Posted on Friday, November 17, 2006
The Jake Erhardt International Film Series continues with a French film, "To Be and To Have," Tuesday, Dec. 5, at 7 p.m. in the Sebastian Mueller Theater of the McKelvey Campus Center.
"This film, directed by Nicolas Philibert, takes place in a contemporary one-room schoolhouse where dedicated George Lopez teaches children of all ages," said Dr. Deborah Mitchell, associate professor of English and film studies and coordinator of this event. "Education majors will love this film, as the director beautifully captures the small moments and day-to-day events in a child's life that lead to self-discovery."
The International Film Series was named in honor of its founder, Dr. Jacob Erhardt, Westminster College professor emeritus of German. Erhardt, who taught at Westminster from 1968 until his retirement in 2004, served as chair of his department from 1970-1986, was named the Language Educator of the Year in 1989 by the Pennsylvania State Modern Languages Association, translated into English Robert Reitzel's Adventures of a Greenhorn, and was recognized by the National Endowment for the Humanities as an outstanding member.
The event, which is part of a four-film series, is free and open to the public.
Contact Mitchell at (724) 946-7030 or e-mail mailto:dmitchel@westminster.edu for more information.
