28 грудня–перегляд анімаційного фільму "Shrek"(You've never met a hero
quite like Shrek, the endearing ogre who sparked a motion picture
phenomenon and captured the world's imagination with the Greatest Fairy
Tale Never Told! The critics are calling SHREK "not just a brilliant
animated feature, but a superb film on any level". Relive every moment
of Shrek's (Mike Myers) daring quest to resque feisty Princess Fiona
(Cameron Diaz) with the help of his loveable loudmouthed Donkey (Eddie
Murphy) and win back the deed to his beloved swamp from scheming Lord
Farquaad (John Lithow). Enchantingly irreverent, SHREK is ogre-sized
adventure you'll want to see again and again! Runtime: 93 min.)
21 грудня – перегляд фільму „Remember the Titans” (Suburban Virginia
schools have been segregated for generations, in sight of the
Washington Monument over the river in the nation's capital. One Black
and one White high school are closed and the students sent to T.C.
Williams High School under federal mandate to integrate. The year is
seen through the eyes of the football team where the man hired to coach
the Black school is made head coach over the highly successful white
coach. Based on the actual events of 1971, the team becomes the
unifying symbol for the community as the boys and the adults learn to
depend on and trust each other. Runtime: 114 min. Subtitles: English)
19 грудня - у центр "Вікно в Америку" від Відділу преси, освіти та
культури Посольства США в Україні надійшли книги видавництва
"Scholastic" та 40 DVD з фільмами англійською мовою на загальну суму
$2210.
14 грудня - перегляд фільму “The Shawshank Redemption” (Few movies
capture the triumph of the human spirit as memorably as “The Shawshank
Redemption”. Morgan Freeman and Tim Robbins star in this powerful
nominee for seven Academy Awards® (including Best Picture) based on a
Stephen King story. Andy Dufresne is a young and successful banker
whose life changes drastically when he is convicted and sentenced to
life imprisonment for the murder of his wife and her lover. The film
shows how Andy, with the help of his friend Red, the prison
entrepreneur, turns out to be a most unconventional prisoner. Runtime:
142 min. Subtitles: English)
07 грудня - перегляд фільму “Tortilla Soup”. ("Tortilla Soup" is a
deliciously heartwarming comedy that’s all about food, family and a
certain kind of magic that only happens around the dinner table. Martin
Naranjo (Hector Elizondo) is the culinary genius behind a successful
restaurant and the widowed father of three daughters. His passion for
cooking is surpassed only by his devotion to his family and a
compulsion to steer their lives in the right direction. But the girls
have their own have their own recipe for happiness. Hungry for
independence, they find themselves at odds with their traditionalist
father. And when a spicy, sexy widow (Raquel Welch) moves down the
street, Martin’s world really comes to a full boil in this touching,
charming and hilarious comedy co-starring Elizabeth Pena and Jacqueline
Obradors. Runtime: 103 min.)
1-31 грудня – виставка нових надходжень літератури
01 грудня о 09:00 за київським часом - чат “World AIDS Day 2006: Care,
Treatment & Prevention of AIDS in Developing Countries” (In honor
of the event, Dr. Amita Gupta, deputy director of the Johns Hopkins
Center for clinical global health education, will discuss the care,
treatment, and prevention of AIDS in developing countries. Gupta has
extensive work and academic experience in developing countries and one
of her current projects is working to develop online HIV training
courses that are geared for care in resource-limited regions of the
world.
01 грудня - інформаційна виставка „Stop AIDS Together!” (До
Міжнародного дня боротьби зі СНІДом)
30 листопада – До Міжнародного дня боротьби зі СНІДом - перегляд фільму
“Philadelphia”. (1993 Winner of 2 Academy Awards®! Best Actor – Tom
Hanks. Best Original Song – “Street of Philadelphia” Bruce Springsteen.
Hailed as a landmark film that dazzles with deep emotion and
exceptional acting, Philadelphia stars Tom Hanks and Denzel Washington
as two competing lawyers who join forces to sue a prestigious law firm
for AIDS discrimination. As their unlikely friendship develops, their
courage overcomes the prejudice and corruption of their powerful
adversaries. Runtime: 125 min.)
