Via Zoom – Buffalo Film Seminars- April 8 to May 6, 2025 with discussions with Diane Christian and Bruce Jackson at 7pm on Tuesdays. To get the zoom info- bjackson@buffalo.edu or engdc@buffalo.edu.
April 8: “Monty Python’s Life of Brian,” 1979, directed by Terry Jones. Born on the original Christmas in the stable next door to Jesus Christ, Brian of Nazareth spends his life being mistaken for a messiah. Watch on YouTube, Apple TV, Prime, Google Play, Fandango, AMC+, Roku, Prime and Sling.
April 15: “Come and See,” 1985, directed by Elem Klimov. A young Belarusian teen joins the resistance movement against the occupying Germans and experiences the horrors of World War II. Watch on Kanopy.
April 22: “The English Patient,” 1996, directed by Anthony Minghella. At the close of World War II, a young nurse tends to a badly burned plane crash victim. His past is shown in flashbacks, revealing involvement in a fateful love affair. Watch on Swank.
April 29: “Volver,” 2006, directed by Pedro Almodóvar. After her death, a mother returns to her hometown in order to fix the situations she couldn’t resolve during her lifetime. Watch on AVON (Academic Video Online).
May 6: “The Grand Budapest Hotel,” 2014, directed by Wes Anderson. A writer encounters the owner of an aging, high-class hotel who tells him of his early years serving as a lobby boy in the hotel’s glorious years under an exceptional concierge. Watch on YouTube, Apple TV, Prime, Google Play and Fandango.
