The one film that immediately comes to mind is "Rudy." While a good film, I don't know that it meets your metropolitan criterion however. Having lived very briefly in South Bend, Indiana, one thing Notre Dame is not is metropolitan. Good luck. --- Chris Perrius <[log in to unmask]> wrote: > Could any one recommend films for a campus film > series highlighting upward > mobility narratives, especially those in which a > working-class character > attends college (e.g., Good Will Hunting, Educating > Rita)? We're looking > for films about "scholarship boys" and girls, > literacy acquisition, moving > to the metropolitan center, that treat personal and > cultural conflicts > arising through upward mobility in interesting ways. > > Thank you, > Chris Perrius > University of Chicago > > ---- > Online resources for film/TV studies may be found at > ScreenSite > http://www.tcf.ua.edu/ScreenSite > _________________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Get your free @yahoo.com address at http://mail.yahoo.com ---- Online resources for film/TV studies may be found at ScreenSite http://www.tcf.ua.edu/ScreenSite