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The Cup
Thursday, June 29 / 7:30 p.m. / UCSB Campbell Hall
Alive with a sense of absurdity and human foible. —New York Times
Based on the experiences of filmmaker and monk Khyentse Norbu, this moving film from Bhutan focuses on a 14-year-old Buddhist monk’s efforts to hide from his elders his obsession with the World Cup soccer tournament. Provides a rare insider’s view of the simple joys of daily life in a Tibetan Buddhist monastery, albeit in exile. In Tibetan and Hindi with English subtitles.
(1999, 94 minutes)
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Grass: A Nation’s Battle for Life
with live music by members of the UCSB Middle East Ensemble
Sunday, July 2 / 7:30 p.m. / UCSB Campbell Hall
Brilliant, thrilling. It is heartrending and incredible. —Los Angeles Times
Considered one of the greatest documentaries of all time (akin to Nanook of the North), this classic silent film chronicles the migration of 50,000 Bakhtiari nomads and their half million animals across snow-covered mountains and raging rivers to grazing pastures in Persia. A new print from the original negatives, it screens in tinted black & white.
(Merian Cooper, Ernest Schoedsack & Marguerite Harrison, 1925, 70 minutes)
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Rear Window
Thursday, July 6 / 7:30 p.m. / UCSB Campbell Hall
It only takes one witness to spoil the perfect crime.
Newly restored and full of unforgettable imagery, Alfred Hitchcock’s masterful psychological thriller stars Jimmy Stewart as an injured photographer whose imaginings about the lives of his neighbors (the newlyweds, Miss Torso, Miss Lonely Hearts, the traveling salesman and his disappearing wife) lead to high suspense. Also stars Grace Kelly and Raymond Burr.
(1954/restored 1999, 112 minutes)
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Life Is to Whistle
Sunday, July 9 / 7:30 p.m. / UCSB Campbell Hall
A mystical, allegorical fantasia. A sensuous gumbo of politics and culture. —Newsday
A uniquely Cuban blend of lush, hallucinatory visual flair, absurdist humor and mystical realism, this film is a cinematic metaphor for Cuba’s political and economic anxieties in the twilight of the Castro era. Three Havana residents facing unusual romantic challenges cross paths in Revolution Square on the feast of Santa Bárbara. Features pulsing music by Bola de Nieve and Benny Moré. In Spanish with English subtitles.
(Fernando Pérez, 1998, 106 minutes)
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Topsy-Turvy
Thursday, July 13 / 7:30 p.m. / UCSB Campbell Hall
A sumptuous love poem to the theater...to life itself. —TimeOut New York
British director Mike Leigh’s tribute to the creative process follows the kings of 19th-century operetta, Gilbert and Sullivan, as they write, rehearse and premiere The Mikado. Academy Award-winner for best makeup and costume design, with acclaimed performances by Jim Broadbent, Allan Corduner and Timothy Spall. Features some brilliant musical excerpts from the finished production.
(1999, 160 minutes)
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Rosetta
Sunday, July 16 / 7:30 p.m. / UCSB Campbell Hall
A profound and beautifully realized film. —New York Times
Winner of the Palme d’Or and Best Actress awards at last year’s Cannes Film Festival, this unforgettable Belgian film examines youthful impulse and unformed morality in the story of an 18-year-old woman whose unstable background impedes her fierce quest to hold an ordinary job. From the directors of La Promesse. In French with English subtitles.
(Luc & Jean-Pierre Dardenne, 1999, 95 minutes)
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Special ARTS TUESDAY Event
Coming to Light: Edward S. Curtis and the North American Indians
Tuesday, July 18 / 7:30 p.m. / UCSB Campbell Hall
This lovely documentary honors and continues the ambitious and urgent work begun 100 years ago by photographer Edward S. Curtis to document the entire “vanishing race” of Native Americans. With footage and interviews shot on tribal lands from Arizona to Alaska, interwoven with Curtis’ images and portraits. Introduced by filmmaker and Santa Barbara resident Anne Makepeace.
(1999, 86 minutes)
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The Grandfather
Thursday, July 20 / 7:30 p.m. / UCSB Campbell Hall
Brims with understanding of relationships, the frailties of humankind and the possibilities of joy. —New York Times
Nominated for an Oscar for best foreign language film last year but only recently distributed in the U.S., this elegant film from Spain witnesses an aging aristocrat as he faces the consequences of his behavior, contemplates his legacy and embraces a few chances for redemption. Stars the towering Spanish actor Fernando Fernán-Gómez who won a best actor Goya (Spanish Oscar) for his performance. In Spanish with English subtitles.
(José Luis Garci, 1998, 145 minutes)
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Not One Less
Sunday, July 23 / 7:30 p.m. / UCSB Campbell Hall
Superb and absorbing. — Vogue
From China’s Zhang Yimou, director of Raise the Red Lantern and To Live, comes the winner of the Venice Film Festival’s best picture award. In this ode to quiet determination, a rural substitute teacher is charged with retaining all her students until the regular teacher’s return. When one of them disappears, she ventures into the big city with her class to find the wayward pupil. In Mandarin with English subtitles.
(1999, 106 minutes)
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Divorce Iranian Style
Thursday, July 27 / 7:30 p.m. / UCSB Campbell Hall
A fascinating documentary, a real eye-opener. —Chicago Reader
A stirring and poignant look into a Teheran courtroom where three Iranian women confront biased laws, an impenetrable administrative system and their families’ rage with strength, ingenuity and guile to get what they each need, a divorce. From the maker of Dream Girls, this film shatters the stereotype of women as passive victims in Muslim culture. In Farsi with English subtitles.
(Kim Longinotto & Ziba Mir-Hosseini, 1998, 80 minutes)
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Speaking in Strings
Sunday, July 30 / 7:30 p.m. / UCSB Campbell Hall
As vivid and unstoppable as the woman herself. —Los Angeles Times
A documentary tribute to the life and work of classical violinist Nadja Salerno-Sonnenberg, whose early genius catapulted her to fame. We witness the personal price she has paid, even as an adult, for being a classical music superstar and how handling the challenges of her career and her consuming passion for music have required stamina, courage and perseverance.
(Paola di Florio, 1999, 73 minutes)
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For more information about each film, please see our Summer Films News Release.
Films sponsored by The Santa Barbara Independent, Blue Agave, KCSB 91.9 FM, KDB 93.7 FM, Daily Nexus, Mercury Lounge and Santa Barbara Video Productions. Rosetta is made possible with the support of the Cultural Services of the French Embassy and Cultural Ministry of France.
All films are in original languages with English subtitles if necessary.
General: $6. Students: $5. Tickets for all summer films are available in advance
at the Arts & Lectures Ticket Office and at the door beginning at 6:30 p.m.
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