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Details: Popcorn is the symbol of blockbuster cinema, of entertainment and escape. Ciné Utopia and the University of Luxembourg have teamed up again to organise another Pop(corn) Culture cycle of films.
The Pop(corn) Culture film cycle captures popular culture (pop culture) as an object of research. At the same time, it wants to take university research out of its ivory tower and make it more accessible.
The result of an interdisciplinary course of the Bachelor of European Cultures (BCE), this series of films is based on the idea that we are all constantly exposed to images and objects from mass culture. Instead of passively consuming, we can examine the values they convey. We can decode them. This year, discussions will focus on the notion of in-between: how to live between two worlds, between two eras, between two ways of being? What cultural values and social norms are highlighted or subverted by the film?
The film series is open to the public. Following screenings (all at 18:30), the films are discussed by the audience and is moderated by Agnes Prüm and Sonja Kmec of the University of Luxembourg, together with their guest(s) on the evening.
In inviting the University to the cinema, Pop(corn) Culture blurs the boundaries between "high culture" and "popular culture". The discussions (in English, French & German) will be very open, mixing deep analysis with spontaneous observations and associations. From very different disciplines, guests can discover unsuspected aspects and (re)view films with new eyes.
PROGRAMME
Mon 11 March: On and Off the Catwalk: ZOOLANDER (Ben Stiller, 2001) with Ben Stiller & Owen Wilson; Guest: Tom Becker (Etudes urbaines, UL)
Mon 18 March: Beyond Human: X-MEN: FIRST CLASS (Matthew Vaughn, 2011) with Michael Fassbender & Kevin Bacon; Guest: Dr. Thomas Kolnberger (Histoire)
Mon 08 April: Beyond School Walls: DEAD POETS SOCIETY (Peter Weir, 1989) with Robin William, Ethan Hawke & Robert Sean Leonard; Guest: Prof. Dr. Norbert Platz (Littérature anglaise, Universität Trier & UL)
Mon 15 April: Elevator to Nowhere: LOST IN TRANSLATION (Sofia Coppola, 2003) with Scarlett Johannson & Bill Murray; Guest: Dr. des. Katja Stoppenbrink (Philosophie, UL)
Mon 22 April: Of Twilight Zones: INTERVIEW WITH A VAMPIRE: The Vampire Chronicles (Neil Jordan, 1994) with Kirsten Dunst, Tom Cruise & Brad Pitt; Guest: Dr. Rachel Reckinger (Anthropologue, UL)
Mon 06 May: Beyond Brioche: MARIE ANTOINETTE (Sofia Coppola, 2006) with Kristen Dunst & Jason Schwartzmann; Guest: Dr. des. Danièle Wecker (Etudes de film, UL)
Mon 13 May: Down the Rabbit Hole. Again!: ALICE IN WONDERLAND (Tim Burton, 2010) with Mia Wasikowska, Helena Bonham Carter & Johnny Depp; Guest: Yves Steichen (Histoire, UL)
Venue: Ciné Utopia
Organiser: Ciné Utopia and the University of Luxembourg
Price: standard
Ticketing: www.utopia.lu
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