The first film was "Persepolis"."An Oscar nominee for Best Animated Feature, this is the poignant story of a young girl in Iran during the Islamic Revolution. The precocious Marjane is clever and fearless, yet as the fear permeates daily life in Tehran becomes palpable, she must make difficult decisions about leaving her homeland."
I had been wanting to see this film for awhile as well and I was definitely not disappointed. "Persepolis" was awesome! The story was very well told. Marjane Satrapi does a great job meshing the transformation of Iran with the transformation of Marjane in the film. She does a great job of touching on the serious issues of Iran and also mixes in effortlessly bits of humor. This film was beautifully done and tells a great story very well.
The second movie of the night was "War/Dance".
"Set in Northern Uganda, a country ravaged by civil war, this Oscar nominated documentary is about three children who reside in a displaced persons camp in Patango. An invitation to compete in an annual music festival becomes a historic journey and an opportunity to regain a part of their childhood."
David and I actually did not stay for this one. We both would have liked to but my stomach was crying out for food, so we ended up grabbing some McDonald's and watching the season finale of "Lost" instead. Five out of Six films is a pretty good ratio.
And with that the UCSB Arts and Lectures Series ends for another school year.
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