International Film Series Wraps up Semester April 20

The Jake Erhardt International Film Series concludes its season with the film Chi bi (Red Cliff) Tuesday, April 20, at 7 p.m. in the Sebastian Mueller Theater in the McKelvey Campus Center.

The event is free and open to the public. Westminster film studies students will introduce the film and lead a discussion following the showing.

The 2008 film won numerous awards, including: Best Visual Effects at the Asian Film Awards; Best Art Direction, Best Costume & Make Up Design, Best Original Film Score, Best Sound Design, and Best Visual Effects at the Hong Kong Film Awards; and the Readers' Choice Award for Best Foreign Language Film at the Mainichi Film Concours.

In the final days of the Han Dynasty, Prime Minister Cao Cao convinced Emperor Han the only way to unite all of China was to declare war on the kingdoms of Xu and East Wu, who formed an unlikely alliance. Numerous battles of strength and wit ensued, culminating in the battle of Red Cliff, which changed the course of Chinese history.

The International Film Series is named in honor of its founder, Dr. Jacob Erhardt, professor of German emeritus at Westminster College. 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 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.

Contact Dr. Deborah Mitchell, Westminster associate professor of English and coordinator of the film series, at (724) 946-7030 or e-mail dmitchel@westminster.edu for more information.

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