All (llms trom Slovenia, in Slovenian with Englishsubtitles except where noted.

FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 9 7:30 PMVALLEY OF PEACE (Dolina Miru) 1956DIR: France Štiglic. SCR: Ivan Ribič. CAST:TugomirŠtiglic, Evelyne Wohlfeiler, John Kitzmiller.Two children lose their families in an air raid andtake to wandering the countryside, dodging Yugoslavparti sans and invading Fascist forces, seeking astoried "Valley of Peace.'Taken under the wing of astranded U.s. paratrooper. their faith in their deliver-ance is alternately vindicated and sorely testedin this strangely Iyrical film that reflects Slovenia'sdogged pursuit of its own destiny in the turnultuous20th century.35mm, b/w, in Slovenian, German and EnglishwlEnglish sIt, 88 min.

KEKEC 1951DIR: Jože Gale. SCR:J. Gale, Franc Milčinski. CAST:Matija Bari, F.Milčinski, France Presetnik.This Alpine tale introduced the resourcefullad"Kekec," already a popular folk character. to thescreen. Clever Kekec brings peace to his mountainviiiage, outwitting the evil poacher Bedanec, whoterrorizes the locals. ASIovenian David-and-Goliathstory, the delightful film and plucky Kekec himselfwere lovingly adopted by Slovenians weii-acquaintedwith foreign influence, and doggedly devoted tocultural preservation and self-direction.35mm, b/w, 9 I min.

SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 10 7:30 PMVESNA 1953DIR: FrantišekČap. SCR: Matej Bor. CAST: MetkaGabrijelčič, Franek Trefalt, Olga Bedjanic.Three strapping college students, loath to study,hatch a plot to romance the daughter of theirmath professor to secure the answers to a comingexam-but love soon complicates the perfect plotProduced in the newiy socialistYugoslavia, this whim-sical film bursts with optimism in youth. A perennialfavorite, the film is the namesake of Slovenia's high-est film honor; the Vesna.35mm, b/w, 96 min.

1100% SLOVENIAN (Američanke) 2005DIR: Hanna Slak.An amusing but thoughtful documentary portrait ofseveral contemporary American women of Slove-nian descent Regardless that their ties to the mothercountry are generations old, their feeling that theyare" 100% Slovenian" demonstrates the intensitywith which national identity infuses the Sloveniancharacter.Digital video, color. 50 min.

FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 16 7:30 PMDANCE IN THE RAIN (Ples V Dežju)1961DIRlSCR: Boštjan Hladnik. CAST: Miha Baloh, DušaPočkaj,AIi Raner.This elegant and enigmatic love story centers on abrooding young painter and an older actress. Un-certain of their choices in life,each acutely aware oftime slipping avvay,they verbally savage one another;between admitting (often only intemally) their lovefor each other. A study of archetypes as mu eh ascharacters, the penetrating drama masterfully weighswhether life's plateaus are cause for disillusionor hope.35mm, b/w, 104 min.

A SAND CASTLE (Pešeni Grad) 1962DIRlSCR: Boštjan Hladnik. CAST:AIi Raner, MilenaDravic, Ljubiša Sarnardžic.Boštjan Hladnik's genre-bending road picture gathersa group of new friends (two men and a mysteriousyoung woman) in a madcap automobile excursionto the ocean. The pleasures they find there prove astransitory as the sand castles that they build. A tour-de-force of absurdist, physical comedy, the film subtlyintenrogates the supposed panacea of materialism,leisure, and the flight from one's own history.35mm, b/w, 96 min.

SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 18 7:00 PMSTRONGHOLD OF TOUGHS (GrajskiBiki) 1967DIR:jože Pogačnik. SCR: Primož Kozak. CAST: KoleAngelovski, Hana Brejchova,janez Rohaček."I1'swonderful to be young in our horneland, sings ayouth choir over the loud speakers in ajuvenile hallfor orphaned boys, where young Peter dreams ofreuniting with his father. Peters subsequent run-inswith a charismatic gang leader portray a cluelesssociety with inept bureaucrats tuming a blind eye toits underclass.35mm, b/w, 88 min.

