‘Berg Hosts Screening Of Le Grand Voyage
On Wednesday, February 28, 2007 Muhlenberg College will show the film Le Grand Voyage as part of their “Alternate Voices from the Middle East” film and lecture series.Friday, February 16, 2007 01:59 PM
The screening will take place in the Recital Hall, Center for the Arts at 7:00 p.m. and is free and open to the public. Professor Sharon Albert, from the department of religion studies, will lead a discussion after the screening. A reception will follow.
Directed by Ismaël Ferroukhi, Le Grand Voyage is the story of Réda, a young man who lives in the south of France, who, just a few weeks before his college entrance exams, finds himself obligated to drive his father to Mecca. The wide cultural and generational gap between the two is worsened by their lack of communication. Réda finds it hard to accommodate his father, who demands respect for himself and his pilgrimage. From France, through Italy, Serbia, Turkey, Syria, Jordan to Saudi Arabia, the two embark on a road trip that will change their lives.
Alternate Voices from the Middle East is a semester-long series co-sponsored by the Muhlenberg College Center for Ethics and the Faculty Humanities Seminar.
