“To decide to live abroad and to acculturate to a new environment is to accept to embark on a life-changing journey, requiring patience, motivation, and discipline. On the outside, we might think we are out of our depth, swimming in a new and frightening culture, startled by unfamiliar social customs. On the inside, we have to pro tempore suffer from “linguistic schizophrenia” and tortuously remodel our social self, turning the original “us” into a hermit. However, these phases are only the first steps of the journey.”

—Karim Rebiaï (MA French Literature 2015)

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We Call Him Robert

Posted on August 14, 2018

Call Number: RUSFFDVDW3

Alternate Title:Ego zvali Robert

Year: 1967

Director: Ilya Olshvanger

Duration: 80 mins

Language(s): Russian

Subtitle Language(s): English

A constructor Sergei creates a robot Robert as his own copy. Tanya teaches Robert to feel and the robot becomes more human than his rationalistic creator…