Charlize Theron and director Niki Caro tell us about their new movie, “North Country.” Then, French film legend Isabelle Huppert tells us about her retrospective at MoMA, and we’ll hear about a Medieval musical battle over chanting styles. Finally, we’ll look at how diplomacy is impacting relief efforts for earthquake survivors in the disputed territory of Kashmir.
North Country
Academy Award winner Charlize Theron is the star of “North Country,” the latest film from director Niki Caro (“Whale Rider”). The film follows the struggles of a single mom who fights for fair working conditions in Northern Minnesota’s iron mines.
» “North Country” film website
» “North Country” film website
Chant Wars
Benjamin Bagby of the Sequentia vocal ensemble tells us about a new CD of Medieval chants. Many of the recordings are the first known performances of these pieces since the Middle Ages. The album, Chant Wars, reveals the musical battle waged over ninth century chanting styles.
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The Promised Life
Isabelle Huppert is the subject of a 26-film retrospective at MoMA and a photography exhibit at P.S.1., and she’s making her New York stage debut at the Brooklyn Academy of Music in 4:48 Psychose. She’ll tell us about these projects, as well as her latest movie: “Gabrielle.”
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Relief Efforts
Hundreds of thousands of people are contending with the devastating earthquake in Central Asia. Many of the survivors are still without food, water, medicine, or shelter. Ambassador S. Azmat Hassan, senior faculty associate at Seton Hall University’s Whitehead School of Diplomacy and International Relations, tells us how diplomacy is impacting ...

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