RADNOR, Pa. (Jan. 9, 2013) – On Friday, Jan. 25, 2013, Paul Wright, Ph.D., associate professor of English at Cabrini College and an expert on media studies, will discuss Akira Kurosawa’s 1950 masterpiece film “Rashomon” prior to a screening of the film at the Barnes Foundation (2025 Benjamin Franklin Parkway, Philadelphia).
A discussion also will follow the screening, which begins at 5:30 p.m.
A member of the Bryn Mawr Film Institute Advisory Council, Wright teaches courses on famed film directors such as Martin Scorcese, the Coen Brothers, Clint Eastwood, and the aforementioned Kurosawa.
Set in feudal Japan, “Rashomon” is a tense exploration of the nature of truth and the meaning of justice, centering on four accounts of a bandit’s attack on a married couple.
Tickets are $20 ($15 for Barnes Foundation members). Note: tickets do not grant admission to the museum, which is open until 10 p.m. on Fridays.
About Cabrini University
Founded in 1957 by the Missionary Sisters of the Sacred Heart of Jesus, Cabrini University is a Catholic institution that empowers students to become advocates of social change through an Education of the Heart, focusing on academic excellence, community engagement, and leadership development.
Cabrini enrolls approximately 1,300 undergraduates in more than 35 majors, pre-professional programs, concentrations, and minors on its serene 112-acre campus located 30 minutes from Philadelphia. The University also enrolls 900 students in graduate, doctoral, and professional studies programs at its main campus in Radnor, PA, and at five off-campus locations.