The Santa Fe Film Festival * Archives 2006

A master perfumer (Dustin Hoffman) in 18th century France takes in an orphan as an apprentice, little realizing that the boy not only has a penchant for heavenly aromas, but also for murder most foul. Tom Tykwer (RUN LOLA RUN) has fashioned a dark, disturbing, genuinely thrilling adaptation of the notorious Patrick Süskind novel.
Advance tickets sold out.
WED 12/6 DeVARGAS 7:30 PM

An astronaut (Billy Bob Thornton) is forced to leave NASA to save his family farm, but he continues to dream of space travel and sets out to build a rocket inside his barn. Though his neighbors consider him an oddity, the media considers him a story, and the government considers him a threat, nothing can deter him from his dream to break through the atmosphere and orbit the earth. Presented by director/writer Michael Polish and his brother and co-writer Mark Polish.

Here’s a love triangle played out against an exotic backdrop provided by 1920s China, ravaged by the outbreak of a deadly epidemic. Naomi Watts stars as a flighty, upper-class woman who marries a brilliant doctor (Ed Norton) for all the wrong reasons. Based on the classic novel by M. Somerset Maugham.
Advance tickets sold out.
THURS 12/7 DeVARGAS 7:30 PM

The Santa Fe Film Festival is pleased to present the North American premiere of this period drama, featuring Oscar winner Renee Zellweger assaying the role of author Beatrix Potter. Potter delighted generations of children with her books, including THE TALE OF PETER RABBIT, but she kept her own private life carefully locked away. Ewan McGregor co-stars.

Young Ofélia discovers a magical labyrinth at the house of her brutal new stepfather, Captain Vidal. A creature named Pan gives Ofélia three tasks but she faces a bigger challenge in surviving her encounters with the captain. Echoing THE DEVIL’S BACKBONE, Del Toro exhibits a flair for the fantastic and mastery of his material. Mexico’s official selection for foreign-language Oscar consideration.

VOLVER
Website: www.sonyclassics.com/volver/
Over the last twenty years, the name Pedro Almodóvar has become virtually synonymous with cinematic pleasure. This latest movie is sheer bliss, a supernatural tale of murder, adultery and family happiness. The female cast members -- among them Penélope Cruz and Carmen Maura – shared the Best Actress Award at this year’s Cannes Film Festival.
Advance tickets sold out.
SAT 12/9 DeVARGAS 7:30 PM

VENUS
Website: www.venus-themovie.com/
A veteran actor (Peter O’Toole) encounters a brash, young woman whom he provides a crash course in culture and the finer things in life. But in the end, their roles get reversed, and she’s the one who teaches him how little he actually knows about himself. Many critics predict VENUS will win O’Toole an Oscar after seven previous nominations. Lending capable support: Vanessa Redgrave.

ANCESTORS, ELDERS AND LAND
Indigenous elders share what is important to remember for the continuation of their culture. Includes 5 SEASONS, from Australia, and My FIRST CONTACT, set among the rainforest Ikpeng tribe in the heart of the Brazilian Amazon.
FRI 12/8 THE FORUM 5:30 PM
SUN 12/10 THE FORUM 12:30 PM

ANIMATION PROGRAM
Traditional tales from around the world, come alive in animated form. Works from Canada, India, Mexico and the United States.
THURS 12/7 THE FORUM 12:15 PM
SAT 12/9 THE FORUM 8:00 PM

ARCTIC SON
Youthful angst and drunken debauchery are no match for a dog sled in the Arctic wild. So Stanley Jr. is abruptly sobered by nature and the Native Gwich'in roots of his father as his urban lifestyle is confronted by the unforgiving Canadian Yukon.
WED 12/6 THE SCREEN 7:15 PM
SAT 12/9 THE SCREEN 5:15 PM

DEVIL’S MINER
A 14-year-old boy and his brother open their lives to the fate of a devil guardian as they enter the mountain entrance and the realm of hell. Forced into adulthood to care for their mother and sister, the boys profess their dreams to get a good education and escape their destiny in the mines.
THURS 12/7 THE FORUM 2:45 PM
SAT 12/9 THE FORUM 5:30 PM

PROTECTING PARADISE
Pacific Islanders fight to protect their sacred and beautiful lands. Selections include TIME AND TIDE, following a group of expatriates returning to Tuvalu, and MAUNA KEA: TEMPLE UNDER SIEGE, in which Hawaiians clash with astronomers over access to a mountaintop.
FRI 12/8 THE FORUM 8:00 PM
SUN 12/10 THE FORUM 3:00 PM

A SHORT TRIP AROUND THE WORLD
Collection of nine shorts from Brazil, Chile, Mexico, Palestine, Rapanui, South Africa and the United States, including narrative and documentary shorts, as well as animated works.
FRI 12/8 THE FORUM 12:30 PM
SUN 12/10 THE FORUM 5:30 PM

UNDER THE SAME SUN
Captivating stories from people who live two identities, between two countries and in two distinctly different cultural worlds. Program includes THE JOURNEY OF VAAN NGUYEN, about an Israeli woman rediscovering her Vietnamese roots, and SUEÑOS BINACIONALES (BINATIONAL DREAMS), set on the US-Mexican border.
THURS 12/7 THE FORUM 7:45 PM
SAT 12/9 THE FORUM 12:30 PM

WETBACK: THE UNDOCUMENTED DOCUMENTARY
This feature documentary reveals the dangerous perils of emigrating to the North from Central America by casting a perspective seldom-seen. The film expresses the heart and motivation of a people struggling to live life with dignity.
FRI 12/8 THE FORUM 3:00 PM
SUN 12/10 THE FORUM 8:00 PM

WOMEN HOLD UP HALF THE SKY
Women filmmakers present an expressive collection of works from a distinct perspective that shows what matters to them. Anchoring the program: JAISALMER AYO! GATEWAY OF THE GYPSIES, a documentary shot in northwest India, capturing several colorful and vanishing nomadic castes of Rajasthani Gypsies on the open roads of the Thar Desert.

Advance tickets sold out for both screenings.
THURS 12/7 THE FORUM 5:15 PM
SAT 12/9 THE FORUM 3:00 PM