MIDDLEBURY — The Hirschfield International Film Series continues this spring with four more extraordinary foreign and independent films, screened on Saturdays, at 3 and 8 p.m., in Dana Auditorium on the Middlebury College campus. These screenings are free and open to the public.
Saturday, April 6
Apollo 11
Crafted from a newly discovered trove of 65mm footage, and more than 11,000 hours of uncatalogued audio recordings, “Apollo 11” takes us straight to the heart of NASA’s most celebrated mission — the one that first put men on the moon, and forever made Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin into household names. (93 minutes).
Saturday, April 13
Ash Is Purest White— original title Jiang hu er nü
Qiao is in love with Bin, a local mobster. During a fight between rival gangs, she fires a gun to protect him. Qiao gets five years in prison for this act of loyalty. Upon her release, she goes looking for Bin to pick up where they left off. (137 minutes).
Saturday, April 20
Dogman
In a seaside village on the outskirts of an Italian city, where the only law seems to be survival of the fittest, Marcello is a slight, mild-mannered man who divides his days between working at his modest dog grooming salon, caring for his daughter Alida, and being coerced into the petty criminal schemes of the local bully Simoncino, an ex-boxer who terrorizes the neighborhood. (103 minutes).
Saturday, April 27
Too Late to Die Young— original title Tarde Para Morir Joven
During 1990 in Chile, a small group of families lives in an isolated community right below the Andes, building a new world away from the urban excesses. In this time of change, 16-year-old Sofía and Lucas, and 10-year-old Clara, neighbors in this dry land, struggle with parents, first loves, and fears, as they prepare a big party for New Year’s Eve. (110 minutes).