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MARCH 2011

Cinema & Brain Week

The  human brain is the  origin of all the remarkable human capabilities, giving rise to creativity, thought, movement, love, and curiosity - it is also at the core of many debilitating diseases. Increased understanding of these multifaceted aspects of brain function can be provided only by creating the environment for cross-level inquiry among diverse types of scientists. The Brain Awareness Week project by Edmond and Lily Safra Center for Brain Sciences and The Jerusalem Cinematheque achieves this by strengthening the bonds between the community and the academy.
     

Istvan Szabo Retrospective

Director Istvan Szabo is the most prominent and esteemed Hungarian director, and the only Hungarian to have received an Oscar. He began his career in the 1960s, moving to feature films in the 1970s. The films he made then dealt with issues that pertained to his generations and the historical events that occurred in Hungary at the time. He received international acknowledgment with his epic trilogy about the history of Europe in the first half of the 20th century.

     

Scared to Death

Hollywood knows how to turn terrorism into entertainment. It unpacks the hurt lockers, the shock, terror; they soothe the fear of death, spreading star dust on it. Presenting terrorism as the mythological war between good and bad oversimplifies the ethical issues of this matter.

Saturday with Simon and Garfunkel

The Graduate - A 1960 social satire dealing with the generation gap in American society

Simon and Garfunkel: Songs of America - This 60-minute-special, made in 1969, follows Simon and Garfunkel at the height of their success

The Harmony Game: The Making of Bridge Over Troubled Water

Irish Film Week

This year's Irish Film Week offers audiences the best of contemporary Irish cinema. The opening film, Ian Power's uplifting drama The Runway, inspired by a true story, is seen through the eyes of nine-year-old Paco, who believes his absent father is Spanish.