Film Series Screening with Department of Modern Languages: La Lengua de las Mariposas

Please join us for a FREE screening of the film La Lengua de las Mariposas (Butterfly, 1999) with the Rockhurst University Department of Modern Languages and hosted by Robert Vigliotti, Ph.D., Rockhurst associate professor of philosophy. Directed by Jose Luis Cuerda, this coming of age story is set in the year that the Spanish Republic comes under fire from Fascist rebels. The film follows Moncho, who starts school as the forces of fear, violence, and betrayal begin to alter his experience. You must register here in advance to take part in the screening.