Foreign Language Film Series Concludes                    

News Release

CONTACT:  Randall Oldaker, WVU Parkersburg Assistant Professor of German and English, (304) 424-8246.

The fourth and final film of West Virginia University at Parkersburg’s Foreign Language Film Series will feature Claude Berri’s "Germinal," at 7 p.m., Friday, April 14, in Room C102 of the Caperton Center for Applied Technology.

Starring French actor Gerard Depardieu, the film is based on the famous novel by Emile Zola. This is a magnificent, gripping and passionate film that glows with humanity. It is the riveting story of a terrible miners’ strike which destroys a family but which gives promise to future generations. This epic masterpiece has the emotional immediacy of today’s news and will speak to the hearts and minds of all West Virginians who know the state’s struggles in the coal industry.

The film presentation is free and open to the public. Due to limited seating, those planning to attend are asked to pick up a free ticket in the college’s Humanities Division Office. A discussion will follow the film.

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