At 07:59 AM 10/1/97 -0500, you wrote:
>I am teaching a junior/senior film course in the spring on Issues of Race,
>Class, Gender, and Sexual Orientation in Contemporary International Film. I
>plan to show 6-8 films. So far, I have decided to show: _Once Were
>Warriors_, _Duaghters of the Dust_, and _The Wedding Banquet_. Any ideas
>for other films? I would very much appreciate your suggestions and advice.
>Thanks, Chella Courington.
 
While I know that this will sound far fetched, I suggest _The Rocky Horror
Picture Show_.  There are several avenues this can take you down if you
consider not just the film but the sub culture that has grown up around it.
 
Suzanne Scherrer
lifetime student of film studies
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