with filmmaker Anne Makepeace
Wednesday, June 25
Thoughtful, comprehensive and surprisingly emotional —Los Angeles Times
Hailed as “the greatest war photographer in the world,” the dashing Robert Capa captured indelible images of the Spanish Civil War and D-Day, co-founded the Magnum photo agency and hobnobbed with celebs like John Steinbeck, Picasso and Ingrid Bergman. A multifaceted portrait of a complex figure, this film bio is both a testament to great art and to battlefield horror. (2002, 84 minutes)
FROM SPAIN
Wednesday, July 2
Great, rending compassion and artistry —Chicago Tribune
Director Pedro Almodóvar won a Best Screenplay Oscar for this memorable film the LA Times calls a “story of women in comas and the men who love them.” A remarkable balancing act of doomed desire and the necessary limits of love, Talk to Her is a profound melodrama shot through with clarifying surrealism. Features original performances by Pina Bausch Tanztheater and Caetano Veloso. (2002, 112 minutes)
Wednesday, July 9
A culmination of the silent cinema, Sunrise is a shimmering and dreamy pictorial feast. —Village Voice
This F.W. Murnau (Nosferatu, Faust) directed classic, a moving allegory of sin and redemption, won three Oscars, including the only once-awarded statuette for “Best Picture, Unique and Artistic Production.” Stars Janet Gaynor. An archival 35 mm print will showcase the full glory of the film’s exquisite cinematography. (1927, 95 minutes)General public $10 / UCSB students $8
FROM IRAN
Wednesday, July 16
Kiarostami [is] the most gifted director now working anywhere in the world. —Chicago Reader
Set in a single car, Ten is an eye-opening exploration of women’s lives in modern Iran. Shot from a digital video camera attached to the dashboard, the film follows an attractive middle-class divorcée as she drives the Tehran streets, talking to various passengers. Abbas Kiarostami also directed the art house hits A Taste of Cherry and Through the Olive Trees. (2002, 94 minutes)
The Horse’s Mouth
Wednesday, July 23
A subtle, heartbreaking and darkly comical exploration of the need for artistic expression. —All Movie Guide
Ninety-two year-old Ronald Neame has had a storied film career as a cinematographer, director and producer since the 1920s. Neame will present one of his finest films, The Horse’s Mouth, written by and starring the inimitable Alec Guinness as irascible painter Gulley Jimson. This funny and perceptive look at the 1950s London art scene is adapted from a novel by Joyce Cary. (1958, 97 minutes)
FROM KOREA
Wednesday, July 30
A stirring, poetic portrait of the creative process. —Hollywood Reporter
Veteran filmmaker Im Kwon-taek (Chunhyang) won the Best Director Prize at the Cannes Film Festival for this sumptuous look at 19th century Korean painter Oh-won, whose revolutionary work and passionate persona changed the face of Korean art. Choi Min-sik delivers a volcanic lead performance. (2002, 117 minutes)
Wednesday, August 6
What songs, what people and what a triumph that their music won. —Washington Post
A knockout documentary that fully lives up to its title (“amandla” is the Xhosa word for “power”), this film attests to the bedrock connection between the fight against apartheid in South Africa and the movement’s stirring, revitalizing music. This award-winner at the Sundance Film Festival features performances by greats like Hugh Masekela, Miriam Makeba and Vuyisile Mini. (Lee Hirsch, 2002, 103 minutes)
FROM FRANCE
Wednesday, August 13
Each scene conveys a deeply affecting sense of authenticity and immediacy. —Sight & Sound
Juliette Binoche delivers a nuanced and engaging performance in this richly complex and intellectually rewarding film about how several peoples’ lives intersect in Paris. Director Michael Haneke (The Piano Teacher) cuts to the heart of the modern condition in this provocative, rigorous work. (2000, 117 minutes)
FROM PALESTINE
Wednesday, August 20
Remarkably balanced, offering a convincing message of hope. —Variety
Shot on location in East Jerusalem and Ramallah, this odyssey of a Palestinian girl who must find her boyfriend and marry him within 10 hours or move to Egypt with her father was a favorite at the Human Rights Watch Film Festival. Time Out claims the film “locates a vein of absurdist comedy in the impossible conditions in occupied East Jerusalem.” (Hany Abu-Assad, 2002, 90 minutes)
FROM ENGLAND
Wednesday, August 27
Beckham is no mere feel-good movie, it’s a feel-great movie. —Philadelphia Inquirer
A charming crowd-pleaser from former UCSB Regents’ Lecturer Gurinder Chadha (Bhaji on the Beach), Beckham relates the story of a teenage Indian girl in England, torn between being a dutiful younger daughter and her passion for soccer. This comical clash between traditional Sikh ways and budding feminism inspired by “football” is irreverent, exuberant and exhilarating. (2002, 112 minutes)For more information about each film,
please see our Summer Films News Release.
All films at 7:30 pm in UCSB Campbell Hall.
All films in original languages with English subtitles if necessary.
General public $6, UCSB students $5 unless noted otherwise
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