Following the monthly video screening of "CaféCinema", "Iranian Cinema Through the Ages", the 12th monthly session will present "Turtles can Fly" (2004) a multi-award-winning well-known film from Bahman Ghobadi, the director of reputedly prominent films such as "A Time for Drunken Horses (2000), and "Nobody Knows About the Persian Cats" (2009), which won "Special Jury Prize - Un Certain Regard" at the 2009 Cannes Film Festival. you may like to watch some excerpts from the movie at Youtube: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MM4WHowIeMA&feature=player_embedded http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hgrrR_f9JC8&feature=player_embedded Bahman Ghobadi's Filmography as a director: 1) "Kasi az gorbehaye irani khabar nadareh" (2009) ... aka Nobody Knows About the Persian Cats (International: English title) (International: English title) ... aka No One Knows About Persian Cats (International: English title) 2)... more >>

In this session we will talk about Multiculturalism and minority rights in Canada as well as question of personal identity as an Iranian in Canadian and Quebec society then we will deal with issue of integration in the new society.... more >>

Everything is life is memory, save the thin edge of the present. (Michael Gazzaniga, 2000) Modern science defines memory as the processes involved in retaining, retrieving, and using information about stimuli, events, ideas, and skills after the original information is no longer present. It is not therefore not farfetched to think of the memory system as a mental "time machine"! According to modern psychological theory, memory is a cognitive capacity that is used to guide an organisms behaviour towards various elements in its biological and mental life. Therefore, the impact of memory is felt in every domain of experience. At this week's CaféLitt gathering, I will provide an overview of the current understanding of memory and its relationship with the... more >>

Saeed Kamjoo's talk will be about three related subjects concerning the music of Iran: a brief history of music and the social movements following the 1906 Constitutional Revolution, the new genre of fusion music in Iran, and the recent musical-social movement and its relation to fusion music.... more >>

No writer has made such an impact on our world as William Shakespeare. Still as popular and as relevant today as when his plays were first performed    over 400 years ago, he remains the dramatist by which all others are judged.The aim of this presentation is to provide a vivid portrait of Shakespeare's   world with a look at his life and work particularly Hamlet. It will take you through the major soliloquies, scenes, characters, and action of the play, to   explore the enigma at the heart of the drama, which is central to its universal appeal, transcending language and nationality.... more >>

CaféLitt is not a place; it is a gathering of minds. We are a group of mostly Persian young students, scholars and professionals who gather every Thursday evening around 19h00 in a café to discuss various subjects and share different ideas, ranging vastly from history to science, from literature to fine arts. We started these gatherings on Jan 18th, 2007. Each week, one of us takes the responsibility of presenting a topic (in Persian, English or French) for about an hour in a subject s/he is intimately familiar with or has an expertise in. Afterwards, the evening turns into a discussion forum and all members of the audience will have an opportunity to ask their question(s) and share their points of view.
CaféLitt is open to all comments, suggestion, collaboration and new ideas. CaféLitt provides an unparalleled opportunity for learning about culture, science and philosophy in a relaxed and friendly environment, and for sharing your knowledge and expertise with like-minded members of your community.
CaféLitt is officially registered as a non-profitable group and is a nonpartisan, nonreligious and nonpolitical entity.