23 листопада - перегляд фільму “GoodFellas”.(When Martin Scorsese, one
of the world’s most skilful and respected directors, reunited with
two-time Oscar®-winner Robert De Niro in "GoodFellas", the result was
one of the most powerful films of the year. Based on the true-life
bestseller Wiseguy by Nicholas Pileggi and backed by a dynamic pop/rock
oldies soundtrack, critics and filmgoers alike declared "GoodFellas"
great. It was named 1990’s best film by the New York, Los Angeles and
National Society of Film Critics. And it earned six Academy Award™
nominations, including Best Picture and Best Director. Robert De Niro
received wide recognition for his performance as veteran criminal Jimmy
“The Gent” Conway. And as the volatile Tommy De Vito, Joe Perci walked
off with the Best Supporting Actor Oscar®, Academy Award® nominee
Lorraine Bracco, Ray Liotta and Paul Sorvino also turned in
electrifying performances. You have to see it to believe it – then
watch again. "GoodFellas" explores the criminal life like no other
movie. Runtime: 146 min.)
23 листопада - інформаційна виставка “Thanksgiving! Let’s Celebrate!”
16 листопада - до Дня народження Мартіна Скорсезе - перегляд фільму
„Taxi Driver” (Vietnam vet Travis Bickle is 26, a loner in the mean
streets of New York City, slipping slowly into isolation and violent
misanthropy. In solving his insomnia by driving a yellow cab on the
night shift, he grows increasingly disgusted by the low-lifes that hang
out at night: "Someday a real rain will come and wash all the scum off
the streets." His touching attempts to woo Betsy, a Senator's campaign
worker, turn sour when he takes her to a porn movie on their first
date. He even fails in his attempt to persuade child prostitute Iris to
desert her pimp and return to her parents and school. Driven to the
edge by powerlessness, he buys four handguns and sets out to
assassinate the Senator, heading for the infamy of a 'lone crazed
gunman'... Runtime: 113 min. Subtitles: English)
11 листопада – інформаційна виставка “Veteran’s Day”
09 листопада - перегляд фільму “Gone with the Wind” (Part II) (Runtime: 118 min.)
07 листопада - книжкова виставка „Політична система США” (До Дня виборів до Конгресу США)
02 листопада - до Дня народження Вів'єн Лі - перегляд фільму “Gone with
the Wind” (Part I) (Scarlett is a woman who can deal with a nation at
war, Atlanta burning, the Union Army carrying off everything from her
beloved Tara, the carpetbaggers who arrive after the war. Scarlett is
beautiful. She has vitality. But Ashley, the man she has wanted for so
long, is going to marry his placid cousin, Melanie. Mammy warns
Scarlett to behave herself at the party at Twelve Oaks. There is a new
man there that day, the day the Civil War begins. Rhett Butler.
Scarlett does not know he is in the room when she pleads with Ashley to
choose her instead of Melanie. Runtime: 115 min. Subtitles: English)
01 листопада - книжкова виставка-календар „Кам’яні сни Стівена Крейна”
(До 135-річчя від дня народження Стівена Крейна)
01 листопада - 01грудня – виставка ресурсів „Симон Візенталь: сумління
голокосту”, присвячена відомому „мисливцю за нацистами”, уродженцю
м.Бучач (Тернопільська обл.) Симону Візенталю. Представлені буклети,
книги, DVD з центру Візенталя „Museum of Tolerance” (Los Angeles),
ресурси бібліотеки та Інтернету.
31 жовтня – інформаційна виставка “Halloween! Let’s Celebrate!”
26 жовтня – перегляд фільму „The Godfather” (Part III) (Runtime: 170 min.)
19 жовтня – перегляд фільму „The Godfather” (Part II) (Runtime: 200 min.)
