The Duquesne University Department of Modern Languages and Literatures will host its second annual European Film Festival, bringing award-winning films to Pittsburgh.

Free and open to the public, each of the films listed below will be screened at 7 p.m. in Room 104, College Hall on campus:

Real Women Have Curves, Thursday, Sept. 14
A Hispanic comedy/drama about an 18-year-old girl who wants to break free of the bonds of her traditional cultural heritage and her obsessive mother.

Cinema Paradiso, Thursday, Oct. 12
An Italian film offering a heartwarming, nostalgic look at one man’s love affair with film and the story of a very special friendship.

Les Choristes (The Chorus), Thursday, Nov. 9
Nominated for Oscar, Golden Globe and French Cesars awards, this French, feel-good movie is about the difference one teacher can make.

Nirgendwo in Afrika (Nowhere in Africa), Thursday, Dec. 7
A German film about a Jewish family who flees the Nazi regime in 1938 for a remote farm in Kenya, presenting a love story that spans two continents.

For more information, call 412.396.6415.

Duquesne University
Founded in 1878, Duquesne is consistently ranked among the nation's top Catholic research universities for its award-winning faculty and tradition of academic excellence. The University is nationally ranked by U.S. News and World Report and the Princeton Review for its rich academic programs in 10 schools of study for 10,000-plus graduate and undergraduate students, and by the Washington Monthly for service and contributing to students’ social mobility. Duquesne is a member of the U.S. President’s Higher Education Community Service Honor Roll with Distinction for its contributions to Pittsburgh and communities around the globe. The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and the Princeton Review’s Guide to Green Colleges acknowledge Duquesne’s commitment to sustainability.

This release was posted on Friday, September 1st, 2006 at 3:39 pm and is filed under Academics & Programs, Events, Music & Arts.