FILM: Abendland

Summary: An observational film about a continent at night. Europe, that often somewhat self-obsessively sees itself as the crown of human civilization, is presented here in an assemblage of images of work, leisure, worship and death. Western standards of living, prosperity, and the urge to exclude others are at the core of Geyrhalter's cinematic essay about the West and the structures that reinforce its exclusiveness.

Students are free with valid university or high school ID, $4 for all others. Tickets are available at the Varsity Theatre Box Office.

Location: Varsity Theatre, 123 E. Franklin Street, Downtown Chapel Hill.

Sponsors: UNC Department of Germanic and Slavic Languages and Literatures; UNC Center for European Studies; Austrian Cultural Forum, Washington