12 жовтня – до Дня народження Маріо П’юзо - перегляд фільму „The
Godfather” (Part I) (The story begins as "Don" Vito Corleone, the head
of a New York Mafia "family", oversees his daughter's wedding. His
beloved son Michael has just come home from the war, but does not
intend to become part of his father's business. Through Michael's life
the nature of the family business becomes clear. The business of the
family is just like the head of the family, kind and benevolent to
those who give respect, but given to ruthless violence whenever
anything stands against the good of the family. Don Vito lives his life
in the way of the old country, but times are changing and some don't
want to follow the old ways and look out for community and "family". An
up and coming rival of the Corleone family wants to start selling drugs
in New York, and needs the Don's influence to further his plan. The
clash of the Don's fading old world values and the new ways will demand
a terrible price, especially from Michael, all for the sake of the
family.Runtime: 175 min. Subtitles: English)
10 жовтня – інформаційна виставка “Columbus Day”
02-06 жовтня – участь керівника центру Гаврилюк Т. у ІІІ Міжнародній
науково-практичній конференції "Інформатіо - 2006: Електронні
інформаційні ресурси: створення, використання, доступ" (м. Алушта,
Автономна Республіка Крим)
28 вересня - перегляд фільму “ A River Runs Through It” (Based on the
novel by Norman Maclean, A River Runs Through It is a true story about
two boys Norman (Craig Sheffer) and Paul (Brad Pitt) growing up in
Montana. One is rebellious of his father, Rev. Maclean (Tom Skerrit),
while the other has his feet on the ground.The one love they both have
is Fly Fishing. A beautifully directed film by Robert Redford .Runtime:
124 min. Subtitles: English)
23 вересня - книжкова виставка-календар „Загибель мрії, або Уроки
Скотта Фіцджеральда ” (До 110-річчя від дня народження Ф. Скотта
Фіцджеральда)
22 вересня о 18:10 відбувся виступ керівника центру Гаврилюк Т. з
інформацією про „Вікно в Америку” на обласному радіо.
21 вересня - перегляд фільму “All About Eve” (Aspiring actress Eve
Harrington maneuvers her way into the lives of Broadway star Margo
Channing, playwright Lloyd Richards and director Bill Sampson. This
classic story of ambition and betrayal has become part of American
folklore. Bette Davis claims to have based her character on the persona
of film actress Talullah Bankhead. Davis' line "Fasten your seatbelts,
it's going to be a bumpy night" is legendary, but, in fact, all of the
film's dialog sparkles with equal brilliance. Runtime: 138 min.
Subtitles: English)
20-30 вересня – виставка „Ресурси для вивчення англійської мови”
20-30 вересня – До Всеукраїнського дня бібліотек – в рамках Декади
відкритих дверей в ресурсно-інформаційному центрі „Вікно в Америку” для
студентів перших курсів Тернопільських вузів проводяться презентації
ресурсів центру та заходів, які тут відбуваються.
14 вересня - перегляд фільму “Stagecoach” (A simple stagecoach trip is
complicated by the fact that Geronimo is on the warpath in the area.
The passengers on the coach include a a drunken doctor, a pregnant
woman, a bank manager who has taken off with his client's money, and
the famous Ringo Kid, among others. Runtime: 97 min. Subtitles:
English)
05-11 вересня – виставка книг та фотоматеріалів “New York. September
11”(До 5-ї річниці від дня трагедії в Нью-Йорку)
26 серпня - книжкова виставка-календар „Великий американець” (До
135-річчя від дня народження Теодора Драйзера)
17 серпня - До 135-річчя від дня народження Теодора Драйзера - перегляд
фільму “ A Place in the Sun” (It really looks like George Eastman can
at last have his place in the sun. A chance meeting with a long lost
uncle has led to a job with a future and the beautiful and well bred
Angela Vickers is just as infatuated with him as he is with her. But
Alice Tripp, who works on the factory assembly line, isn't about to be
written out of the picture. George was told not to date any of the
women at the factory and Alice helps him keep two big secrets until a
very eventful Labor Day weekend at the Vickers lakeside home. What
happens at the lake is why Theodore Dreiser titled the original novel
"An American Tragedy." Runtime: 121 min. Subtitles: English)
10 серпня – До Дня народження Альфреда Хічкока - перегляд фільму “
Vertigo” (San Francisco police detective Scottie Fergusson develops a
fear of heights and is forced to retire when a colleague falls to his
death during a chase. An old college friend (Gavin Elster) hires
Scottie to watch his wife Madeleine who has reportedly become possessed
by her ancestor's spirit named Carlotta. Scottie follows her around San
Francisco and is drawn to Madeleine and her obsession with death. He
unwittingly becomes a figure in a complex plot, and is determined to
discover the truth behind it all. Runtime: 128 min. Subtitles: English)
03 серпня - перегляд фільму “Clockwork Orange” (In a futuristic
Britain, a gang of teenagers go on the rampage every night, beating and
raping helpless victims. After one of the boys quells an uprising in
the gang, they knock him out and leave him for the police to find. He
agrees to try "aversion therapy" to shorten his jail sentence. When he
is eventually let out, he hates violence, but the rest of his gang
members are still after him. Runtime: 137 min. Subtitles: English)
27 липня - перегляд фільму “An American in Paris” (Jerry Mulligan, a
struggling American painter in Paris, is "discovered" by an influential
heiress with an interest in more than Jerry's art. Jerry in turn falls
for Lise, a young French girl already engaged to a cabaret singer.
