Europa, Europa

Written and Directed by Agnieszka Holland, Starring Solomon Perel, Marco Hofschneider, René Hofschneider, Julie Delpy: 1990, 112 min, R (In German with English subtitles).

Based on the 1989 autobiography of Solomon Perel, a German Jewish boy who escaped the Holocaust by masquerading as an elite "Aryan" German, Holland earned a Best Screenplay Oscar nomination. (In German with English subtitles).

The College of Arts and Letters Film Series puts the craft of writing front and center with its Fall 2014 series “The Screenwriter: Oscar Winning and Nominated Screenplays – Adapted from Another Medium.” The free film series screens every Tuesday night from August 26, 2014 to December 2.

Before each screening, local film experts will contribute an introduction, while Helford and Donnelly lead the post-screening conversation.