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LINEUP AT VILAS HALL AND UNION SOUTH INCLUDES EXTENSIVE SALUTE TO CRITIC ROGER EBERT & RETROSPECTIVE DEVOTED TO FRENCH COMEDIAN/FILMMAKER PIERRE TAIX After drawing the largest attendance ever (5,800 viewers between January and May 2013) for a single calendar, the UW Cinematheque returns with a robust summer season that extends programming from July 11 to August 23 at both 4070 Vilas Hall, and, in collaboration with the WUD Film Committee, at the Marquee Theater at Union South. Our summer programming selections include five feature films and three shorts directed by and starring the great French comedian and filmmaker Pierre taix, whose work has only recently been discovered on these shores. Our other extensive summer season pays tribute to film critic Roger Ebert (1942-2013), with a diverse selection of films that Ebert championed through his writing, on his television programs, and through his own Film Festival. The series includes the only area theatrical screening of Terrence Malicks To the Wonder, the last film Ebert reviewed for the Chicago Sun-Times. Every film on our summer calendar will screen on original 35mm prints, and as usual, all screenings are free and open to the public. Please see below for a complete listing of programs and series descriptions. The Cinematheques website (http://cinema.wisc.edu) will go live with the summer calendar on Friday, June 14 at 12 noon. Thursday programs screen at: 4070 Vilas Hall 821 University Ave Madison, WI 53706 Friday programs and the Saturday, July 13 To The Wonder showing will screen at: Marquee Theater at Union South

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1308 W. Dayton Street Madison, WI 53715 Admission free for all screenings, seating limited. Our website: http://cinema.wisc.edu For photos, visit: https://mywebspace.wisc.edu/kfkolb/web/CINEMATHEQUE%20SU MMER%202013%20PHOTOS/ For additional information, contact: Jim Healy, (608) 263-9643, jehealy@wisc.edu SERIES AT-A-GLANCE: UW Cinematheque and WUD Film Committee present Roger Ebert: Great Movies, Overlooked Films & Guilty Pleasures This special summer series pays tribute to Pulitzer Prize-winning writer Roger Ebert (1942-2013), who, through his countless reviews for the Chicago Sun-Times and a weekly television review show that ran for more than 30 years, became perhaps the most recognized and most frequently consulted film critic of our time. The features screening in this series reflect Eberts varied cinephilic tastes: grand epics, outrageous comedies, quirky cult movies, and camp classics. The series includes the only area theatrical screening of Terrence Malicks latest, To the Wonder, which inspired Eberts last daily newspaper review. The Films of Pierre taix Largely unknown outside his homeland of France, writer/director/actor Pierre taix is nonetheless one of screen comedys most unique talents. A genius of physical comedy and a frequently profound satirist, taix has earned the admiration of filmmakers around the world, including Robert Bresson, Aki Kaurismki, and David Lynch. This series of five taix features and three short films, all presented on new 35mm prints, provides a marvelous opportunity to discover this neglected master. SCREENINGS AT-A-GLANCE: Thurs., July 11, 7 p.m. - 4070 Vilas Hall PIERRE TAIX LE GRAND AMOUR France | 1969 | 35mm | 87 min. | French with English subtitles Director: Pierre taix Cast: Pierre taix, Annie Fratellini, Nicole Calfan In this sublime romantic comedy, a happily married businessman (taix) gets the 15-year-itch with the arrival of his comely new secretary. A