Jerry jokes, sings and dances with his best friend, an acerbic would-be
concert pianist, while romantic complications abound. Runtime: 114 min.
Subtitles: English)
20 липня - перегляд фільму “It’s A Wonderful Life”( George Bailey has
so many problems he is thinking about ending it all - and it's
Christmas ! As the angels discuss George, we see his life in flashback.
As George is about to jump from a bridge, he ends up rescuing his
guardian angel, Clarence. Clarence then shows George what his town
would have looked like if it hadn't been for all his good deeds over
the years. Will Clarence be able to convince George to return to his
family and forget about suicide ? Runtime: 132 min. Subtitles: English)
13 липня - перегляд фільму "Tootsie". (Tagline: Desperate, he took a
female role and became a star. If only he could tell the woman he
loves. Plot Outline: Michael Dorsey is desperate; he can't find a job.
That is, until he gets a female role in a soap opera and becomes very
famous. Of course, nobody knows that this new television star is a
man... But, after a while, he falls in love with the leading actress of
the series, and here is the big problem: how can he express his
feelings, since she thinks that Michael is a woman? Runtime: 116 min.
Subtitles: English)
06 липня - до Дня незалежності США - перегляд документальних фільмів
29 червня - перегляд фільму “Mr.Smith goes to Washington” (Naive and
idealistic Jefferson Smith, leader of the Boy Rangers, is appointed on
a lark by the spineless governor of his state. He is reunited with the
state's senior senator--presidential hopeful and childhood hero,
Senator Joseph Paine. In Washington, however, Smith discovers many of
the shortcomings of the political process as his earnest goal of a
national boys' camp leads to a conflict with the state political boss,
Jim Taylor. Taylor first tries to corrupt Smith and then later attempts
to destroy Smith through a scandal.Runtime: 130 min. Subtitles:
English)
22 червня - перегляд фільму “Pulp Fiction” (Tagline: Girls like me
don't make invitations like this to just anyone! Plot Outline: The film
initiates with two small-time thieves, Honey Bunny and Pumpkin, who
spontaneously decide to hold up a restaurant. The film then shifts to
the story of Jules and Vincent, who hit men for the well known and
feared Marsellus Wallace, who is caught up in a deal gone wrong with
struggling boxer Butch Coolidge. Runtime: 154 min. Subtitles: English)
15 червня - перегляд фільму “American Graffiti” (Tagline: Curt and
Steve have gotten into a prestigious college, but Curt is having second
thoughts on the night before they're going to leave for the school.
That night, Curt searches relentlessly for a spellbinding woman in a
white T-Bird while Steve tries to patch things up with his girlfriend
after suggesting they date other people while he's away. Their two
other friends John and Terry also have a wild night, John when he's
forced to chauffer a little girl and Terry when he borrows Steve's car
and picks up a girl but then has trouble living up to the expectations
set by the car. Runtime: 110min. Subtitles: English)
14 червня - книжкова виставка "Правова система США".
14 червня - в ресурсному центрі "Вікно в Америку" спільно з Конгресом
Українських Націоналістів відбулася презентація книги Миколи Кравчука
"Правова система США".
