Enlightenment Guaranteed ("Erleuchtung Garantiert," Germany, 2000)

ICA INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL

SUMMER 2009GLOBAL MEGACITIES

Six films around the world depicting varying aspects of life in a Global Metropolis

WEDNESDAYS , 7:00PM

FILM SYNOPSIS:

Two brothers, Uwe (Uwe Ochsenknecht) and Gustav (Gustav-Peter Wöhler) travel to Japan to sort out the mess of their lives. Their plan is to visit the Sojiji Monastery in Monzen, near Tokyo. On their way there, in a rather literal Buddhist moment, they lose all of their belongings. When they at last make it to the monastery, they find that even there, enlightenment can be elusive.

REMAINING FILM FESTIVAL SCHEDULE:

AUGUST 26

Lagos/Koolhaas (Netherlands, 2002)

Introduction by Laura Hubbard, Center for African Studies

Date and Time:

Wednesday, August 19, 2009. 7:00 PM.
Approximate duration of 2 hour(s).

Location:

Building 200 (Main Quad), Room 002 (Basement) 450 Serra Mall, Stanford University [Map]

URL:

http://ceas.stanford.edu/events/?eventtype=Special%20Event

Audience:

Faculty/Staff
Alumni/Friends
General Public
Students

Category:

Film
International
Arts

Sponsor:

The Ho Center for Buddhist Studies at Stanford, and the Center for East Asian Studies, part of the Division of International Comparative & Area Studies at Stanford University

Contact:

723-3363
hlee17@stanford.edu

Admission:

Free and open to the public.

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Last Modified:

August 11, 2009