FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

"Anne Frank Remembered" opens foreign film series at Bates

LEWISTON, Maine -- "Anne Frank Remembered," the Academy Award-winning documentary about the Jewish teenager whose famous diary made her a symbol of the Holocaust, will be shown Jan. 10 at 7 p.m., and Jan. 11 at 2 p.m. in Room 105 of the Olin Arts Center at Bates College. Directed by Jon Blair and narrated by Kenneth Branagh and Glenn Close, "Anne Frank Remembered" (rated PG) is the first of four films in the 1998 Spring Foreign Film Series, sponsored by L/A Arts and the Bates Student Film Board. Admission is $5. Tickets may be purchased in advance by calling L/A Arts at 207-782-7228 or 800-639-2919.

Also featured in the series are "Ma Saison PrŽfŽrŽe" on Feb. 7 and Feb. 8; "Anna" on March 7 and March 8; and "Guelwaar" on April 4 and April 5.

All screenings will be in Room 105 of the Olin Arts Center at Bates College. All Saturday shows in the series are at 7 p.m., and all Sunday shows are at 2 p.m. Admission for all shows is $5.