Film Screening by US Embassy

06 & 13 Aug, 2 – 4 pm
American Center

US Embassy cordially invites you to the film screenings of Breaking Away and American Teen in early August.

Free Entry

Film Show: Breaking Away
Time: Fri 06 Aug, 2 – 4 pm

This charming, Academy Award winner (1979, Screenplay) cycles high on comedy as four friends come to terms with life after high school. When top-notch cyclist Dave (Dennis Christopher) learns that the world’s bicycling champions are always Italian, he attempts to turn himself into an Italian, driving his parents (Barbara Barrie, Paul Dooley) crazy. But everything changes after he meets the Italian racing team-an encounter that ultimately leads him and his friends (Dennis Quaid, Daniel Stern, Jackie Earle Haley) to challenge the local college boys in the town’s annual bike race.

Film Show: American Teen
Time: Fri 13 Aug, 2 – 4 pm

Documentary following the lives of four teenagers –a jock, the popular girl, the artsy girl and the geek– in one small town in Indiana through their senior year of high school. We see the insecurities, the cliques, the jealousies, the first loves and heartbreaks, and the struggle to make profound decisions about the future. Filming daily for ten months, filmmaker Nanette Burstein developed a deep understanding of her subjects. The result is a film that goes beyond the enduring stereotypes of high school to render complex young people trying to find their way into adulthood.

Please visit American center website to register to participate.