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Phish: Bittersweet Motel
Friday, April 6 / 7:30 & 9:30 p.m. / Campbell Hall
Polished and entertaining. —Chicago Reader
Vermont rock band Phish boasts wildly devoted fans, known as Phishheads. Filmmaker Todd Phillips presents a unique and candid look at the band on the road and their two-day concert, the Great Went.
(2000, 80 min.)
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The Art of Amália
Sunday, April 8 / 7:30 p.m. / Campbell Hall
Her artistic genius is perfectly clear. —TimeOut New York
This tribute to Amália Rodrigues, legendary singer of Portuguese fado, documents her rise from youthful poverty to national treasure.
(Bruno de Almeida, 2000, 90 min.)
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Special Event
John Cleese and Monty Python’s The Meaning of Life
Friday, April 13 / 7:30 p.m. / Campbell Hall
Enchanting and endearing. —NBC-TV
Co-creator of Monty Python’s Flying Circus and star of numerous films including A Fish Called Wanda, John Cleese is a uniquely gifted actor and comedian who will be featured in the upcoming Harry Potter film as Nearly Headless Nick. He’ll introduce the side-splitting fourth Monty Python film and answer questions following the screening.
(Terry Jones, 1983, 103 min.)
General public: $20, Students: $10
Reception with John Cleese following the screening
$50, Limited availability / UCSB Visitor Center
A benefit for The Arts Fund and UCSB Department of Film Studies
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Venus Beauty Institute
Thursday, April 19 / 7:30 p.m. / Campbell Hall
Deft, delicate and unexpectedly playful. —Los Angeles Times
The film that swept last year’s Cesars (French Oscars) mixes comedy and drama to explore the intimate lives of women at a Parisian beauty salon. Stars Nathalie Baye.
(Tonie Marshall, 2000, 110 min.)
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Faat Kine
Friday, April 20 / 7:30 p.m. / Campbell Hall
Hopeful, restorative...beautifully crafted. —African Film Fest NY
Considered Africa’s greatest filmmaker, Senegal’s Ousmane Sembene explores women’s lives in this poignant story of a successful single mother in Dakar.
(2000, 90 min.)
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The Personals
Sunday, April 22 / 7:30 p.m. / Campbell Hall
Funny, beautifully observed relationships. —Variety
In this complex, entertaining film from Taiwan, a forlorn ophthalmologist meets, through a personal ad, a multitude of suitors. Stars Rene Liu.
(Chen Kuo-fu, 2000, 104 min.)
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Special Event
Philip Glass and Koyaanisqatsi
Monday, April 30 / 7:30 p.m. / Campbell Hall
Grabs you instantly, holds you tight. —Los Angeles magazine
Composer Philip Glass introduces the classic film featuring his dramatic score and accelerated imagery evoking the Hopi concept of “life out of balance.”
(Godfrey Reggio, 1983, 87 min.)
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Alexander Nevsky
Thursday, May 3 / 7:30 p.m. / Campbell Hall
Commanding, human, not easily forgotten. —Variety
With a gripping vocal and symphonic score by Sergei Prokofiev, eminent Russian director Sergei Eisenstein created this Medieval war epic, a prophetic Nazi-era warning and a call for Russian patriotism.
(1938, 107 min.)
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Butterfly
Invited guest: filmmaker Doug Wolens
Thursday, May 10 / 7:30 p.m. / Campbell Hall
Moving portrait of an extraordinary woman. —P.O.V.
In a tribute to committed action, director Doug Wolens chronicles Julia Butterfly Hill’s courageous two-year stay atop a 1000-year-old redwood named Luna to save it from clear cutting.
(2000, 80 min.)
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The Mystery of Picasso
Sunday, May 13 / 7:30 p.m. / Campbell Hall
Pure and delightful enchantment. —Art Times
This distinctive documentary captures the immediacy and magic of Pablo Picasso’s art as he creates 23 original paintings that survive only on this film, declared by France as a national treasure.
(Henri-Georges Clouzot, 1956, 75 min.)
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Special Event
Filmmaker Jeff Spitz with The Return of Navajo Boy and Navajo Boy: The Monument Valley Story
with guests John Wayne Cly and Corby Bennett Fleming
Monday, May 14 / 7:30 p.m. / MultiCultural Center Theater
In Jeff Spitz’ moving documentary The Return of Navajo Boy, a 1950s silent film titled Navajo Boy containing images of family elders when they were children, is presented to the Cly family of Monument Valley, Utah. What follows is a revealing portrait of Navajo life and an unexpected, emotional family reunion.
(Return: 2000, 52 min.; Navajo Boy: Robert Kennedy, 1952, 26 min.)
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Chunhyang
Thursday, May 17 / 7:30 p.m. / Campbell Hall
Stunning, exquisite, triumphant. —Los Angeles Times
Acclaimed Korean director Im Kwon Taek’s colorful tale of forbidden love is enhanced by a musical score featuring the unique Korean vocal art of pansori.
(2000, 120 min.)
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Boesman & Lena
Sunday, May 20 / 7:30 p.m. / Campbell Hall
Powerhouse performances. —Variety
Danny Glover and Angela Bassett star in this superb film based on Athol Fugard’s play about suffering and endurance in apartheid South Africa.
(John Berry, 2000, 88 min.)
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The Wind Will Carry Us
Thursday, May 31 / 7:30 p.m. / Campbell Hall
Stunningly lyrical and eloquent —The New York Times
In celebrated Iranian director Abbas Kiarostami’s latest film, a media engineer from Tehran encounters a slower, deeper lifestyle in a remote Kurdish village.
(1999, 118 min.)
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All films are in original languages with English subtitles if necessary.
Students: $5. General: $6. Tickets for all films are available
in advance (893-3535) and at the door beginning at 6:30 p.m.
For more information: 893-3535 v/tty
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