March 5, 2009

A viewing of the Italian film "The Way We Laughed," scheduled for March 17 by the UAB Foreign Film Series, has been canceled. It will be replaced with the 2008 Italian film "Days and Clouds" at 8 p.m. Tuesday, March 31, at the Mary Culp Hulsey Recital Hall, 950 13th St. S. Admission is free to the public. Call 205-934-4652 for more details.

"Days and Clouds," directed by Silvio Soldini, tells the story of a well-to-do sophisticated couple, Elsa and Michele. They have a 20-year-old daughter, Alice, and enough money for Elsa to leaver her job and fulfill an old dream of studying art history. After she graduates, however, their lives change. Michele confesses he hasn't worked in two months and was fired by the company he founded years ago. Elsa overcomes her initial shock by pouring extra energy into facing the crisis while Michele, exhausted by an unsuccessful job hunt, lets himself go, alternating between vivacity and apathy. The growing distance between them eventually leads to a break-up. Only when they part will they realize that they risk losing their most precious possession: the love that binds them.