MCC Retired Adult Program to explore Italian films
Adults 50 and older who enjoy movies and are curious about Italian films and the directors of those films may join the Retired Adult Program at McHenry County College this fall for its Italian Film Director lecture series.
RAP is a membership-based, noncredit program dedicated to adults ages 50 and older who are active, curious and serious about continually learning. The cost for a one-year membership is $25, and you must be a member to register for most classes.
To register for any class or to become a RAP member, course ID NRA C01 001, call the MCC Registration Office at (815) 455-8588. For more information, call Cindy Kearns at (815) 479-7605.
The Italian Film Directors series will feature lectures on great film directors from postwar Italy. These Italian film director lectures are scheduled:
Ÿ The September lecture series will focus on Vittorio De Sica and Roberto Rossellini. This lecture takes place from 1 to 4 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 10 in Room B168-169. Cost is $18. Use course ID:NRA S64 001 when registering. Director Vittorio De Sica's films: “Shoeshine,” “The Bicycle Thief,” “Umberto D.,” and “The Garden of the Finzi-Contini.” Director Roberto Rossellini's films: “Rome: Open City,” “Flowers of St. Francis” and “Voyage to Italy.”
Ÿ The October lecture will feature Luchino Visconti and Federico Fellini from 1 to 4 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 8 in Room B168-169. Cost is $18. Use course ID NRA S65 001 when registering. Director Luchino Visconti's films: “The Leopard,” “Rocco and his Brothers,” and “Senso.” Director Federico Fellini's films: “I Vitelloni,” “Ginger and Fred,” “La Dolce Vita,” “8½,” and “Satyricon.”
Ÿ The November lecture highlights Francesco Rosi and Michelangelo Antonioni from 1 to 4 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 19 in Room B168-169. Cost is $18. Use course ID NRA S66 001. Director Francesco Rosi's films: “Christ Stopped at Eboli,” “Three Brothers,” “The Truce,” and “Hands Across the City.” Director Michelangelo Antonioni's films: “The Passenger,” “Blow-Up,” “L'Avventura,” “Story of a Love Affair,” and “Zabriskie Point.”