The Clarion University Honors Program and the Department of Modern Languages and Cultures will host a Foreign Film series during the spring 2010 semester.

            The series is offered in conjunction with the course, HON 131: Classic Works Requirement, which requires enrolled honors students to attend one foreign film in a large-screen venue. The films will be shown in the Walter Hart Chapel at 3 p.m. on Jan. 31, Feb. 28, March 21, and April 18. The showings are free and open to the public.

            The first film of the series will be "L'Auberge Espagnole (The Spanish Apartment)," a film by Cédric Klapisch. The synopsis (from Netflix): "When Frenchman Xavier (Romain Duris) signs on to become an exchange student and learn Spanish so he can get a plum job, he heads to Barcelona and moves in with a host of other young Europeans who help him discover how to relish life. The roommates -- from Italy, England, Germany, Belgium and Denmark -- form close friendships despite their diverse backgrounds. Audrey Tautou, of the film Amelie, co-stars in a small role as Xavier's girlfriend."

            Dr. Elisabeth Donato, professor of modern languages at Clarion University, will be providing a brief commentary before the film showing. For additional information contact Donato at EDonato@clarion.edu, or Brent Register at register@clarion.edu.

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