UCTV Shedule for Week 5

Week 5) February 4 – February 10

Monday, February 4

The Official Story – Professor Cline

Set during the Argentine Dirty War of the 1970s, where the government “disappeared” -- imprisoned, tortured, and killed -- Argentine citizens whom they considered subversives, this film won the 1985 Oscar for Best Foreign Film. A fictional Buenos Aires couple with an adopted child personalize the story of children of the disappeared.



Tuesday, February 5

Ratatouille – Professor Carter

A rat named Remy dreams of becoming a great French chef despite his family's wishes and the obvious problem of being a rat in a decidedly rodent-phobic profession. When fate places Remy in the sewers of Paris, he finds himself ideally situated beneath a restaurant made famous by his culinary hero, Auguste Gusteau. Despite the apparent dangers of being an unlikely - and certainly unwanted - visitor in the kitchen of a fine French restaurant, Remy's passion for cooking soon sets into motion a hilarious and exciting rat race that turns the culinary world of Paris upside down.



Wednesday, February 6

Eat, Drink, Man, Woman - Professor Brandes

This film tells the story of a retired and widowed Chinese master chef Chu (Sihung Lung) and his family living in modern day Taipei, Taiwan. At the start of the film, he lives with his three attractive daughters, all of whom are unattached. The three daughters represent three stereotypes of woman: the oldest one an old maid school teacher with a broken heart, the middle one the career woman who is afraid of commitment, the youngest one the school girl who is growing up to be a woman. As the film progresses, each daughter encounters new men. When these new relationships blossom, the stereotypes are broken and the living situation within the family changes. The film concludes with a surprise ending involving the chef himself. Directed by Ang Lee.



Thursday, February 7

Maria Full of Grace – Professor Cline

María Alvarez (Catalina Sandino-Moreno), a bright, spirited 17 yr old, lives with three generations of her family in a cramped house in rural Colombia. Desperate to leave her job stripping thorns from flowers in a rose plantation, María accepts a lucrative offer to transport packets of drugs—which she must swallow—to the United States. The ruthless world of international drug trafficking proves to be more than María bargained for as she becomes ultimately entangled with both drug cartels and immigration officials. The dramatic thriller builds toward a conclusion so powerful it could only be based on a thousand true stories.



Friday, February 8 – Sunday, February 10

The Day the Earth Stood Still - Professor Hart

Robert Wise’s groundbreaking 1951 Sci-Fi film. A spaceship lands in Washington DC, capturing the attention of the world. But the alien emissary (Michael Rennie) it brings refuses to reveal his mission to any single government, leaving the military, the politicians, and millions of ordinary people to wait in fear. Soon their distrust turns to calls for violence. But one young woman and her son befriend him and soon realize that they may be all that stands between the human race and total destruction. Now being remade with Keanu Reeves, Jennifer Connolly and Kathy Bates. Klaatu barade nikto.