buoyant mixture of slapstick and surrealism, this gentle fantasy of desire weaves expertly executed physical gags with dreamy rides on mobile beds. Delightfully playful, playfully imaginative a paragon of the Surrealist imagination and a delirious manifestation of that old, promising phrase: free love Manohla Dargis, New York Times. The feature will be preceded by taix short, Happy Anniversary (1962, 12 min.), in which a married couple are kept from celebrating by Paris traffic. Fri., July 12, 7 p.m. - Marquee Theater ROGER EBERT THE THIRD MAN UK | 1949 | 35mm | 104 min. Director: Carol Reed Cast: Joseph Cotten, Alida Valli, Orson Welles Pulp fiction writer Holly Martins (Joseph Cotten) searches post-WWII Vienna for his old friend, Harry Lime (Orson Welles), and is caught in a growing web of deceit, corruption, and political intrigue. Shown here in the uncut British version, this collaboration of three artistic geniuses (Reed, screenwriter Graham Greene, and Welles) is arguably the greatest of English thrillers. Anton Karas classic zither score is the icing on the cake. Of all the movies I have seen, this one most completely embodies the romance of going to the movies. - Roger Ebert, The Great Movies. Sat., July 13, 7 p.m. - Marquee Theater PREMIERE SHOWCASE ROGER EBERT TO THE WONDER USA | 2012 | 35mm | 112 min. Director: Terrence Malick Cast: Ben Affleck, Rachel McAdams, Javier Bardem Legendary director Terrence Malicks follow up to the highly acclaimed The Tree of Life continues his search for transcendence through the poetry of sound and image. This ethereal rendering of a couple falling in and out of love in France and Oklahoma is as heartbreaking as it is ecstatically gorgeous. Malick, who is surely one of the most romantic and spiritual of filmmakers, appears almost naked here before his audience, a man not able to conceal the depth of his vision - Roger Ebert, Chicago Sun-Times. Thurs., July 18, 7 p.m. - 4070 Vilas Hall PIERRE TAIX YOYO France | 1965 | 35mm | 96 min. | French with English subtitles Director: Pierre taix Cast: Pierre taix, Claudine Auger, Philippe Dionnet taixs second feature is a brilliantly mounted comedy as well as the cowriter/director/stars personal favorite. The family saga begins in 1925 as a clever homage to silent film - complete with ingenious Tati-esque like sound effects - and eventually blossoms into a full talkie. taix, a master of subtle

mimicry, manages to play all sorts of charming little incidents with great sensitivity and wit in his double role as father and son. Fri., July 19, 7 p.m. - Marquee Theater ROGER EBERT INFRA-MAN (ZHONG GUO CHAO REN) Hong Kong | 1975 | 35mm | 90 min. Director: Shan Hua Cast: Li Hsui-Hsien, Wang Hsieh, Terry Liu An alien princess arrives on earth with plans to enslave the population and lets loose a group of monsters to stop all resistance. A daring scientist transforms a young volunteer into the red-suited, insect-helmeted superhero Infra-Man. Armed with a devastating martial arts technique and lightning bolts that shoot out of his hands, Infra-Man takes on the monsters! Totally, almost joyfully absurd...It's a classy, slick production by the Shaw Brothers, the Hong Kong kung fu kings. When they stop making movies like InfraMan, a little light will go out of the world. - Roger Ebert, Chicago Sun-Times Fri., July 19, 9 p.m. - Marquee Theater ROGER EBERT KILL AND KILL AGAIN South Africa/USA | 1981 | 35mm | 100 min. Director: Ivan Hall Cast: James Ryan, Anneline Kriel, Michael Mayer In this ultra campy South African-financed martial arts extravaganza, karate expert and secret agent Steve Chase (Ryan) is recruited by the beautiful Kandy Kane (Kriel) to rescue her kidnapped father, a scientist who has developed a powerful mind-control serum. Chase assembles a bad-ass team of kung-fu underlings with nicknames like Gorilla, Fly, and Hot Dog to infiltrate the compound of the nefarious Marduk (a hilariously over-the-top Mayer). A semi-sequel to director Halls 1976 Kill or Be Killed (in which Ryan played a character named Steve Hunt), this action-packed charmer was singled out by Roger Ebert as a guilty pleasure on a 1981 episode of Sneak Previews. Thurs., July 25, 7 p.m. - 4070 Vilas Hall PIERRE TAIX THE SUITOR (LE SOUPIRANT) France | 1962 | 35mm | 81 min. | French with English subtitles Director: Pierre taix Cast: Pierre taix, France Arnel, Claude Massot Droll and freeform, taixs first feature is worthy of the silent-era greats he pays tribute to in his nearly wordless performance. Mimicking a suave ladykiller, a shy bachelor (taix) attempts to seduce women real and imagined in a series of elegant comic vignettes, before ultimately zeroing in on a bewitching chanteuse he can safely admire from afar. The film will be preceded by Rupture (1961, 11 min.), a short comedy about a Dear John

