Films from far away provide WCAA’s winter fare

HONESDALE, PA — The Wayne County Arts Alliance (WCAA) Festival has started its 2008 Monday Night Cinema program, hosted at Cinema 6 in Honesdale, PA. The next screening, on Monday, January 21, will be a French double feature of “La Jetee,” (1962), directed by Chris Marker and “Blood of a Poet,” (1929) directed by Jean Cocteau. On Monday, January 28 there will be a showing of Swedish director Ingmar Bergman’s “The Seventh Seal” (1957).

Funded in part through a Villaume Foundation grant, WCAA’s Monday Night Cinema brings Wayne County a variety of classic, foreign and independent films. Showtime is at 8:15 p.m., and curator Ted Malakin will provide a brief overview of each film. Following the movie, there is a discussion, giving audience members the opportunity to explore the meaning and creative process of film as a modern art form.

The suggested donation is $5 per person, and the donation goes to support WCAA’s community programs.

Movies screened on subsequent Mondays will include “Persona,” “Orpheus” and “Swept Away.”

For information on the program or other WCAA upcoming events, check out the current events page at waynecountyartsalliance.org or call 253-6850.