Last but not least... THE HUMAN STAIN

Week 1
How far would you go to scape the past?





Based on the novel "The Human Stain"

by Philip Roth.

Director: Robert Benton

Starring: Anthony Hopkins, Nicole Kidman, Ed Harris, Gary Sinise.

Go to http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RzXqXfBlfcM and watch the trailer.

In the "comments" slot below...

Name a film directed/written by Robert Benton;

Name a novel written by Philip Roth;

Name a film starred by

Nicole Kidman;

Anthony Hopkins;

Ed Harris;

Gary Sinise.

Enjoy the film! This is the last (but not least) film we will work on this year!!!

THE VISITOR

Week 2

"The Visitor strings together unlikely events in the lives of a professor and his visitors. Remarkably sincere and touching, the unimaginable events feel natural. Awkward Connecticut economics professor Walter Vale (Richard Jenkins) has essentially checked out from his job, his personality and his life. Walter is forced by circumstance to return to his abandoned New York City apartment. When he returns ..."

The extract above was taken from a viewer's comment at http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0857191/
-Go to this page (scroll down to "user's comment" by author: laraemeadows from United States ),
-read all the comment (to be discussed next class);
-copy and paste the adjectives the author uses to describe the characters, or the actors/actresses' performances;
-add 1 or 2 more adjectives of your own describing each character or their acting.

You may post it on our blog (under "comment") or send it by e-mail to all your classmates.

Next Film - THE VISITOR

Week 1

A college professor travels to New York to attend a conference and finds a young couple living in his apartment.

-Watch the trailer and search for a summary/synopsis of this movie on your favorite Internet movie site.
-Copy and paste the summary here under "comment" or send it to your classmates by e-mail.