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by Glee Jesteadt
Collegian Ste
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by Mike Groholski
Contributing Writer
SEX-Things we need to know.
DESIRE-What a woman wants
from a relationship. With
today's society engaging in
emotional wars with one
another, we sometimes need
reminded to stop and laugh.
"We Can Laugh, We Can
Cry," the fifth annual women's
film series at Penn State-
Behrend, examines how our daily
battles with life leave us
emotionally distraught and in
search of solitude and happiness.
You will be dazzled by the
emotions that tug at your
"We sometimes
need reminded
to stop and
laugh."
heartstrings as you look for
simple solutions to life's
eccentric problems.
The series examines the
stereotypes and problems of
women seen from a comic point
of view
"We're tired of seeing women
and minorities portrayed only as
the victims. It's time we smile
and show society we can laugh
at ourselves too," said Dr.
Ursula Davis, professor of
Communication and director of
the film series.
"These films reexamine the
stereotypes of women as
whiners, and portray them as
strong individuals having the
ability to poke fun at
themselves."
Out on
"Indecent
by Laura Borawski
Collegian Staff
Sometimes we don't feel like
going out. Sometimes we don't
have money to go out.
And if you're like me,
sometimes we don't have anyone
to go out with.
Don't fret, however. Just
remember the video rental stores
around you that offer a wide range
of movie selections.
The other night I found myself
in front of the tube watching the
movie "Indecent Proposal"
starring Dcmi Moore, Woody
Hands= and Robert Redfosd.
Women's
series
The feminist hilarity, "Men,"
describes male bonding as it is
portrayed in the relationship
between Julius, an advertising
executive, and his wife's lover,
Stefan.
"Men" is filled with lively
incidents and wicked jabs at
J
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t , Vho's your man? Doris Dorrie's characters Julius, his wife,
and Stefan, in the comedy "Men."
men's stock attitudes about
women
Doris Dothe's, winning way
with a line and a camera will
make you reevaluate your
stereotypes of women.
video:
Proposal"
The story involves the
everyday issues of love and
money and if indeed cash can buy
someone's heart and soul.
I was a bit offended by the
storyline, and disagree with the
movie's climax.
Robert Redford plays a wealthy
entrepreneur convinced that he
can pay one million dollars for
the love of Woody Harrelson's
wife. played by Demi Moore.
As far as I'm concerned,
people, along with their love, are
pricdess. and love is not for sale
in terms of monetary units.
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women want. "Men" will play
Tuesday, October 26.
"Sweetie" is a quirky and
compassionate film by Jane
Campion. It is the zany portrait
of two sisters, Kay and Sweetie,
as they battle it out over their
lives and their loves
Their crazy, dysfunctional
family is depicted with an
overlap of the bizarre and the
normal.
Through depicting sisters who
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9. SOMMERSBY
8. CHAPLIN
7. ALLADIN
6. LOADED WEAPON I
5. SCENT OF A WOMAN
-4. ALIVE
3. FALLING DOWN
2. POINT OF NO RETURN ,
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film
begin
monitor radio signals from
Mars, visit psychics, and
violently fight over men,
Campion helps paint a picture of
women's struggles with men,
family and careers in a world
where anything can happen.
And it does in "Sweetie!"
"Sweetie" shows Tuesday,
November 2.
"Danzon" is a ritual, an event,
an act of 10ve...." remarks
director Maria Navaro.
This romance story is about a
Thursday, October 21, 1993
middle-aged woman, Julia, who
packs up her pumps in search of
her lost dance partner but instead
finds her true self.
, In her search, she is
transformed from a middle-aged
telephone operator to a model of
the suffering woman, breaking
down in cheap hotels and strange
bars.
Navaro's "Danzon" has a
delicate, playful intelligence. It
is done with brilliant lyricism
and rich dallops of character and
humor.
"Danzon" shows Tuesday,
November 9.
"Overseas" centers on three
French sisters living in colonial
Algeria in the 1940 s and 19505.
Directed by Brigitte Rouans,
"We're tired of
seeing women
and minorities
portrayed only
as victims."
this film is both a romantic
memoir and a subtle, double
layer political critique.
"Overseas" is a film of charm
and substance, intimate and
sensual in the French colonial
life.
The technique of telling the
same story three times allows
Brigitte Rouan to show her
characters with very different
temperments and personal
histories, sharing similarities
because of their class, sex, and
social conditioning.
"Overseas" will be played on
Tuesday, November 16.
All movies are FREE of
charge at 7:00 PM in the Reed
Union Lecture Hall. For further
information contact Student
Activities at 898-6171.