PAPER PLANES (Na Papirnatih Avionih)1967DIR: Matjaž Klopčič. SCR: CAST: Snežana Nikšii:,Polde Bibič, Stanislava Pešii:.A photographer tired of the jaded milieu of an earlyadvertising age under socialism romances a youngballerina. The Triple Bridge, fountains and rooftops ofthe Slovenian capital, Ljubljana,and the ski resorts ofthe Slovenian Alps are the dreamy 1960s backdropsfor this great love story. Disarmingly believable as theinexperienced na'if,Snežana Nikšic, as the ballerina,steals the show.35mm, b/w, 81 min.

SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 2S 7:00 PMRAFT OF THE MEDUSA (Splav Meduze)1980DIR: Karpo Ai:imovii:-Godina. SCR: CAST: OlgaKacjan,Vladislava Milosavljevii:, Boris Komnenii:.Two schoolteachers with big dreams take off fromtheir muddy backwater village and travel with fellowdrifters and performance artists through Yugoslaviaof I920s, with a 'lightness of being' and pure joy thatwas not to be repeated. This watershed film of theSlovenian and Yugoslav cinema burst onto the scenein 1980 and re-introduced modemism, asserting awonderful, nihilistic rebellion against all canons.35mm, color. in Slovenian and Serbo-Croatian w/English sJt, 101 min.

MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 26 7:30 PMGRAVEHOPPING (Odgrobadogroba)2005DIRlSCR:jan Cvitkovič. CAST: Gregor Bakovič,Drago Milinovii:, Sonja Savii:.ln this deft, ironic comedy by Jan Cvitkovič, everytragedy has its grimly humorous side. Grave hoppingfuneral orator Pero is busy eulogizing for laughsand ineptly wooing alocal girl while his fatherstages comical suicide attempts and his free-spiritedsister defies the small town ennui. The gravesidehumor and comic relief shows the characters'resilience all the way to the last. formidable scene.35mm, color. 103 min.

9:06 2009DIR: Igor Šterk. SCR: 1.Šterk, Siniša Dragin. CAST:Igor Samobor, Labina Mitevska, Silva Cusin.A film noir par excellence and a first-rate psycho-logical drama, Igor Šterk's 9:06 takes us to Ljubljana,where police inspector Dusan (Igor Samobor in aterrific performance) investigates an unusual suicide.The investigation soon turns into obsession as hemoves into the apartment of the deceased, assumingthe identity of the dead man and reliving the victirn's,as well as his own, shattered life.35mm, color, 71 min.

UCLA Film & Television Archiveand The Andrew J. Kuehn Jr.Foundation present

THELEGACYPROJECTSCREENINGSERIES

The Legacy Project is a collaborativeeffort bringing together the UCLA Film& Television Archive and Outfest tocollect and restore queer film and video.We screen prints from this valuable andunique collection on a bimonthly basis.

Tonight's screening represents the firstin a year-Iong series of Legacy eventssupported bya special grant from TheAndrew J. Kuehn Jr. Foundation. TheArchive is pleased and grateful for thisextraordinary support.

SUNDAY, AUGUST 7 7:00 PMTHE TRIALS OF OSCAR WILDE 1960DIR/SCR: Ken Hughes. CAST: Peter Fineh,james Mason, john Fraser.Ken Hughes' widescreen account of playwrightOscar Wilde's fall from public grace is a grippingdepiction of one of the most fantastic scandalsof the modern era. Peter Finch invests his por-trayal of Wilde, convicted in a show tri al of con-ducting an affair with a younger man, with raresympathy and dimension. Filmed in Technirama,the film abounds with period detail.35mm, Technicolor, 123 min.