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Winter Sleepers
with special guest composer Reinhold Heil
Thursday, September 28 / 7:30 p.m. / UCSB Campbell Hall
Breathtaking. Thrillingly virtuosic. —The New York Times
From the director and composer of Run Lola Run, a romantic thriller set in motion by a mysterious car accident. The filmmaker’s compelling use of imagery is on full display.
(Tom Tykwer, 1997, 124 min.)
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Better Living Through Circuitry
Friday, September 29 / 7:30 p.m. / UCSB Campbell Hall
Too cool for words. —Chicago Reader
This film rocks! —XLR8R
This odyssey into the electronic dance underground—its heroes, music, philosophy and participants—explores rave culture’s ethics, use of technology to subvert corporate domination, artistic drive and surrender to the dance beat.
(Jon Reiss, 1999, 88 min.)
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Croupier
Sunday, October 1 / 7:30 p.m. / UCSB Campbell Hall
A diamond-hard masterpiece. —LA Weekly
From the British director Mike Hodges (his hard-boiled crime films Get Carter and The Terminal Man are still considered among England’s finest), this film follows a frustrated writer who takes a job as a casino dealer.
(1998, 91 min.)
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Black Tears (Lágrimas Negras)
Thursday, October 12 / 7:30 p.m. / UCSB Campbell Hall
Part road movie and part slice of life, this moving documentary about the catchy Cuban pop music son follows a five-member band as they tour Europe and reflect on life, love and the healing power of music.
(Sonia Herman Dolz, 1997, 75 min.)
Presented in conjunction with “Contemporary Art from Cuba: Irony and Survival on the Utopian Island” at the University Art Museum, October 11 through December 10.
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Hamlet
Sunday, October 15 / 7:30 p.m. / UCSB Campbell Hall
A knockout! Striking images, potent performances. —Rolling Stone
This adaptation of Shakespeare’s quintessential tragedy is set in contemporary corporate New York. Stars Ethan Hawke, Julia Stiles, Bill Murray, Kyle MacLachlan, Liev Schreiber and Diane Venora.
(Michael Almereyda, 2000, 112 min.)
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East/West (Est/Ouest)
Sunday, October 22 / 7:30 p.m. / UCSB Campbell Hall
Burns with moral passion and erotic fervor. —The New York Times
From the maker of Indochine, an Oscar-nominated drama about a French woman who relocates to her husband’s Russian homeland. Stars Sandrine Bonnaire and Catherine Deneuve.
(Régis Wargnier, 1999, 120 min.)
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Two Women
Sunday, October 29 / 7:30 p.m. / UCSB Campbell Hall
Impressive, unsettling, deeply felt. —The New York Times
Life for two women under fundamentalist rule in 1970s Iran unfolds in this fluid, visually arresting film. Talented and hopeful friends from architecture school, the women’s futures are dramatically, and tragically different.
(Tahmineh Milani, 1999, 96 min.)
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The Other Conquest (La otra conquista)
Thursday, November 2 / 7:30 p.m. / UCSB Campbell Hall
A vividly imagined, elegantly paced mystery play. —LA Weekly
The highest grossing film in Mexican history, this poetic, arresting film set in the aftermath of the 1521 Spanish Conquest of Mexico explores contemporary issues such as colonization, conversion and “ethnic cleansing.”
(Salvador Carrasco, 2000, 105 min.)
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Dil Se.. (From the Heart)
Sunday, November 5 / 7:30 p.m. / UCSB Campbell Hall
The first Indian film to enter the British Top Ten Films list
A richly visual ode to unrequited love blending melodrama, musical comedy and political commentary, this Hindi film chronicles the relationship of a radio journalist and the terrorist operative with whom he falls in love.
(Mani Ratnam, 1998, 163 min.)
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Dream of Light (El sol de membrillo)
Thursday, November 9 / 7:30 p.m. / UCSB Campbell Hall
Gorgeous, fascinating and surprisingly suspenseful. —New York Daily News
A tranquil, detailed meditation on art and nature, this rare film from Spanish director Victor Erice (The Spirit of the Beehive) documents the creation of a single work by Spanish realist painter Antonio Lopez Garcia—a painting of the quince tree in his small garden in Madrid.
(1992, 138 min.)
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Good Kurds, Bad Kurds: No Friends But the Mountains
with filmmaker Kevin McKiernan
Sunday, November 12 / 7:30 p.m. / UCSB Campbell Hall
Santa Barbara journalist and filmmaker Kevin McKiernan will introduce his documentary film illuminating the complex history and dual public perception of the Kurdish people, the largest single ethnic group without a homeland.
(2000, 79 min.)
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The Silence of the Angels (Le Silence des Anges)
Thursday, November 16 / 7:30 p.m. / UCSB Campbell Hall
With images and sounds of breathtaking clarity, this hypnotic film celebrates the intricate musical worship and Byzantine architecture of Eastern Orthodox Christianity over a vast terrain, from Egypt, Ethiopia and Greece to the north of Russia.
(Olivier Mille, 1999, 92 min.)
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The Phantom of the Opera
With live music by composer Michael Mortilla
Tuesday, November 28 / 7:30 p.m. / UCSB Campbell Hall
Widely considered the best screen adaptation of Gaston Leroux’s 1911 novel, this classic horror film stars Lon Chaney and Mary Philbin. Set in a lavish reconstruction of the Paris Opera House, it screens fully tinted in a special 35 mm print.
(Rupert Julian, 1925, 79 min.)
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Ran
Thursday, November 30 / 7:30 p.m. / UCSB Campbell Hall
A great, glorious achievement. —Chicago Sun-Times
A 15th anniversary screening of master Japanese filmmaker Akira Kurosawa’s adaptation of Shakespeare’s King Lear. A gripping epic set in 16th century Japan, its Cinemascope visuals and meticulously wrought characters are unforgettable.
(1985, 162 min.)
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For more information about each film, please see our Fall Films News Release.
Films sponsored by Blue Agave, Daily Nexus, KCSB 91.9 FM., Mercury Lounge, Santa Barbara Video Productions, Isla Vista Food Co-op and The Santa Barbara Independent. East/West is made possible with the support of the Cultural Services of the French Embassy and Cultural Ministry of France. Good Kurds, Bad Kurds is presented with the Fund for Santa Barbara. |
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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