Friday, Oct. 12th
7 p.m.
Radio-Television Building, Room 251
Joan of Arc of Mongolia (1989, 165m)
Ulrike Ottinger's epic adventure traces a fantastic encounter between two different worlds. Seven western women travelers meet abroad the sumptuous, meticulously reconstructed Trans-Siberian Express, a rolling museum of European culture. Suddenly ambushed by a band of Mongol horsewomen, the company is abducted to the plains of Inner Mongolia and embark on a fantastic camel ride across the magnificent countryside. (1989, 165 minutes)
The underground film series is sponsored by Indiana University's Department of Communication and Culture. All screenings are on alternating Fridays at 7 p.m. in room 251 of the Radio-TV building on the IU campus. All screenings are free and open to the public, and free parking is ample in the lot adjacent to the building, provided you clearly display an underground flyer on the dashboard of your vehicle.
