BEGIN:VCALENDAR PRODID;X-RICAL-TZSOURCE=TZINFO:-//com.denhaven2/NONSGML ri_cal gem//EN CALSCALE:GREGORIAN VERSION:2.0 BEGIN:VEVENT DESCRIPTION:Explore the work of Argentinean director and actor Ricardo Da rí\;n during a Spring Film Event sponsored by Saint Xavier Univers ity's Latino/Latin American Studies Program. The three-part event includ es screenings of "Son of the Bride" on \;Wed.\, April 4\, "Nine Quee ns" on \;Wed.\, April 11\, \;and "The Secret in Their Eyes" on&n bsp\;Wed.\, April 18. All three screenings will take place from 6 p.m. t o 8 p.m. in McGuire Hall\, located in the Warde Academic Center at SXU's Chicago campus\, 3700 W. 103rd \;St. The event is free and open to the public\, and all three movies will be shown with subtitles.\n \; \nDarí\;n is a film director\, screen writer and accomplished acto r. He has been acting for more than 40 years and starred in more than 20 films.\n \;\nDarí\;n plays restaurateur Rafael Belvedere in t he comedy-drama "Son of the Bride." Belvedere makes his living managing the restaurant started by his father Nino\, and the stress of his work a nd tensions within his family are beginning to frazzle him. Nino plans t o renew his wedding vows and give his Alzheimer's-stricken wife the chur ch service they couldn't afford during their youth. But arranging the af fair turns out to be far more complicated than they expect\, and leads t o profound changes for the whole family.\n \;\n&ldquo\;Nine Queens\, &rdquo\; a crime drama\, opens with low-level hustler Juan trying to sca m a convenience store cashier. Marcos (Darí\;n)\, claiming to be a police officer\, drags Juan out of the store. But Marcos reveals himsel f as a fellow swindler with a game of higher stakes in mind\, and he inv ites Juan to be his partner in crime. A seemingly once-in-a-lifetime sch eme falls into their laps &ndash\; an aging con man enlists them to sell a forged set of extremely valuable rare stamps known as the Nine Queens . The tricky negotiations that ensue bring into the picture a cast of su spicious characters\, including Marcos' sister Valeria\, their younger b rother Federico and a slew of thieves\, con men and pickpockets. As the deceptions mount\, it becomes more and more difficult to figure out who is conning whom.\n \;\nThe crime thriller &ldquo\;The Secret in Thei r Eyes&rdquo\; features Darí\;n as Benjamin\, a former criminal co urt employee in Argentina who wants to write a novel about the rape and murder of a young woman during the 1970's. A series of flashbacks set up the story\, during which Argentina has fallen under the control of a mi litary junta and fair trials are scarce. Benjamin teams up with his frie nd Pablo to hunt for the true perpetrator. They struggle to have the cas e reopened\, but find that bureaucracy and power in Argentine government have made this close to impossible.\n \;\nFor more information\, pl ease contact Latino/Latin American Studies Program Director Olga Vilella at (773) 298-3274.\n \; URL:http://oaklawn.patch.com/events/spring-film-event-at-sxu-celebrates-a rgentinean-actordirector-ricardo-darn-5d8ed48b SUMMARY:Spring Film Event at SXU celebrates Argentinean actor/director Ri cardo Darín LOCATION:Saint Xavier University: 3700 W 103rd St\, Chicago\, IL END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR