A Suitcase Full of Chocolate

Activity Type: 
Film
Date: 
Thursday, March 29, 2012 - 19:00 to 20:30
Event Status: 
As Scheduled
Location: 
Frick Fine Arts Auditorium
Event Web Site: 
http://jfedpgh.org/2012films.aspx
Cost: 
$9 - general $8 - 65 and older and full-time college students with valid ID $7 - groups of 12+ (group tickets must be purchased in advance) $5 - 18 and under

2012 JFilm Festival
Pittsburgh Premiere
Director: Lincoln Mayorga
2011, USA, 93 minutes
Russian and English with subtitles

Lincoln Mayorga's poignant documentary tells the remarkable story of Sofia Cosma, a child prodigy, born in Latvia, who won renown in a Viennese piano competition in 1933. She witnessed Hitler's invasion of Austria in 1938 and was forced to return home where she spent seven years in a Soviet prison. Cosma’s indomitable spirit, humor, and love of music made it possible for her to move beyond her tragic past and embrace a full life, including a celebrated concert career. Director and Concert Pianist Lincoln Mayorga will speak and play following the film.

Sponsored by The University of Pittsburgh: Dean, Dietrich School of Arts and Sciences; Film Studies Program; Department of Slavic Languages and Literatures; Associate Dean, Undergraduate Studies, Dietrich School; Dean, University Honors College; European Union Center of Excellence/European Studies Center; Russian & East European Studies Center; Women’s Studies Program; World History Center; History Department; Jewish Studies Program; Humanities Center; Music Department; German Department

UCIS Unit: 
Center for Russian East European and Eurasian Studies
European Union Center of Excellence
Global Studies Center
Non-University Sponsors: 
World History Center
Humanities Center
Film Studies Program
Department of History
Jewish Studies Program
Department of German
Gender, Sexuality, and Women's Studies Program
Department of Music
Department of Slavic Languages and Literatures
The Pittsburgh Jewish Film Forum
World Regions: 
Russia/Eastern Europe