08 червня - перегляд фільму “One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest ”
(Tagline: McMurphy, a man with several assault convictions to his name,
finds himself in jail once again. This time, the charge is statutory
rape when it turns out that his girlfriend had lied about being
eighteen, and was, in fact, fifteen (or, as McMurphy puts it, "fifteen
going on thirty-five"). Rather than spend his time in jail, he
convinces the guards that he's crazy enough to need psychiatric care
and is sent to a hospital. He fits in frighteningly well, and his
different point of view actually begins to cause some of the patients
to progress. Nurse Ratched becomes his personal cross to bear as his
resistance to the hospital routine gets on her nerves. Runtime: 133
min. Subtitles: English)
01 червня - перегляд фільму “The Color Purple” .(Alice Walker's epic
novel is put on the big-screen by director Steven Spielberg and the
results are excellent. The film deals with the maturity and
independence of a mistreated black woman (Whoopi Goldberg in an
Oscar-nominated role) from the years 1909 to 1947. The audience gets to
experience all of her triumphs and tragedies through the film's running
time. A very strong cast of supporting players make the film memorable
as well. Danny Glover, Adolph Caesar, Rae Dawn Chong, Margaret Avery,
and Oprah Winfrey (the last two Oscar-nominated) all shine with the
great screenplay and Spielberg's subtle direction. Somewhat forgotten
on Spielberg's list of credits, but still one of his very best films.
Runtime: 154 min. Subtitles: English)
01-30 червня – “Welcome to Our Movie Club” (виставка фільмів, які
транслюються у кіноклубі центру)
25 травня - перегляд фільму “Platoon” (Winner of 4 Academy Awards
including Best Picture, and based on the first-hand experience of Oscar
winning director Oliver Stone Platoon is powerful, intense and starkly
brutal. A gritty and emotional look at the lives of a platoon of
American soldiers as they patrol, fight and die in the jungles of
Vietnam as seen through the perspective of a young recruit. Two veteran
sergeants clash when one of them precipitates a massacre of villagers.
Runtime: 120 min.)
18 травня - перегляд фільму “ M*A*S*H” (November, 1951. The 4077th
Mobile Army Surgical Hospital is shaken up by the arrival of Captains
"Hawkeye" Pierce and "Duke" Forrest...crack surgeons but lousy
soldiers. Joined by renowned chest-cutter "Trapper" John McIntyre, the
surgeons set about dealing with the daily carnage of the war by raising
hell. From getting rid of the idiotic Major Burns to helping the camp
dentist commit "suicide", there's no lengths the Swampmen won't go to
to distract themselves from the horrors of war. Runtime: 116 min.
Subtitles: English)
11 травня - перегляд фільму “Pearl Harbor”(The classic story of the
Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor is told through the eyes of two boyhood
friends, now serving as officers in the Army Air Corps. Rafe (Ben
Affleck) is an energetic young pilot who is selected to fly with the
British in Europe while America is still not at war. After Rafe is shot
down and presumed killed, however, Danny (Josh Hartnett) comforts
Rafe's former lover, Evelyn, and the two draw closer. But, when Rafe
turns up alive, the two former friends become enemies, and it is
through the turmoil of Pearl Harbor that the two may reconcile their
differences. Runtime: 183 min. Subtitles: English )
04 травня - перегляд документального фільму “Between the Wars. The Road
to Pearl Harbor” (Volume 3. “The Age of Giants”; Volume 4. “Countdown
to Pearl Harbor”)
27 квітня - перегляд документального фільму “Between the Wars. The Road
to Pearl Harbor” (Volume 1. “The Lost Peace”; Volume 2. “The Price of
Appeasement”)(: It was the era of Lucky Lindy, bootlegging, Babe Ruth,
Valentino, and essembly-line Fords. It was also the time of market
collapse, Klan meetings, and the meteoric rise of Hitler and Nazism. In
those critical years between the Armistice of 1918 and the bombing of
Pearl Harbor, the United States moved, reluctantly, to center stage in
world history. And the world moved relentlessly toward war. Never has a
documentary so vividly captured the drama, the excitement, and the
jutapositions of these crucial years. Hosted and narrated by Eric
Sevareid, featuring stunning original newstreels, soundtracks, and rare
archival footage, Between the Wars: The Road to Pearl Harbor has won
rave reviews as an outstanding documentary achievement)
27 квітня - 25 травня - перегляд фільмів, присвячених Дню Перемоги та
Дню пам’яті загиблих під час воєн
20 квітня - До 250-річчя від дня народження Вольфганга Амадея Моцарта
-перегляд фільму “Amadeus” (The incredible story of Wolfgang Amadeus
Mozart, told in flashback mode by Antonio Salieri - now confined to an
insane asylum. Antonio Salieri believes that Mozart's music is divine.
