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 Film: One Evening in July & Rana's Wedding  Wednesday, October 4, 2006 Room 137, Isenberg School of Management 7:30 pm Free and open to the public. Double Feature One Evening in July Director: Raja Amari, 2001, 30 min. In Arabic with English Subtitles. Taking place in Tunis, this film tells the story of Saida, an elderly woman whose occupation is to do the make-up, hair and dress of young brides and make them a queen for one night. Widowed herself at sixteen, Saida remembers her own trepidation about an unwanted marriage and husband. When she crosses the path of Miriam, a reluctant bride, things take an unexpected turn. Rana’s Wedding Director: Hany Abu-Assad, 2002, 90 minutes. In Arabic with English subtitles. “Winner of Nestor Almendros Prize” at the 2003 Human Rights Watch Film Festival. Shot on location, this film shows us the Palestinian-Israeli conflict through the eyes of a young woman. With only ten hours to marry, Rana must negotiate her way around roadblocks, soldiers, stone-throwers, and overworked officials ... into the heart of an elusive lover. | |
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