Friday, September 27 / 7:30 pm / Campbell Hall
Giddy with good feelings. —New York Magazine
A visually dazzling glimpse of the tensions and traditions that animate modern Indian life, this musical comedy centers on the preparations for a lavish arranged marriage in New Delhi. (Mira Nair, 2001, 113 minutes)
Wednesday, October 2 / 7:30 pm & 10 pm / Campbell Hall
A sex comedy with brains. —Chicago Reader
The most popular movie in Mexican history, this rollicking film follows a runaway bride deliberately bouncing between two frisky and competitive teens. (Alfonso Cuarón, 2001, 105 minutes)
Sunday, October 6 / 7:30 pm / Campbell Hall
Will bewitch those who fell in love with Buena Vista Social Club. —Seattle Post-Intelligencer
Pulitzer-prize winning David Turnley captures the pulse of Afro-Cuban music in this documentary about Havana’s hottest dance club, La Tropical. (2002, 96 minutes)
Sunday, October 13 / 7:30 pm / Campbell Hall
Instills a sense of oneness with all humanity. —Toronto Star
Majid Majidi (The Color of Paradise) directs this love story about an Iranian teen and an Afghani woman who ekes out a hardscrabble existence for her refugee family. (2001, 94 minutes)
Thursday, October 17 / 7:30 pm / Campbell Hall
Narrative sweep and visual beauty. —The New York Times
Shot above the Arctic Circle in the Inuit native language, this folk epic of dazzling expanses, warring clans and unbridled passion won the Caméra d’Or at Cannes. (Zacharias Kunuk, 2001, 172 minutes)
Sunday, October 20 / 3 pm / Campbell Hall
Should not be missed. —Los Angeles Times
Oscar-nominated Promises looks at the Palestinian-Israeli conflict through the eyes of seven children, living minutes away from each other, yet worlds apart. (B.Z. Goldberg, Justine Shapiro & Carlos Bolado, 2001, 106 minutes)
Sunday, October 27 / 7:30 pm / Campbell Hall
A remarkable portrait of a remarkable man. —Los Angeles Times
War Photographer takes audiences into the mind and eye of award-winning photojournalist James Nachtwey, as he chronicles the world’s hot spots, including Kosovo and Palestine. Alone with War documents the aftermath of Lebanon’s civil war. (Christian Frei, 2001, 96 minutes / Danielle Arbid, 2000, 58 minutes)
Tuesday, October 29 / 7:30 pm / Campbell Hall
Alternately twisted and lyrical. —Sacramento Bee
From the talented mind of Tim Burton leaps this stop-action animation treat about Jack Skellington, leader of Halloween, and his ghoulish attempt to take over Christmas. With music by Danny Elfman. (Henry Selick, 1993, 76 minutes)
Wednesday, October 30 / 7:30 pm / Campbell Hall / Free
Raoul Peck directed the award-winning film Lumumba and was briefly the Minister of Culture in Haiti. Profit is his pertinent exploration of the profit motive. He will discuss “The Challenge of Political Cinema.” (2001, 52 minutes).
Sunday, November 3 / 7:30 pm / Campbell Hall
An indispensable primer on U.S. foreign policy. —Village Voice
This standout of the 2002 Human Rights Watch Festival explores writer Christopher Hitchens’ assertions that Henry Kissinger is a war criminal because of his policies towards Cambodia, Chile and Indonesia. (Alex Gibney and Eugene Jarecki, 2002, 80 minutes)
Wednesday, November 6 / 5 pm / Isla Vista Theater / Free
This revealing documentary examines the tattoo culture in Russian prisons, a shocking form of artistic and political statement. The New York Times named Lambert one of “30 people under 30 who will change the culture in the next 30 years.” (2000, 73 minutes)
Thursday, November 14 / 7:30 pm / Campbell Hall
A testament to female strength. —The Hollywood Reporter
Allison Anders is one of the few indie women directors to achieve a sustained career. Her film looks at three restless women in a dusty Western town, balancing lives of quiet despair with a sense of the miraculous. (1992, 100 minutes)
Legong: Dance of the Virgins with Gamelan accompaniment and performance by Bali & Beyond
Thursday, November 21 / 7:30 pm / Campbell Hall
This rarely screened silent melodrama of sexual awakening is a treasure-trove of ethnography about Balinese life, from rambunctious cockfights to feverish religious festivals. (Henri de la Falaise, 1935, 54 minutes)
General public $10 / UCSB students $8
An Evening of Jazz Films with Mark Cantor
Sunday, November 24 / 7:30 pm / Campbell Hall
Mark Cantor has one of the very best collections of jazz films in the world. —Ken Burns
Film archivist and historian Mark Cantor, acclaimed for his annual programs at the LA Playboy Jazz Festival, will present rarely viewed films of jazz greats Billie Holiday, John Coltrane, Duke Ellington, and others.General public $10 / UCSB students $8
For more information about each film,
please see our Fall Films News Release.
All films are in original languages with English subtitles if necessary.
General public $6, UCSB students $5 (unless noted)
Advance tickets for all films are available at the Arts & Lectures
Ticket Office and at the door beginning at 6:30 p.m.
Phone orders: 2 ticket minimum, $3 service charge per order.
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