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N E W J E R S E Y C H A P T E R
“Half Past Three” Saturday, March 28, 2008 at 2 PM Movie Theater A-104 Admission is free, refreshments will be served and all are welcome. The NJ Chapter of the C-RS and the World Film Society of Bergen County Community College will co-host a showing and discussion of the 2006 Czech documentary “Half Past Three.” This striking film is about life in the Rusyn Hutsul village of Racov (Raciv) Transcarpathia, a place where time has stood still. The village elders have been citizens of the Austro-Hungarian Empire, of Hungary, of Czechoslovakia, of the Soviet Union and of Ukraine without ever moving a mile from their home. People still live in their old wooden houses and view life as a gift, no matter what it may be like. Theirs is a traditional way of life; they go to church, weave rugs, and take care of their farm animals. Despite material limitations, these people know how to enjoy their life; happiness and laughter are an essential part of survival. “If you don’t have enough money to buy milk, you must find a cow. If your house burns down, you must build a new one….” Directions: From the northbound: Garden State Parkway, take Exit 160 toward Fair Lawn. At the bottom of the exit ramp, turn left onto Passaic Street which becomes Paramus Road and go 2.3 miles to the College. Turn right and proceed to the Pitkin Education Center at Section A, Parking Lot B. From the southbound: Garden State Parkway, take Exit 166 toward Westwood/Washington Twp. Turn right on Highland Avenue and proceed to Linwood Avenue. Turn left on Linwood and travel 1 mile to Paramus Road. Turn left onto Paramus Road and go 2 miles to the College. Turn left and proceed to the Pitkin Education Center. From New York City: take NJ Transit bus #163 that stops at the main entrance to the college and walk to the Pitkin Education Center.
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