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ASU professor, curator to host foreign film series
Sep. 12, 2005
An Arizona State University professor and a community film curator have teamed up to present a lecture series on foreign films to the
Diane Gruber, assistant professor in the College of Human Services at ASU’s West campus, and Fred Linch, a Valley film lecturer and curator, will offer “Around the World in Cinema,” a five-night lecture series beginning Oct. 5 at the Lifelong Learning Academy at Sun City Grand. The series will feature films from several countries, including
Linch, a film curator and lecturer for numerous European film festivals, contends there are no wrong answers when it comes to interpreting film. “Everyone in the world is an expert about film, because they bring their own life experience to the film as they view it.”
“Around the World in Cinema” is one of more than 80 classes and lectures being offered in the
“Foreign film can be intimidating,” said Gruber. “It is our hope that students will take away from this class an understanding of foreign cinema so that they will further explore and realize the pleasure there is to be gained in studying film.”
For registration and class information, call the local ASU lifelong learning office —
The Osher Lifelong Learning Institute at
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