LEVEL FIVE - Bijou Film Forum

Showings

Ped Mall -Scene 1 Tue, Sep 16, 2014 6:00 PM
Film Info
Rating:Not Rated
Runtime:106 mins
Director:Chris Marker
Year Released:2014, first-ever U.S. release.
Made in 1997.
Production Country:France
Language:French
Japanese
English

Description

Bijou Film Forum

In cooperation with various UI departments and organizations, the Bijou Film Board presents special screenings and discussions of acclaimed and provocative films.

Free for UI students with valid ID. $5 for the general public.


LEVEL FIVE

Co-presented with the Department of Communication Studies' Community Conversations series.

"[Marker] was a filmmaker beyond category... also seemed to have freed himself from the struture of time. Never released in the United States before, LEVEL FIVE is a passionate and cerebral science-fiction adventure...there is nothing else in theaters now that feels quite as new." - A.O. Scott, The New York Times

"Should rightly take its place among the late director's best work." - LA Times

The French computer programmer Laura inherits the task of making a computer game of the Battle of Okinawa in Japan during World War 2. She searches the Internet for information on the battle, and interviews Japanese experts and witnesses. The extraordinary circumstances of the Battle of Okinawa lead Laura to reflect deeply on her own life and humanity in general, particularly the influence of history and memories.

Bijou Film Forum screenings include special introductions and/or post-screening discussion.