Dear Alfans,
time flys and a sunny more yellow than golden October is upon us.
Tomorrow we show the first german ALFA-film of the season:
die Rote (1962) by Helmut Käutner:
Redhead, originally released in Germany as Die Rote, is adapted from a novel
by Alfred Andersch. Ruth Leuwerik is the carrot-topped protagonist, at wit’s
end over her disappointing marriage and disillusioning secondary romance.
She drops both husband and lover to head to Venice, hoping there to land a
job and to enjoy a more fulfilling life. Each person with whom Leuwerik
comes in contact is also running away from himself or herself; so much for
Venice. After being victimized by deceivers and exploited by self-absorbed
martyrs, Leuwerik wearily returns home. Rosanno Brazzi, Giorgio Albertazzi
and Gert Froebe costar in Redhead.
where? Auditorio Municipal
when? 7.30 pm
how much? free – contributions welcome
the great ALFA-raffle took place on September 14 and
two items were won by members of the English ALFA!
Liz Viara, tourism teacher at the International School won the Algarvian
village by Barbara Seuffert and…
come for a surprise on monday!
We will also auction 3 items that kindly have been donated to ALFA by the
artists!
and now to my invites:
Monday, the 5th of October is the first monday of the month, thus
ALFA-time:
come along, have a glass of wine and a nibble from Liz Allen’s friendly bar
before we start at 7.30 sharp
this time, we will enjoy a light hearted talk on the London stock exchange
and the economic crisis (what crisis? An entrepeneur asked me at yesterday’s
BLIP) by Derek Edwards (author of Pudding on Fridays). He is hoping to
start a lively debate on the matter so come along with your questions,
doubts and
visions.
Clarissa Meca is constantly extending our international library.
Contact her for her ever growing international ALFA-library list.
Take advantage and order some good summer reading from her.
Her email is: cmeca@hotmail.com
Have a very enjoyable autumn and hope to see you all!
