Senior College Foreign Film Fest

Lewiston-Auburn Senior College will partner with the Auburn Public Library again this year to present uplifting films from across the continents.  Expect cinematic excellence, breathtaking scenery, and insights into human nature across cultures, so different yet so universal.  

Each week on Tuesday, February 4 through March 11, we will show a film in person at APL, beginning at 1:00 p.m.

A half-hour discussion will follow each movie and will be facilitated by Mary Jane Beardsley and Judy Hierstein. Mary Jane and Judy have always liked to travel, but when you can't get there in person, visiting through film is the next best thing!

If you are interested in participating in the discussion portion, but would like to watch the movie on your own, all movies can be found on Kanopy, available with a library card from either the Lewiston or Auburn Public Library.  If you do not have a library card and are from Auburn, Lewiston, or Minot, you are eligible for a free library card.  Please contact the Lending Desk at 207-333-6640, ext. 3.  

Our movie for today will be Tortilla Soup (run time 1:43):  "Three grown sisters, Maribel, Leticia and Carmen try to cope and live with the fact that their father Martin, a veteran chef, is slowly losing his sense of taste. Martin has one simple rule: be at home for Sunday dinner and attendance is both mandatory and non-negotiable. A rift in the family develops when the sisters develop relationships and an obnoxious woman sets her sights on Martin's affections." (from Kanopy.com)

For other ways to watch this movie, visit imdb.com. 

The in-person viewing of the films will take place in the Androscoggin Community Room.  If joining the discussion via Zoom, the link will be emailed to you on the day of the first screening, February 4.  (If you are planning to join more than one movie discussion, the link will be the same for all 6 movies.)  The discussion for this film will start at approximately 2:45 p.m. 

Registration is required and can be done by visiting the Lewiston Auburn Senior College website. You do not need to be a member of LASC to participate in this series.