Lean Times for Foreign Movies
In “Lean Times for Foreign-Language Films” (Feb. 25), both Calendar writer Sheila Benson and Gary Meyer, owner of Landmark Theaters, complain that college students do not appreciate foreign cinema and are frightened off by subtitles.
I am a 20-year-old student and have seen more than half the films that Benson warmly recalls.
Perhaps if Mr. Meyer did not charge $6.50 or $7 a ticket in his theaters, he would see a larger college crowd. Offer a substantial student discount, Mr. Meyer. I guarantee more students will have the chance to cultivate a taste for films from “over there.”
ANDREA MILLER
Fountain Valley
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