{"id":4297,"date":"2011-11-03T14:15:14","date_gmt":"2011-11-03T18:15:14","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/wmlinfospot.wordpress.com\/?p=4297"},"modified":"2016-07-20T16:08:22","modified_gmt":"2016-07-20T20:08:22","slug":"the-foreign-film-series-presents-helena-from-the-wedding","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sites.scranton.edu\/library\/2011\/11\/03\/the-foreign-film-series-presents-helena-from-the-wedding\/","title":{"rendered":"The Foreign Film Series Presents Helena from the Wedding"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/sites.scranton.edu\/library\/files\/2011\/11\/helena_posterfnl1.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-4298 aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/sites.scranton.edu\/library\/files\/2011\/11\/helena_posterfnl1.jpg?w=707\" alt=\"\" width=\"330\" height=\"479\" \/><\/a>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Photo courtesy of Film Movement.<\/p>\n<p>The Foreign Film Series goes domestic this month with the presentation of the dramatic comedy <em>Helena from the Wedding <\/em>on Friday November 18, 2011 at 7:00 P.M. in Room 305 of the Weinberg Memorial Library.\u00a0 \u00a0Professor Sheli McHugh will lead a discussion following the film.<\/p>\n<p>Written and directed by \u00a0Joseph Infantolino \u00a0<em>Helena from<\/em> <em>the Wedding<\/em> is described by Film Movement as the story of Alex (Lee Tergesen) and Alice (Melanie Lynskey) who are hosting a New Year&#8217;s Eve party for their closest friends at a remote cabin in the mountains. \u00a0But when the other couples arrive in various states of discord, their hopes for a relaxing weekend are quickly thrown out the window. The tensions in the cabin are compounded when Alice&#8217;s friends bring along a surprise guest &#8211; the very young and very beautiful Helena (Gillian Jacobs). As the New Year creeps closer and closer, Alex and Alice must keep the evening from spiraling out of control.<\/p>\n<p align=\"center\">\n<p>This event is open to faculty, staff, students and the public, however seating is limited, so please contact Sharon Finnerty at (570) 941-6330 or <a href=\"mailto:finnertys2@scranton.edu\">finnertys2@scranton.edu<\/a> for reservations.<\/p>\n<p>Doors open at 6:30 P.M.; the film begins at 7:00 P.M.\u00a0 Light refreshments will be served.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<!-- AddThis Advanced Settings generic via filter on the_content --><!-- AddThis Share Buttons generic via filter on the_content -->","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Photo courtesy of Film Movement. 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