Zombies, Nazis Star in Late Night Movies
LEXINGTON, Ky. (Feb. 1, 2011) – For all you movie lovers out there, the Late Night and International Film Series are planning an epic week for your viewing pleasure. Up first is the International Film Series with the German drama “Europa Europa” on Thursday, Feb. 3, at 7 p.m. The Late Night Film Series follows at 10 p.m.with the 1978 “Dawn of the Dead.” Rounding out the weekend is the classic movie “Pride and Prejudice” on Friday, Feb. 4, at 10 p.m.
“Europa Europa” is a German film based on the true story of Solomon Perel, a Jewish German who changes his name and joins the ranks of the Hitler Youth in an effort to do all that it takes to survive. As he rises in position and esteem with the Nazis, he continually runs the risk of being recognized or discovered – culminating in an experience at a Polish orphanage. He also begins to allow people to become entirely too close to him, especially a severely anti-Semitic girlfriend, making being found out almost inevitable.
George A. Romero earned his title of "Grandfather of the Zombie" with films like “Dawn of the Dead,” the second installment in an epic series. Four survivors of the zombie apocalypse find refuge in an expansive mall, an arena that proves much more manageable than a world full of zombies. The survivors lose sight of the outside world and fall prey to consumerism, greed and gluttony but are brought back to this hellish version of earth Romero created when a gang of bikers invade their haven and threaten to throw them back out into the eager hands and gnashing teeth of the living dead.
In “Pride and Prejudice,” back when men, marriage and a dowry were the things important in life, there lived a heroine to defy such notions. She sought love, compassion, intelligence and equality, things not readily available in early 18th Century England, especially not available to a woman with a small and somewhat insignificant dowry to share among five sisters. But, alas, that was Miss Elizabeth Bennett and that was her situation. However, she did not find it unfortunate, and would chide anyone who was bold enough to suggest otherwise, and Mr. Darcy suggested otherwise. See if you can figure out who was too proud and who was too prejudiced.
The Late Night Film is held every Thursday and Friday in Worsham Theater at 10 p.m. All Late Night Film Series movies are free to students. The Late Night Film Series and its movies are sponsored by the Student Center Director’s Office, a division of Student Affairs.