Momnesia

New Film Series

AUGUSTA, GA. - Professor Steven Clements and the students at Augusta State University are delighted to present the short but excellent Monday Night Film Series for spring.

"Guantanamera,” a Spanish language film from Cuba, opens the series on Monday, Feb. 25 at 7 p.m. in University Hall, Room 170. After a world famous diva dies, her family must accompany the casket on an absurd journey to the funeral, accompanied by a pair of truck drivers. The truckers and the mourners inspire new love in each other. This is a colorful, dark comedy, equal parts romantic comedy and critique of the crumbling Communist political system.

Here is what critics have said about the film:

• "Funny, rueful, infinitely moving, 'Guantanamera!' does not take its leave without a lovely touch of magic realism."—Kevin Thomas, Los Angeles Times
• "'Guantanamera' celebrates Cuban paradoxes in a cheeky little comedy about two romances that endure through the years."—Roger Ebert, Chicago Sun-Times
• "In essence, 'Guantanamera!' is a love story. But what sets it apart from most glossy Hollywood romances is the depth and the range of its plot. Written by Alea and Tabio with Eliseo Alberto Diego, the film is a thoughtfully woven quilt of life-altering and life-affirming situations."—Maria Tarradell, Dallas Morning News

On March 3, ASU will present Marion Cotillard portraying famed French singer Edith Piaf in “La Vie en Rose,” for which she has received an Academy Award nomination.


On March 10 ASU will look at gender discrimination in Iran through the film “Offside,” which was filmed without the knowledge of the Iranian government.