Films in UD's Fall 2001 International Film Series will feature characters ranging from a young boy dealing with the death of a friend to a nurse in a psychiatric hospital befriended by a low-level crook. All of the 35-mm films in the free, public series are scheduled at 7:30 p.m., on Sundays, in the Trabant University Center Theatre.

Films scheduled this fall include:

Ratcatcher, on Oct. 14, is a Scottish film about a young boy who is haunted by the death of his friend, in this coming-of-age story set in Glasgow, Scotland, during the 1973 sanitation strike.

Faat Kine, on Oct. 21, is a Senegalese comedy from Ousmane Sembene, who is considered the father of the African cinema. The film centers on a vibrant woman who manages a gas station while dealing with the unworthy men in her life.

The Day I Became a Woman (Roozi khe zan shodam), on Oct. 28, is an Iranian film, directed by Marziyeh Meshkini, and based on a screenplay by Mohsen Makhmalbaf (Gabbeh), presenting three stories about Islamic women that range from the realistic to the surreal.

The Road Home (Wo de fu qin mu qin), on Nov. 4, is a Chinese film from Zhang Yimou that opens with a man returning to his native village upon the death of his father.

The Widow of St. Pierre, on Nov. 11, is an ironic French film about a condemned prisoner, awaiting the delivery of a guillotine, who becomes a valued member of the community under the tutelage of a garrison commander and his wife.

The Princess and the Warrior (Der Krieger und die Kaiserin), on Nov. 18, is a German film, directed by Tom Tykwer, and starring Franka Potente. It tells the story of a nurse in a psychiatric hospital who finds her life inextricably linked to a small-time crook who saves her life.

For information, call 831-4066 or visit [http://www.english.udel. edu/ifs/].