Hodges UniversityCenter for Life Long Learning

The TerracesNovember 30,2015

Weekly email to Films for Film Lovers Society members

• Trailer• Country of origin, year, length, rating, type (e.g. drama,

comedy, etc.)• Ratings of IMDb and Rotten Tomatoes• Awards won/nominations• Excerpts from critics reviews along with link to full review• Cost of tickets, refreshments available, location address,

following week's selection, map to our location

Ratings - IMDb• IMDb

– web site where if you register (free) you may rate any film on the site. Thousands do. The overall rating appears there.

– another site I view is IMDbPro (cost $20 per month) it gives ratings by gender and demographic, distributor (license??)

– Example: Like Water for Chocolate (Mexico) 1992, Rated: 7.2• overall vote 7.2, males - 7.1, females -7.6• US votes - 7.3• Non US - 7.1• Highest rating given by females is age group 45+ at: 7.9• Lowest rating, given by males is age group under 18: 6.1• All this gives me idea how interested an audience may be and for which

demographic the film has widest appeal.

Ratings - Rotten Tomatoes

• This web site is also free, and if you register you may vote for films here as well

• Audience rating and critics rating average.

• Excerpts from critics reviews

Demographics of our 2015/16 film series

• Enthusiasm for documentaries increased this season's number.

• For all our 58 films here are the countries which will have more than one film shown: Argentina, Brazil, Denmark, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, Spain, and the United Kingdom

• Other interesting aspects of our series

Elements of our film evenings audiences appreciate

(Why not rent the film from Netflix or other site?)

• Weekly email

• My introduction

• Post film discussion

• Screen size 19' X 11'

• Let me review with you some of the most popular either by attendance and/or discussion we have had.

Extremely popular films we have shown

• Most moving - Golden Door (Italy) 2006• Funny and moving - In Therapy (Brazil) 2009• Child relationships - Central Station (Brazil) 1998• Musical romance, anime - Chico and Rita (Spain) 2010• Friendship - My Best Friend (France) 2006• Very dark - 13 Tzameti (France) 2005• Incredibly written life views:

– Lovers of the Artic Circle (Spain) 1998– Clouds of Sils Maria (France) 2014 - NOT SHOWN

Most Moving - Golden DoorItaly (2006) IMDb - 6.9

• Story of immigration from Italy in the early 20th century

• Writer & director: Emanuele Crialese

• There are three stages of immigration– leaving home– transition (ship journey and Ellis Island experience)– "moving on" in the new country

- Film tapped the hearts of audience

Trailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v90thqbuu8c

Funny yet moving - In Therapy (Diva)Brazil (2009) IMDb - 6.4

- In Rio de Janeiro, a forty something woman, goes to psychoanalyst to tell her life story.

- She begins by saying she is so happy she has no idea why she is there.

- Over the course of time her life changes: divorce and love affairs with younger men.

- Through it all she is always supported by friend.

Trailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7cR3diyhww0

Children relationships - Central StationBrazil (1998) IMDb - 8.0

• Teacher writes letters for illiterate people• A child whose father has disappeared• The child's mother dies

Teacher is a heartless opportunist - can she really change?

Trailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0nLJwHxE-pM

Music, romance, anime - Chico and RitaSpain (2010) IMDb - 7.2

• Begins in Cuba• Chico a blues/jazz pianist• Rita a very good singer• Their business and romantic relationships grow

and fall over the years.

Trailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZTWxB9hRjwI

Friendship - My Best FriendFrance (2006) - IMDb - 6.7

• His business partner refuses to believe her partner has a best friend

• He is arrogant and self centered, yet a good business partner

• There is a wager made.

Two of my favorite people involved: Patrice Leconte, Director and Daniel Auteuil. actor

Trailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mgQfXXVolwE

Very Dark - 13 TzametiFrance (2005) IMDb- 7.4

• Young man decides to follow instructions not intended for him.

• He falls into a degenerate, clandestine world of mental chaos behind closed doors.

• Can't go any further without creating a 'spoiler'.

Interesting American remake in 2010 received only 6.1 on IMDb.

NO TRAILER - Contains spoiler

Incredibly written view of life - Lovers of the Artic Circle

Spain (1998) IMDb - 7.8

- Two children whose both names are palindromes meet.

- A story of circular life, with circular names and in a circular place.

- The director presents each of their views of life situations.

Trailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UTztbKw8kvg

Incredibly written view of life - Clouds of Sils Maria

France (2014) IMDb 6.8 (Not shown)

• Actress who rose to stardom in role of an 18 year old versus her boss of 40

• Now 20 years later is asked to play the role of the 40 year old boss

Starring Juliette Binoche and Kristen Stewart as her personal assistant.

Trailer: https://search.yahoo.com/yhs/search?p=trailer+clouds+of+sils+maria&ei=UTF-8&hspart=mozilla&hsimp=yhs-002

Interesting films of the new season

• Me, You, Them - Bio, fun (IMDb: 7.0 our audience 6.9)• Snowcake - inspiring, romance – (IMDb: 7.6 our audience 8.1)• Monsieur Hire – (IMDb 7.7 our audience 7.9)• Vitus – (IMDB 7.7 our audience 9.1)• Ashes of Paradise -Crime• Seven Beauties - history, comedy, drama• The Jewish Cardinal - bio, religious and family issues• Moscow Does Not Allow Tears - 'picture' of Russia in the 60's and beyond• The Visitors - comedy• Kikujiro - family and non-family relationships• Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrells - hilarious• The Sea Inside - bio, human right, morality• Keepin' Mum - funny• Amelie - probably all have seen but so great to see again• Dark Passage - classic, film noir - 1947

The firstBonita Springs International Film

Festival• February 12 -16, 2016• Shown in our two theatres• Approximately 26 films in total• As of XX/YY/ZZZZ we have commitments from at least three

filmmakers to attend and discuss their film.• On Valentine's Day will show an opera (68 minutes)

introduced by retired university of music professor and following he accompanies, on piano, a soprano (Karen White) singing three arias.