He wishes he was himself as good a musician as Mozart so that he can
praise the Lord through composing. But he can't understand why God
favored Mozart, such a vulgar creature, to be his instrument. Salieri's
envy has made him an enemy of God whose greatness was evident in
Mozart. He is set to take revenge.Runtime: 160 min.Subtitles: English)
06 квітня - перегляд фільму “When Harry Met Sally” (Harry and Sally
meet when she gives him a ride to New York after they both graduate
from the University of Chicago. The film jumps through their lives as
they both search for love, but fail, bumping into each other time and
time again. Finally a close friendship blooms between them, and they
both like having a friend of the opposite sex. But then they are
confronted with the problem: "Can a man and a woman be friends, without
sex getting in the way?"Runtime: 96 min.)
04-29 квітня – виставка нових надходжень від Відділу преси, освіти та
культури Посольства США в Україні.
30 березня- перегляд фільму “Fargo”(Jerry Lundegaard is in a financial
jam and, out of desperation, comes up with a plan to hire someone to
kidnap his wife and demand ransom from her wealthy father, to be
secretly split between Jerry and the perpetrators. Jerry, who is not
the most astute of individuals, hires a couple of real losers from the
frozen northern reaches of Fargo, North Dakota for the job. Then things
begin to slip from bad to worse as Jerry helplessly watches on.
Runtime: 98 min. Subtitles: English)
23 березня - перегляд фільму “The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants”
(The movie is based on the young adult book, The Sisterhood of the
Traveling Pants, by Anne Brashares. As four best friends spend their
first summer apart from one another, they share a magical pair of
jeans. Despite being of various shapes and sizes, each one of them fits
perfectly into the pants. To keep in touch they pass these pants to
each other as well as the adventures they are going through while
apart. Runtime: 90 min. Subtitles: English)
16 березня - перегляд фільму “Unvorgiven”. (The town of Big Whisky is
full of normal people trying to lead quiet lives. Cowboys try to make a
living. Sheriff 'Little Bill' tries to build a house and keep a
heavy-handed order. The town whores just try to get by.Then a couple of
cowboys cut up a whore. Unsatisfied with Bill's justice, the
prostitutes put a bounty on the cowboys. The bounty attracts a young
gun billing himself as 'The Schofield Kid', and aging killer William
Munny. Munny reformed for his young wife, and has been raising crops
and two children in peace. But his wife is gone. Farm life is hard. And
Munny is no good at it. So he calls his old partner Ned, saddles his
ornery nag, and rides off to kill one more time, blurring the lines
between heroism and villainy, man and myth. Runtime: 127 min.
Subtitles: English)
16 березня за київським часом відбудеться чат з заступником
Держсекретаря США з глобальних питань пані Полою Добрянськи (Paula
Dobriansky). Тема чату: "Діалоги про демократію: участь жінки в
політичному процесі". Пола Добрянськи в онлайновому режимі відповість
на ваші запитання щодо ролі жінки в політичному житті країни. Чат
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10-31 березня – виставка нових надходжень від благодійного фонду „Сейбр-Світло”.
09 березня - перегляд анімаційного фільму “The Polar Express”. (Santa
Claus does not exist. Or does he? For one doubting boy (voice of Daryl
Sabara and Tom Hanks), an astonishing event occurs. Late on Christmas
Eve night, he lies in bed hoping to hear the sound of reindeer bells
from Santa's sleigh. When to his surprise, a steam engine's roar and
whistle can be heard outside his window. The conductor (voice of Tom
Hanks) invites him on board to take an extraordinary journey to the
North Pole with many other pajama-clad children. There, he receives an
extraordinary gift only those who still believe in Santa can
experience. Runtime: 99 min.)
