HARPUR CINEMA SCREENINGS AT BU

-THE WEDDING DOLL (April 8 & 10) This 2015 Israeli film tells the story of a young woman named Hagit who has a mild mental disability and a romantic vision of the world outside of her protective mother’s protective hold. She works in a toilet paper factory and makes tiny figurines of girls with dresses made using toilet paper. Hagit is also in love with her manager’s son Omri, although she does not fully perceive the reality of her situation and the limitations placed on her by social stigma. Set in a small town in the Negev desert, the film is laid against the vast desert landscape, flattened into shallow focus for a clean cinematic effect.

-8 1/2 (April 15 & 17) 8 1/2 is the renowned Italian director and screenwriter Federico Fellini’s most influential film, consistently hailed one of the greatest films of all time. Marcello Mastroianni plays Guido, a stumped film director thought to represent Fellini’s filmmaker alter ego. The film weaves between reality and his fantasy, as he falters before a fumbling production and an equally perturbing personal life, giving off the rambling feeling of Guido’s confusion in spite of its extremely tightly structured form. Fellini displays keen understanding of his medium, prioritizing the image over ideas and story.

Harpur Cinema screenings take place at 7:30 on Friday and Sunday in Lecture Hall 6 at Binghamton University. Admission costs $4.