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Films from Madagascar at the National Museum of African Art, Washington, D.C. In celebration of Asian Pacific American Heritage Month and in conjunction with the new exhibition Gifts and Blessings: The Textile Arts of Madagascar, the museum offers two extraordinary films from Madagascar. Doors open at 6:30 p.m.; all programs are free (seating is first-come, first-served). Thursday, May 2, 7 p.m., lecture hall, level 2 Quand les Etoiles Rencontrent la Mer (When the Stars Meet the Sea) Director Raymond Rajaonarivelo presents the tale of a boy born during a solar eclipse - a darkly portentous sign. He is saved from death by a childless young woman and raised in a city far from his home, but yearns to return to his village to know his true parents. His return, although offering love instead of vengeance, unleashes cataclysmic forces "...when the stars meet the sea." (1996, color, 85 min., French and Malagasy with English subtitles) Thursday, May 16, 7 p.m., lecture hall, level 2 Angano... Angano... Tales from Madagascar The award-winning Malagasy/French/Brazilian documentary by Cesar Paes presents venerable but unmistakably contemporary storytellers who recount the founding myths of Malagasy culture - the creation of man and woman, the origins of rice cultivation, and the reasons for animal sacrifice. The film's real "star," however, is the oral tradition itself (1989, color, 64 min., French and Malagasy with English subtitles). --- You are currently subscribed to african-cinema-conference as: [archive@jab.org] To unsubscribe, forward this message to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
