UCLA Film and Television Archive Presents a Retrospective on Award-Winning Cinematographer Christopher Doyle, "The Days of Being Doyle," Nov. 14-24.

LOS ANGELES--(ENTERTAINMENT WIRE)--Oct. 12, 1998--

In Association With the Los Angeles Center

for Photographic Studies (LACPS)

The UCLA Film and Television Archive will present the first American film and video retrospective on the work of award-winning (Cannes Film Festival, Venice Film Festival, Berlin Film Festival, Hong Kong Film Award) cinematographer Christopher Doyle, "The Days of Being Doyle," at UCLA's James Bridges Theater (formerly Melnitz Theater), Nov. 14-24.

Australian-born but Hong Kong-based Doyle has been credited as defining the look of contemporary Asian cinema. His development as a cinematographer certainly has coincided with the new work of Asian directors such as Hong Kong's Wong Kar-Wai ("Chungking Express") and Stanley Kwan ("Red Rose White Rose") and Taiwan's Edward Yang ("Mahjong") and Stan Lai ("The Red Lotus Society").

A self-taught cameraman, Doyle's signature is a limber, handheld camera with compositions and saturated, sometimes abstract color. Perhaps for this reason, director Gus Van Sant chose to use Doyle as a cinematographer on his remake of "Psycho," which is due for an early- December 1998 release. Doyle will attend the opening night on Nov. 14, with Van Sant moderating the discussion.

"The Days of Being Doyle" is not a full retrospective. The archive has chosen not to include Doyle's best-known works, such as "Chungking Express" and "Fallen Angels," because the films have been screened either too recently or repeatedly at UCLA. However, the retrospective will include Doyle's rarely seen commercials and shorts as well as excerpts from the documentary on the remake of the forthcoming "Psycho."

The film retrospective is presented in association with Doyle's first American photographic exhibition, which is to open also on Nov. 14 at three major Los Angeles photographic galleries: "Christopher Doyle: Image Wrangler" was organized by the Los Angeles Center for Photographic Studies (LACPS) and includes Track 16 Gallery and Still/Moving at New Alchemy Gallery.

The photographic exhibitions will run through early January in all three galleries, after which it will tour North America, Europe, Asia and Australia. For further information and a brochure on "Christopher Doyle: Image Wrangler," call 323/466-6232.

Tickets for the film series are available one hour before showtime at the James Bridges Theater. Admission is $6 general and $4 for students and seniors. The theater is located at the northeast corner on the UCLA campus, near the intersection of Sunset Boulevard and Hilgard Avenue. Parking is available for $5 in Lot 3. For further information, call 310/206-FILM or visit the Web site at www.cinema.ucla.edu.

Programming at the UCLA Film and Television Archive is made possible by grants from the California Arts Council, the City of Los Angeles Cultural Affairs Department, the John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation, the National Endowment for the Arts and other sponsors. A complete screening schedule follows. -0-

UCLA FILM AND TELEVISION ARCHIVE

Complete Schedule for Film Series "The Days of Being Doyle"

NOTE: All films have Christopher Doyle as the cinematographer.

Saturday, Nov. 14 -- 8 p.m.

-- "Happy Together" ("Chunguang Xhaxie," Hong Kong, 1997, 35mm, 96

min.), in Cantonese, Mandarin and Spanish with English subtitles.

Directed by Wong Kar-Wai.

-- Preceded by excerpts from a work-in-progress documentary on the

making of Gus Van Sant's "Psycho," featuring Christopher Doyle.

Directed by D-J (U.S., 1998, Betacam, 10 min.)

-- ("wkw/tk/1996@7'55"hk.net") (Japan, 1996, 35mm, 24 min.), a TV

segment intercut with interviews from Japanese designer Takeo

Kikuchi and actor Tadanobu Asano, with footage of director Wong

Kar-Wai and Doyle shooting a commercial for the designer. The

second part is the commercial itself.

Sunday, Nov. 15 -- 7 p.m.

-- "That Day on the Beach" ("Haitan De Yi Tian," Taiwan, 1983, 35mm,

166 min.), in Mandarin with English subtitles. Directed by Edward

Yang.

-- Preceded by "What Can We Do About the Broken Stars?" ("Na Ge Po

Lou Ti Zen Me Ban?," Taiwan, 1979, Betacam, 7 min.), directed by

Jin Shi Jie (Christopher Doyle).

-- "Christine (A Film About Her)" ("Ke Li Si Ting (Ta De Dianying,"

Taiwan, 1979, Betacam, 8 min.), directed by Lei Xiang

(Christopher Doyle).

Thursday, Nov. 19 -- 7:30 p.m.

-- "Red Rose White Rose" ("Hong Meigui Bai Meigui," Hong Kong, 1994,

35mm, 100 min.), in Mandarin with English subtitles. Directed by

Stanley Kwan.

-- "Black and White" ("Noir et Blanc," France, 1986, 35mm, 82 min.),

in French with English subtitles. Directed by Claire Devers.

Sunday, Nov. 22 -- 7 p.m.

-- "Temptress Moon" ("Feng Yue," China, 1996, 35mm, 127 min.), in

Mandarin with English subtitles. Directed by Chen Kaige.

-- "The Red Lotus Society" ("Feixia Ahda," Taiwan, 1994, 35mm, 120

min.), in Mandarin and Hokkien with English subtitles. Directed

by Jan Lamb.

Tuesday, Nov. 24 -- 7:30 p.m.

-- "Out of the Blue" ("Tiankong Xiaoshuo," Hong Kong, 1995, 35mm, 36

min.), in Cantonese with English subtitles. Directed by Jan Lamb.

-- "Motel Cactus" ("Motel Seoninjang," South Korea, 1997, 35mm, 91

min.), in Korean with English subtitles. Directed by Park

Ki-Yong.

-- Preceded by "D'Urban A.A.R. Spring Summer Version" and "D'Urban

A.A.R. Fall-Winter Version" ("D'Urban A.A.R. Haru-Natsu-Hen" and

"D'Urban A.A.R. Aki-Fuyu-Hen," Japan, 1996, Betacam, 30 seconds),

commercials for Japanese fashion designer Yohji Yamamoto.