Foreign Film: The Story of Adèle H.
(French with English subtitles)

Tuesday, October 20 | 5:00 pm
Student Union Theatre

L’Histoire d’Adèle H. is 1975 film which tells the story of the real-life Adèle Hugo, starring Isabelle Adjani (nominated as Best Actress). Adèle is the daughter of writer Victor Hugo, whose obsessive unrequited love for a naval officer led to her downfall. The film is based on her diaries. (Rated PG-13. 96 minutes.)

Tickets:

Free Admission

Co-presented by the Department of Foreign Languages, as part of the Madness in Art, Literature and Society series

Astronaut Robert “Hoot” Gibson

Tuesday, October 20 | 7:30 pm
Columbia Theatre

From light piston aircraft to thundering World War II fighters to supersonic jets to the space shuttle, Robert “Hoot” Gibson has flown 108 types of flying machines so far. A graduate of California Polytechnic State University with a degree in aeronautical engineering, and of the Naval Fighter Weapons School, this “topgun” has won countless military awards, including the Distinguished Flying Cross. With NASA, Gibson participated in five space flights, including the Columbia, the Atlantis and the Endeavor and has completed a total of 36 1/2 days in space. He was recently featured on the cover of the Smithsonian’s Air & Space magazine.

Tickets:

Free Admission

This presentation is made possible by generous support from the Leon Ford Family Foundation in cooperation with the Center for Southeast Louisiana Studies.