The Best of Yugoslav Cinema: The Birch Tree

Wednesday, September 11, 2019, 6:30 pm
Still from The Birch Tree of carriage led by horses followed by line of people
This satire of traditional peasant mentality, in the form of a painful love story, is set in 1920s Croatia. Directed by Ante Babaja. 1967. Free.
Location: 
Fine Arts Building, Coppola Theatre
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School of Cinema
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School of Cinema
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School of Cinema
E-mail: 
cinedept@sfsu.edu
Phone: 
415-338-1629
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The School of Cinema opens its The Best of Yugoslav Cinema course to the public on Wednesday evenings this fall. The screenings showcase the most memorable works of some of the most significant directors from the 1960s to the 2000s. All films shown with English subtitles. Featured as Cinema 307, the course is taught by Professor Steven Kovacs.