The "Window on America" Center (Dnipropetrovsk, Ukraine) was visited by the group of National Metallurgical Academy of Ukraine students majoring in English language studies.
The group was accompanied by the English language lecturer – Mrs. Alexandra Myrgorodskaya.
The WOA Center premises were used as a site for an out-of-class training session. The freshmen continued to watch and discuss an American movie Little Women (1994).
The movie based on Louisa May Alcott's autobiographical novel account of her life with her three sisters in Concord Mass in the 1860s. With their father fighting in the civil war, the sisters: Jo, Meg, Amy and Beth are at home with their mother – a very outspoken women for her time. The story is of how the sisters grow up, find love and find their place in the world.
Ms. Alexandra Myrgorodskaya stopped the film on a regular basis to explain to the students American idioms and cultural phenomena presented in the movie. She also asked questions on the content of the film to check the students’ comprehension.
Number of participants – 7.
«Wednesday Movie Club» / «Кіноклуб по середах» –
Window on America center Dnipropetrovsk, Ukraine offered screening of the film Little Women with Susan Sarandon, Winona Ryder, Kirsten Dunst starring.
Little Women is a 1994 American drama film directed by Gillian Armstrong. The screenplay by Robin Swicord is based on the Louisa May Alcott novel of the same name. It is the fifth feature film adaptation of the Alcott classic, following silent versions released in 1917 and 1918, a 1933 George Cukor-directed release, a 1949 adaptation by Mervyn LeRoy, and a 1978 adaptation by Gordon Hessler. It was released exclusively on December 21, 1994, and was released wide on December 25, 1994, by Columbia Pictures.
Plot: Louisa May Alcott's autobiographical account of her life with her three sisters in Concord Mass in the 1860s. With their father fighting in the civil war, the sisters: Jo, Meg, Amy and Beth are at home with their mother - a very outspoken women for her time. The story is of how the sisters grow up, find love and find their place in the world.
After the screening the club members had an emotional discussion about the film.
Number of participants – 13.
“Wednesday Movie Club” - «The story that has Lived in our hearts For generations, Now comes to the screen For the holidays».
At the Window on America center in Dnipropetrovsk the film Little Women (1994) was presented to all who wish to improve their language skills.
Plot: The March sisters live and grow in post-Civil War America. With their father away fighting in the Civil War, Jo, Meg, Beth and Amy grow up with their mother in somewhat reduced circumstances. They are a close family who inevitably have their squabbles and tragedies. But the bond holds even when, later, men friends start to become a part of the household.
Director: Gillian Armstrong
Writers: Louisa May Alcott (novel), Robin Swicord (screenplay)
Stars: Winona Ryder, Kirsten Dunst, Claire Danes
The number of visitors – 5 persons.