02 березня - перегляд фільму “Catch Me If You Can”. (New Rochelle, the
1960s. High schooler Frank Abagnale Jr. idolizes his father, who's in
trouble with the IRS. When his parents separate, Frank runs away to
Manhattan with $25 in his checking account, vowing to regain dad's
losses and get his parents back together. Just a few years later, the
FBI tracks him down in France; he's extradited, tried, and jailed for
passing more than $4,000,000 in bad checks. Along the way, he's posed
as a Pan Am pilot, a pediatrician, and an attorney. And, from nearly
the beginning of this life of crime, he's been pursued by a dour FBI
agent, Carl Hanratty. What starts as cat and mouse becomes something
akin to father and son. Runtime: 141 min. Subtitles: English)
01-31 березня – книжкова виставка „American Women Writers”, присвячена
місячнику історії жіноцтва.
23 лютого – До Дня Президента - перегляд фільму “All the President’s
Men”. (In the run-up to the 1972 elections, Washington Post reporter
Bob Woodward covers what seems to be a minor break-in at the Democratic
Party National headquarters. He is surprised to find top lawyers
already on the defence case, and the discovery of names and addresses
of Republican fund organisers on the accused further arouses his
suspicions. The editor of the Post is prepared to run with the story
and assigns Woodward and Carl Bernstein to it. They find the trail
leading higher and higher in the Republican Party, and eventually into
the White House itself. Subtitles: English. Runtime: 139 min.)
14-23 лютого – виставка ресурсів “Лідери епох. Президенти США”, присвячена Дню Президента.
16 лютого – До місячника афроамериканської історії - перегляд та
обговорення документального фільму “United Tastes of America” (Video
Two. “African American Tastes”)
09 лютого – перегляд фільму “Rebel Without a Cause”.(Jim Stark is the
new kid in town. He has been in trouble elsewhere; that's why his
family has had to move before. Here he hopes to find the love he
doesn't get from his middle-class family. Though he finds some of this
in his relation with Judy, and a form of it in both Plato's adulation
and Ray's real concern for him, Jim must still prove himself to his
peers in switchblade knife fights and "chickie" games in which cars
race toward a seaside cliff. Subtitles: English. Runtime: 111 min.)
02 лютого – До місячника афроамериканської історії - перегляд та
обговорення документального фільму “Freedom. A History of US” (Episode
6. “A War to End Slavery”)
01-28 лютого – виставка ресурсів „Чорні американці: історія та
культура”, присвячена місячнику афроамериканців у США.
26 січня - перегляд фільму “Dirty Rotten Scoundrels”. (Freddy Benson, a
con(fidence) man, lives off women by waking their compassion with
shocking stories about his fake fate. One day in beautiful Beaumont sur
Mer, he meets Lawrence Jamieson, who shares the same passion, works the
rich ladies with the same scheme, but in quite a different league. With
the knowledge of his profession, Freddy forces Lawrence to teach him
high-society behaviour, so that he himself can earn a major living.
When time comes to say goodbye, Freddy decides to stay a little longer.
As there is no way two con men can work a town that small at the same
time, Lawrence and Freddy agree on a settlement: The first one to
extract $50.000 from a young female target wins, the other leaves town.
The sum is no match for Lawrence, the age of the lady no match for
Freddy. Let the games begin! Subtitles: English. Runtime: 110 min.)
17 січня - книжкова виставка-календар „Великий просвітитель, учений,
державний діяч” (До 300-річчя від дня народження Бенджаміна Франкліна)
12 січня– перегляд анімаційного фільму “Pocahontas”. (True to the
spirit of a great Disney classic, this extraordinary film bursts with
music, adventure and colorful fun from “Just Around The Riverbend”!
Along the edgewaters of Virginia, Pocahontas, the free-spirited
daughter of Chief Powhatan, watches as a mysterious shipload of English
settlers arrives, led by the greedy Governor Ratcliffe and the
courageous Captain John Smith. Along with her playful pals, Meeko, a
mischievous raccoon, and feisty hummingbird, Flit, Pocahontas develops
a strong friendship with Captain Smith. But when tensions mount between
their two very different cultures, Pocahontas seeks the lively wisdom
of Grandmother Willow to help her find a way for everyone to live
together in peace. Subtitles: English. Runtime: 81 min.)
12 січня - книжкова виставка-календар „Людина і письменник. Любов до
життя” (До 130-річчя від дня народження Джека Лондона)
01-20 січня - книжкова виставка "Merry Christmas!"