World Wide Wayne November 20, 2008

The second annual Westerns of the World International Film Festival: “World Wide Wayne,” a project of the American West Center and the Salt Lake City Film Center, will screen a series of seven films from China, Japan, the former Soviet Union, and the United States examining the relationships among American film icon John Wayne, the greater cultural meaning of the American cowboy’s western ethos, and the impact that ethos has had on U.S. international cultural relations. Extensive audience discussions led by a selection of humanities scholars will follow each screening.
s:
Thursday, November 20
7:00 pm – Opening Lecture
8:00 pm – Back to Bataan (1945 – Wayne in the Philippines)
Friday, November 21
7:00 pm – The Searchers (1956 – Wayne in the United States)
9:15 pm – Ashes of Time (2004 – China)
Saturday, November 22
11:00 am – The Barbarian and the Geisha (1958 – Wayne in Japan)
1:00 pm – Tokyo Godfathers (2003 – Japan)
Sunday, November 23
1:00 pm – The Green Berets (1968 – Wayne & Vietnam)
3:45 pm – White Sun of the Desert (1970 – USSR)