A Duel Tale by Japanese director Sugita Shigemichi stars Nakadai Tatsuya, one of Japan’s greatest living actors, who gives the performance of a lifetime as Shoji Sanosuke, an elderly samurai forced to pick up his sword to protect those he loves in this adaptation of a popular novel by Fujisawa Shuhei.
Film director Santiago Esteinou will participate in a post-screening discussion following CineCulture’s presentation of “The Years of Fierro” at 5:30 p.m. Friday, Sept. 6.
Are you looking for something to do on Friday evenings? CineCulture offers free screenings of independent films nearly every Friday during the school year. The movies are followed by a discussion with someone involved in the film or an expert on the subject.
The Department of Modern and Classical Languages and Literatures brings several guests with an international perspective to Fresno State each semester.
CineCulture will present “A Billion Colour Story” (2016) at 5:30 p.m. Friday, May 4, in the Peters Education Center Auditorium at the Student Recreation Center (5010 N. Woodrow Ave.). The post-screening discussion will be led via skype by Padmakumar Narasimhamurthy, writer and director of the film, along with Department of Art and Design Professor Joan K. Sharma.
CineCulture will present “The Suffragists (Las Sufragistas)” (2012) at 5:30 p.m. Friday, April 2, in the Peters Education Center Auditorium at the Student Recreation Center (5010 N. Woodrow Ave.). The post-screening discussion will be led by Ana Cruz Navarro, director of the film.
CineCulture will present “The Other Side of Home” (2016) at 5:30 p.m. Friday, April 20, in the Peters Education Center Auditorium at the Student Recreation Center (5010 N. Woodrow Ave.). The post-screening discussion will be led by Naré Mkrtchyan who directed and produced the film.
CineCulture will present “Bombshell: The Hedy Lamarr Story” (2017) at 5:30 p.m. Friday, April 13, in the Peters Education Center Auditorium at the Student Recreation Center (5010 N. Woodrow Ave.). The post-screening discussion will be led by Richard Rhodes, author of “Hedy’s Folly,” the book on which the film is based.
This year, the Islamic Cultural Center of Fresno, by unanimous vote, selected CineCulture as a recipient for its 2018 Spirit of Abraham award.
Reza Nekumanesh, director of ICCF, said CineCulture earned the award in large part due to the personal efforts of Dr. Mary Husain, instructor and CineCulture club adviser.