Introducing Stanley Cuba

The Debut of UCSB Grad Per Anderson’s First Feature

By Rachel Weight

UCSB grad Per
Anderson is debuting his first feature film, Stanley Cuba, January 27,
at 9 p.m. at Victoria Theater as part of the fest. Anderson wrote and directed the
feature, which stars emerging comedy star Mike Birbiglia, who has appeared on
Letterman, Leno, and Comedy Central, as Stanley, a photographer
whose life parallels legendary director Stanley
Kubrick.

The film follows Stanley through a particularly rough week as he
searches for his lost dog, Spartacus, recovers from a breakup, runs
from intellectual property lawyers, and tries to find salvation
through his art by winning a photography competition. A clever
parody of Kubrick’s life and work, his fans will notice the
imitation of the topics, sets, styles, and techniques used by
Anderson from Kubrick cult classics such as A Clockwork
Orange, Eyes Wide Shut, and
The
Shining.

Not only a parody of Kubrick’s biography and films, the feature
scandalizes intellectual property, the seriousness of high art, and
parody itself, as Birbiglia’s Stanley explores the post-modern
passions and obsessions of an artist living through the crisis in
the information age. This deadpan comedy is sure to
entertain, especially those familiar with Kubrick’s
masterpieces.

For other showtimes and more description, go
here.

See the official Stanley
Cuba website here.