Foreign Film Screenings
“Before Your Eyes” and “Queen of Hearts”
Presented by the Millersville University Library
Date: Friday, April 6, 2012
Location: Myers Auditorium, McComsey Hall
7:00 PM – Screening of “Before your Eyes”
9:00 PM – Screening of “Queen of Hearts”
Free and open to the public
Limited to the first 50 attendees
• BEFORE YOUR EYES, a film by Miraz Bezar. Ten year old Gulistan and her brother Firat live in the heart of Turkish Kurdistan. Tragedy strikes when their parents are shot down by paramilitary gunmen before their very eyes. Traumatized and orphaned, Gulistan and Firat try to care for their infant sister, but their money soon runs out and they’re forced onto the street. It is there that Gulistan meets the part-time escort Dilara. Accompanying her on a hotel call one day, Gulistan is shocked to discover Dilara’s client is the murderer of her parents, and quickly devises a plan for revenge.
• QUEEN OF HEARTS, a film by Valérie Donzelli. Thirty-something Adele is devastated after a painful breakup. With no close friends or family, her distant cousin, Rachel, reluctantly takes her in and graciously attempts to salvage Adele’s personal and professional lives. Rachel finds her a job and suggests that Adele sleep with other men to get over her heartbreak. Adele bounces from one lover to the next in search of her perfect companion but can’t escape the visage of her ex. Finally, she recognizes the man who may just hold the answer to her broken heart.
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or contact Library Outreach at (717)872-3617 / Library.Outreach@Millersville.edu