letter co-directed by taix and Jean-Claude Carrire, who became a key collaborator with Luis Buuel. Fri., July 26, 7 p.m. - Marquee Theater ROGER EBERT THE FALL USA/India | 2006 | 35mm | 117 min. | Director: Tarsem Cast: Lee Pace, Catinca Untaru, Justine Waddell In a Southern California hospital in the 1920s, an injured and heartbroken movie stuntman (Pace) entrances a fellow patient - a seven-year-old immigrant girl (Untaru, in one of the greatest of all child performances) with an elaborate tale of romance and adventure worthy of Scheherezade. Together, they form a bond while using their imaginations to escape the sometimes troubling real world. Filmed in 28 countries over four years, this overwhelmingly beautiful fantasy from accomplished video and film director Tarsem (The Cell) absolutely must be seen on the big screen to be fully appreciated. The Fall is a mad folly, an extravagant visual orgy, a free-fall from reality into uncharted realms. Roger Ebert, Chicago Sun-Times. Thurs., August 1, 7 p.m. - 4070 Vilas Hall PIERRE TAIX AS LONG AS YOURE HEALTHY (TANT QUON A LA SANT) France | 1966 | 35mm | 65 min. | French with English subtitles Director: Pierre taix Cast: Pierre taix, Simone Fonder, Claude Massot This delightful quartet of shorts showcases both taixs superlative gifts for visual comedy and his astute commentary on the everyday sensory assaults of contemporary society. The Tati-esque middle section highlights hapless urbanites as they to maneuver their way through a cinema-trip-turnedconsumerist- nightmare (The Movies) and a series of mishaps brought about by construction, congestion, and stress (the titular short). taix bookends these with Insomnia, a formally playful look at a sleep-deprived mans disorientation as he begins to confuse real life with the vampire novel he reads in bed; and Into the Woods No More, in which an afternoon in the country becomes an endless string of perils and pratfalls for a hunter, a farmer, and a bourgeois couple looking for just the right spot to picnic. Preceded by taixs Feeling Good (1966, 13 min.) Thurs., August 1, 8:30 p.m. - 4070 Vilas Hall PIERRE TAIX LAND OF MILK AND HONEY (PAYS DE COCAGNE) France | 1971 | 35mm | 74 min. | French with English subtitles Director: Pierre taix Commissioned to cover the Europe 1 Podium radio tour (which brought pop stars to Frances leading tourist destinations), taix offers a witty and searching documentary portrait of the countrys generational divides and cultural blind spots following the tumult of May 1968. He remains as sharp-

eyed as ever, juxtaposing the professed ideals of the French populace with images of gluttony, ineptitude, and drab urban sprawl. The films satire, however, becomes a means of ambitiously chronicling the interviewees shiftingand, often, quite insightfulthoughts on sexuality, monogamy, the pervasiveness of advertising, the nature of societal progress, and even the (quite mixed!) reputation of taix himself. Fri., August 2, 7 p.m. - Marquee Theater ROGER EBERT RAN Japan/France | 1985 | 35mm | 162 min. | Japanese with English subtitles Director: Akira Kurosawa Cast: Tatsuya Nakadai, Akira Terao, Jinpachi Nezu Kurosawa's spellbinding epic of feudal disorder focuses on the alienation brought on by man's lust for power and depicts it with violence set to classical cadences. Shakespeares King Lear refashioned through samurai stylings, Ran centers on warlord Hidetora's abdication and decision to divide his holdings between his three sons. Seen on the big screen, Kurosawa's mass orchestration of movement, color, landscape, and spectacle achieve a jaw-dropping beauty. This screening represents a rare opportunity to view a 35mm print of Ran made directly off of the camera negative. The action doesn't center on the old man, but has a fearful energy of its own, through which he wanders. Kurosawa has not told the story of a great man whose sin of pride drives him mad, but the story of a man who has waged war all his life, hopes to impose peace in his old age and unleashes even greater turmoil. There are parallels not only with kings but also with filmmakers, who like royalty must enforce their vision in a world seething with jealousy, finance, intrigue, vanity and greed. - Roger Ebert, The Great Movies Thurs., August 8, 7 p.m. - 4070 Vilas Hall ROGER EBERT BRING ME THE HEAD OF ALFREDO GARCIA USA | 1974 | 35mm | 112 min. Director: Sam Peckinpah Cast: Warren Oates, Isela Vega, Kris Kristofferson A rich Mexican warlord offers one million dollars for the head of Alfredo Garcia, the man whos impregnated his daughter. Alongside the vicious band of bounty hunters is Bennie (the great Oates, commanding in a rare lead performance), a barkeep and piano player who also sets his sights on Garcias skull and a hefty reward. In what is possibly Peckinpahs most personal exploration of machismo, a seedy journey emerges that is fraught with mythical overtones. I think I can feel Sam Peckinpahs heart beating and head pounding in every frame. - Roger Ebert, The Great Movies II Fri, August 9, 7 p.m. - Marquee Theater ROGER EBERT BEYOND THE VALLEY OF THE DOLLS USA | 1970 | 35mm | 109 min.

