festival, The World in Flicks, featuring captivating dramas and interesting documentaries from around the world. All films have English subtitles and are free and open to the community. Each film begins at 7 p.m. in the McCarthy Center Forum on the dates listed below.

The World in Flicks is organized by the World Languages Department with support from the FSU Film Club and Multicultural Affairs. For questions, please email Dr. Juliana Luna Freire at jlunafreire@framingham.edu.

Blancanieves (Spain, 2012) - September 16th, 2015

Once upon a time there was a little girl who had never known her mother. She learned the
art of her father, a famous bullfighter, but was hated by her evil stepmother. One day she
ran away with a troupe of dwarfs. Set in southern Spain in 1920's, Blancanieves is a tribute
to silent films. Nominated for the Best Foreign Language Film Oscar, and winner of 10
Goya Awards.

Beijing Bicycle (China, 2001) - October 13th, 2015

Guei (Cui Lin), a young man from the countryside, finds a job in the Chinese capital working as a bike messenger. When his bicycle is stolen, he sets off in search of it. Wang Xiaoshuai, the director of "Beijing Bicycle," has updated Vittorio De Sica's “Bicycle Thief” and its lyrical fable of urban poverty to the bustling, grasping streets of contemporary Beijing, a city in perpetual and exhausting motion. 

The Return (Russia, 2003) - November 17th, 2015

The winner of the grand prize at the 2003 Venice Film Festival, "The Return" is the stunning feature film debut of Andrey Zvyagintsev. The film is a story of the brothers Vanya and Andrey, adolescents who have grown up in a small, depressed town in the care of their mother. Mr. Zvyagintsev creates a most moving tension between his massive, archetypical themes and the bristling specificity of his characters.

Two Days, One Night (France, 2014) - February 17th, 2016

For the first time, Belgian directors Jean-Pierre and Luc Dardenne team up with a major international star, Marion Cotillard, to create a story about working-class people living on the edges of society. Sandra (Cotillard) has just returned to work after recovering from a serious bout of depression. Realizing that the company can operate with one fewer employee, management tells Sandra she is to be let go. A powerful statement on community solidarity.

Eternal Amazon (Brazil, 2012) - April 19th, 2016

Eternal Amazon presents a critical analysis of how the world's largest tropical rainforest is understood and utilized. Exploring the Amazon's five million square kilometers - which are home to countless plant and animal species, and 20% of the world's freshwater reserves - the film asks if it is possible for humans to make sustainable use of the rainforest.