The University of Delaware’s Spring 2002 International Film Series begins March 3 with screenings at 7:30 p.m., Sundays, in the Trabant University Center Theatre, on Main Street in Newark.

All of the 35 mm films are free and open to the public. Foreign-language films are shown with subtitles.

Eight films are scheduled this spring:

• “Mulholland Drive,” on March 3, is the Oscar-nominated American comedy about a small-town Nancy Drew in Hollywood, starring Naomi Watts.
  
  
• ‘The Taste of Others,” on March 10, is a French comedy about the relationships of a dog named Flucky. Winner of four French Cesar Awards in 2001, this film was nominated for an Oscar as best foreign film.
  
  
• “Djomeh,” on March 17, is an Iranian film about an Afghani émigré to rural Iran and the cultural constraints on his efforts to woo a woman he wishes to marry. This film was winner of the Camera d’Or at Cannes in 2000.
  
  
• “In the Mood for Love,’ on March 24, is a Chinese film starring Tony Leung and Maggie Cheung. Set in 1962 Hong Kong, the two stars play neighbors who discover that their spouses are having an affair.
  
  
• “Dark Days,” on April 14, is an American documentary that won three awards at the Sundance Film Festival. The film documents the daily lives of tunnel dwellers over two years when director Marc Singer lived under New York’s Penn Station.
  
  
• “Va Savoir,” on April 21, is the latest film from New Wave French auteur Jacques Rivette and details the couplings and uncouplings of a Pirandello theatre group and the people they meet during a stint in Paris.
  
  
• “Amelie,” on April 28, is the French box office sensation about a young woman who brings happiness to others in a fancifully indirect fashion. This film was just nominated for five Oscars, including best foreign language film.
  
  
• “Bread and Tulips,” on May 5, is an Italian-Swiss film about a middle-aged housewife who comes alive in Venice when she takes a vacation from her family. This film is the winner of nine of Italy’s David Awards, including best picture, best actor, best actress and best director.

The film series is sponsored by the Faculty Senate Committee on Cultural Activities and Public Events, the Office of the Provost, the University Honors Program and the English department’s film program.

For more information on the series, call (302) 831-4066 or visit the web site at [http://www.English.udel.edu/ifs/].

Feb. 28, 2002