Director: Russ Meyer Cast: Cynthia Myers, Dolly Read, Edy Williams Russ Meyers most-elaborate production follows Kelly, Casey, and Pet, buxom members of the female rock group The Carrie Nations who find themselves at the dizzying height of an LA music scene filled with treachery, drug abuse, and sexual perversity. Part comedy, part rock musical, part over-the-top melodrama, BVD has gradually become one of the most beloved of early-Seventies counter culture films. The screenplay is by frequent Meyer collaborator Roger Ebert. Thurs., August 15, 7 p.m. - 4070 Vilas Hall ROGER EBERT THE FURY USA | 1978 | 35mm | 118 min. Director: Brian De Palma Cast: Kirk Douglas | John Cassavetes | Amy Irving Endowed with potentially destructive psychic powers, teenager Gillian (Irving) joins forces with government agent Peter Sandza (Douglas) to help locate his equally gifted young son Robin (Andrew Stevens), who has fallen under the sinister influences of the megalomaniacal Childress (Cassavetes). Loaded with operatic flourishes, this violent supernatural romp doubles the telekinetic teen fun of director DePalmas previous effort, Carrie. A stylish entertainment, fast-paced, and acted with great energy. I'm not quite sure it makes a lot of sense, but that's the sort of criticism you only make after it's over. During the movie, too much else is happening. - Roger Ebert, Chicago Sun-Times. Fri., August 16, 7 p.m. - Marquee Theater ROGER EBERT MICHAEL GILIO IN PERSON! KWIK STOP USA | 2001 | 35mm | 110 min. Director: Michael Gilio Cast: Lara Phillips, Michael Gilio, Rich Komenich This transfixing, mysterious, and truly memorable American independent feature is as unpredictable as the lives of its central characters. Didi (Phillips), a runaway girl, hooks up with Lucky (played by writer-director Gilio), a wannabe young actor. Together they plan to make it to Hollywood...but things work out differently. Gilios gem was championed by Roger Ebert who screened Kwik Stop at his 2002 Overlooked Film Festival and wrote that we think we know more or less where the movie is going: It'll be a road picture. We are dead wrong. Kwik Stop, which never quite gets out of town, blindsides us with unexpected humor and sadness, and is one of the unsung treasures of recent independent filmmaking. Midwestern native Gilio will join us in person for a post-screening talk about his movie and his experiences with Roger Ebert. Thurs., August 22, 7 p.m. - 4070 Vilas Hall

ROGER EBERT SMILES OF A SUMMER NIGHT (SOMMARNATTENS LEENDE) Sweden | 1955 | 35mm | 108 min. | Swedish with English subtitles Director: Ingmar Bergman Cast: Ulla Jacobsson, Harriet Andersson, Eva Dahlbeck On a Summers eve at the turn-of-the-century, love runs amuck at a country estate for a group of criss-crossed lovers. The typically serious Bergman weaves a comic tale of romantic entanglement, worthy of Shakespeare. There is an abundance of passion here, but none of it reckless; the characters consider the moral weight of their actions, and while not reluctant to misbehave, feel a need to explain, if only to themselves. Perhaps here, in an uncharacteristic comedy, Bergman is expressing the same need. - Roger Ebert Fri., August 23, 7 p.m. - Marquee Theater ROGER EBERT THE PRODUCERS USA | 1968 | 35mm | 88 min. Director: Mel Brooks Cast: Zero Mostel, Gene Wilder, Dick Shawn In the original film farce that inspired the smash Broadway musical, meek accountant Leo Bloom (Wilder) is dragged into a scheme by money-hungry producer Max Bialystock (Mostel). In their attempts to produce a flop, they create one of the most memorable and comedic musical numbers in film history: Springtime for Hitler. This is one of the funniest movies ever made. To see it now is to understand that. To see it for the first time in 1968, when I did, was to witness audacity so liberating that not even There's Something About Mary rivals it. The movie was like a bomb going off inside the audience's sense of propriety. There is such rapacity in its heroes, such gleeful fraud, such greed, such lust, such a willingness to compromise every principle, that we cave in and go along. - Roger Ebert, The Great Movies II See you at the Movies! Jim Healy, Director of Programming