Two French classics and one of the most multi-

awarded films of 2004. That describes the

movies to be shown at Titus Brandsma Center on
March 19. Screenings are free of charge and will
start at 1 PM.

MADAME DE... (1953)

("The Earrings of Madame de...)
by Max Ophuls
105 minutes

Remember Danielle Darrieux in Francois Ozon's

"8 Women"? She, along with Charles Boyer and
(Italian filmmaker) Vittorio De Sica, are at the
centerpiece of Ophuls' study of social constraints
and look at the dazzling but hollow existence of
Frenchmen at the
turn-of-the-century Paris. The movie shows how
a pair of diamond earrings affect certain people
after it's being pawned.

STORY OF WOMEN (1988)

by Claude Chabrol
110 minutes

The French counterpart of Alfred Hitchcock is in

top form in this feature. His favorite actress,
Isabelle Huppert, also gave one of her most
memorable performances. The theme has
striking resonance to current events. Huppert
plays Marie-Louise Giraud, who build a thriving
career as an abortionist in Vichy France - and
becomes the last of her sex to be guillotined in
her country.

MARIA FULL OF GRACE (US-Colombia, 2004)

by Joshua Marston
101 minutes

The long list of accolades and the Oscar

nomination of Carolina Sandino Moreno say it all
but there's more (as its poster show) to the tale of
an impoverished lass who agrees to be a "drug
mule" in able gain a better life.

Visit our website (www.pelikula-

titusbrandsma.ph) or
call Jofti (726-6054), Maxie (751-1169) or Eric
(364-7955) for more details.