{"id":8467,"date":"2015-04-10T16:51:27","date_gmt":"2015-04-10T20:51:27","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/sites.scranton.edu\/library\/?p=8467"},"modified":"2016-07-20T16:02:09","modified_gmt":"2016-07-20T20:02:09","slug":"the-international-film-series-presents-the-visitor","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sites.scranton.edu\/library\/2015\/04\/10\/the-international-film-series-presents-the-visitor\/","title":{"rendered":"The International Film Series Presents \u201dThe Visitor\u201d"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure id=\"attachment_8468\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-8468\" style=\"width: 200px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><a href=\"http:\/\/sites.scranton.edu\/library\/files\/2015\/04\/The-visitor0024796.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-8468 size-medium\" src=\"http:\/\/sites.scranton.edu\/library\/files\/2015\/04\/The-visitor0024796-200x300.jpg\" alt=\"The visitor0024796\" width=\"200\" height=\"300\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-8468\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Image courtesy of Starz Media.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Please join us on Tuesday May 12<sup>th<\/sup> at 7 p.m. in the Moskovitz Theater in The DeNaples Center for a free presentation of \u201cThe Visitor\u201d. \u201cThe Visitor\u201d tells the story of an economics professor, Walter Vale, who after losing his wife has lost his passion for teaching. When Walter&#8217;s college sends him to a conference in Manhattan, he is surprised to discover that a young couple has moved into his seldom-used apartment in the city. Tricked in a real estate scam, the couple, Tarek and Zainab, have nowhere to go. Walter allows the couple to stay in his apartment and unexpectedly develops a connection to them that invigorates his mundane life.\u00a0 When Tarek is arrested and taken to a detention center, Walter is compelled to help which gives new focus to his life.<\/p>\n<p>A New York Times Critics Pick, \u201cThe Visitor\u201d is directed by Tom McCarthy and stars Richard Jenkins. \u201cThe Visitor\u201d is in English.<\/p>\n<p>This film is open to faculty, staff, students, and the public. 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