Harvard Film Archive. Aki Kaurismaki's "La Vie de Boheme," an iconoclastic take on the novel which inspired Puccini, at 7 and 9 p.m. Carpenter Center.

Talk

From CEDAW to the Human Rights Committee: reflections on Women's Human Rights in the U.N. System. Justice Elizabeth Evatt, president, Australian Law Reform Commission; member, U.N. Human Rights Committee. Pound Hall 419, 4 p.m.

Contributions of Changing Gender Differences in Behavior and Employment to Changing Gender Differences in Mortality. Murray Research Center, noon. Call 495-8140 for more information.

Theater

The Late Great Ladies of Blues and Jazz. With Sandra Reaves and the All Star Jazz Band. Loeb Drama Center, 64 Brattle St., 8 p.m. Call 547-8300 for more information.

Spoils of War. In post-World War II New York, 16-year-old Martin dreams of reuniting his parents after a 10-year separation but the world has changed from the revolutionary idealism of the '40s to a time of alienation and self-improvement. Theatre at the Union, 8 p.m. $10 for students. Call 495-4530 for tickets. 2 October Saturday

Concert

Farafina. African drum and dance explosion. Inspired by ancient legends and accompanied by whirling and leaping dancers, the music of Farafina is a mesh of rhythms and West African sound. Sanders Theatre, 8 p.m. $17.50 plus 50 cent restoration fee. Call World Music at 876-9240 or TicketMaster at 931-2000 for more information and tickets.

Film

Harvard Film Archive. Kaurismaki's "La Vie de Boheme" at 2, 5, 7 and 9 p.m.

Theater

The Late Great Ladies of Blues and Jazz. With Sandra Reaves and the All Star Jazz Band. Loeb Drama Center, 64 Brattle St., 2 and 8 p.m. Call 547-8300 for more information.

Spoils of War. In post-World War II New York, 16-year-old Martin dreams of reuniting his parents after a 10-year separation but the world has changed from the revolutionary idealism of the '40s to a time of alienation and self-improvement. Theatre at the Union, 8 p.m. $10 for students. Call 495-4530 for tickets. 3 October Sunday

Concert