Curtain to rise on major film festival.THE curtain will go up on a major international film festival being held in Bahrain this weekend. Reflections will showcase award-winning movies in several languages, including Malayalam, Kannada, Arabic, Mandarin, Korean, German and Farsi with English subtitles sub·ti·tle n. 1. A secondary, usually explanatory title, as of a literary work. 2. A printed translation of the dialogue of a foreign-language film shown at the bottom of the screen. tr.v. . The six-day event is being organised by Prerna Bahrain in association with the Kannada Sangha sangha: see Buddhism. sangha Buddhist monastic order, traditionally composed of four groups: monks, nuns, laymen, and laywomen. Established by the Buddha, it is the world's oldest body of celibate clerics. Bahrain and will be held at the expatriate's club in Manama. Bahrain Cinema Club founder and chairman Yousif Fulath will open the event at 7pm on Friday. This will be followed by the presidential address by Sangha president Austin Santhosh and a special screening of the short film 360 Degrees, shot in Bahrain. The 10-minute film is directed and written by Suresh Karunakaran and depicts individuals and groups breaking away from mainstream society, alienated al·ien·ate tr.v. al·ien·at·ed, al·ien·at·ing, al·ien·ates 1. To cause to become unfriendly or hostile; estrange: alienate a friend; alienate potential supporters by taking extreme positions. by a lack of social values and misguided by radical elements. An Indian film will be screened at 8pm and is called Dweepa Aka (The Island). The Kannada language Kannada language formerly Kanarese language Dravidian language, the official language of the Indian state of Karnataka. It is spoken by more than 33 million people in Karnataka; an additional 11 million Indians may speak it as a second language. movie is directed by Girish Kasaravalli and written by Norbet D'Souza. It deals with the raging issue of building dams and the displacement of natives. On Saturday, at 8.30pm, the South Korean movie 3-Iron, directed and written by Kim Ki-duk, will be screened The plot is a silent love affair between a battered wife and a respectful intruder An attacker that gains, or tries to gain, unauthorized access to a system. See attacker, intrusion and IDS. . On Sunday, the German movie directed by Werner Herzog and written by Bram Stoker and Herzog, Nosferatu The Vampyre will be screened at 8pm. The film is a remake of Bram Stoker's Dracula and traces the blood-sucking progress of the count as he takes over a small German village, then attempts to spread his influence and activities to the rest of the world. The Mandarin movie The Road Home is to be screened on Monday at 8pm. The film is about a son who arranges for the burial of his father at his mothers request, as the touching story of his parents' courtship unfolds. In the days of arranged marriages he learns that theirs was the first based on love. It is directed by Zhang Yimou Zhang Yimou (born Nov. 14, 1950, Xi'an, China) Chinese film director. He began his film career as a cinematographer, and his work for Chen Kaige's The Yellow Earth (1983) helped launch the “Fifth Generation,” filmmakers who brought back sensuality and emotion and written by Bao Shi. The Persian movie Buddha Collapsed Out of Shame, directed by Hana Makhmalbaf This article may contain original research or unverified claims. Please help Wikipedia by adding references. See the for details. This article has been tagged since September 2007. , will be screened on Tuesday at 8pm. It explores the fundamentalist fundamentalist An investor who selects securities to buy and sell on the basis of fundamental analysis. Compare technician. Taliban regime through the eyes of children too young to fully understand it but old enough to feel its impact on their lives. The Malayalam language Malayalam language Dravidian language spoken by more than 36 million people mainly in the Indian state of Kerala. Malayalam is closely related to Tamil, from which it is estimated to have separated about the 10th century AD. movie Pulijanmam, directed by Priyanandanan and written by N Prabhakaran and N Sasidharan, will be shown on May 27 at 8pm. The film tells the story of contemporary society through the eyes of an activist, who is there to speak for the public, their problems and their undertakings. The festival's closing ceremony, on May 28, will include screening of Bahraini film-maker Bassam Al Thawadi's Arabic movie A Bahraini Tale at 8pm, that runs for one hour and 36 minutes. Set during the Arab-Israeli war of 1967, this epic drama is both the story of a middle-class Bahraini family and an account of the hopes and faith the Arab world “Arab States” redirects here. For the political alliance, see Arab League. The Arab World (Arabic: العالم العربي; Transliteration: al-`alam al-`arabi) stretches from the Atlantic Ocean in the had in Jamal Abdul Nasser as its leader. Mr Al Thawadi will also address the audience at the ceremony. Entrance is free and open to all. For more details on the festival call 36616857, 39304316 or e-mail preranabahrain@gmail.com Copyright 2009 Gulf Daily News Provided by Syndigate.info an Albawaba.com company |
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