by c2o library | December 12, 2008 | No Comments

La Noire de... | dir. Ousmane Sembene | France/Senegal | 1966 | 59 mins | French w. optional English sub
The film features a young Senegalese maid who wants to go to France. It is, in essence, a simple story, told around a stark fait divers (news short) that appeared in the French press on the Coˆ te d’Azur: ‘‘Une jeune ne´gresse se tranche la gorge dans la salle ...
by c2o library | December 10, 2008 | No Comments

آفساید | dir. Jafar Panahi | 2006 | Iran | 93 mins | Persian with English/Indonesian sub
Inspired by the director's daughter's story, Offside tells the story of a group of girls who try to watch a World Cup qualifying match 2005 between Iran and Bahrain, an event deemed as too obscene for women and girls to be allowed into. Banned in Iran, the film won the Silver Bear ...
by c2o library | November 11, 2008 | No Comments

Austria | 1983 | available in English and Indonesian | Movie available
A somewhat failed musical prodigy, the strict and rigid Erika Kohut taught piano at the prestigious Vienna Conservatory during the day and trawls the porn districts by night. Living (and still sleeping in one bed) with her domineering mother, who’s “old enough to be her grandmother”, her life has been congenitally forced along her Mother’s ideal.
Mother knows ...
by c2o library | October 23, 2008 | 1 Comment

All these movies are available for viewing at our Movie Station on October 21-31. Please ask for the DVD from our friendly staff, Mba Yuli, and return them in the same condition you borrow them. We only have one movie station so please be considerate and limit your viewing to one DVD if others are waiting. Thanks and happy viewing!
Petualangan Penthil & Penthol 2: Hantu Museum
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by c2o library | October 11, 2008 | 1 Comment

We’ve got a bunch of exciting events happening in Surabaya this October, check them out!
Tuesday, 14 October 2008
Q! Film Fest: A Naturally Different Surabaya 2008
Opening movie “Perempuan Punya Cerita” by 5 Indonesian female directors (Nia Dinata et al.) @ Surabaya Town Square XXI, 21.30
Wednesday, 15 October 2008
Pesta Baca Lire en Fête @ CCCL Surabaya
pk. 10.00 - 12.00 Book Bazaar
pk. 14.00 - 16.00 Workshop
Q! Film Fest: A Naturally Different ...
by c2o library | September 29, 2008 | 1 Comment

Non-Fiction (Films & Performing Arts) | 791.430955 SADR | 2006 | 392pp | English
From the infamous introduction of cinema to Iran through the Iranian monarchy in the early twentieth century to the worldwide acclaimed post-revolutionary era, Sadr presents us with a highly readable history of Iranian cinema with its embedded and reflected social, political, cultural and economic contexts, lucidly written in a comprehensive book.
In the West, Iranian cinema ...
by c2o library | September 28, 2008 | 1 Comment

Takhte Siah | Iran | 2000 | 85 mins | Colour | PG | Kurdish with English subs
In Kurdistan, the border between Iran and Iraq, a band of teachers are trudging through a barren area, seemingly without directions, each with a rickety blackboard on their back like useless, clumsy wings. Even though the atmosphere is pessimistic, there are plenty of (black,) deadpanned humour colouring this film.
In the midst ...
by c2o library | September 28, 2008 | No Comments

Sorry, this entry is only available in Indonesian.
by c2o library | June 1, 2008 | No Comments

[lang_en]Festival Seni Surabaya 2008 dilaksanakan pada tanggal 01 - 15 Juni 2008 di Balai Pemuda Surabaya. Tema yang diangkat yaitu Tribute Of Surabaya. Selain menampilkan seniman Surabaya, turut dimeriahkan oleh penyaji dari Perancis, Solo, Jogjakarta, dan Bandung.
Tiket pertunjukkan pada acara festival seni surabaya seharga Rp. 10.000 - Rp. 20.000 yang bisa kita dapat di ticket box festival seni surabaya sejak pagi hingga menjelang pertunjukkan berlangsung. Perjunjukkan yang akan ...