Mark Rylance’s ‘The Phantom of the Open’ Leads Santa Barbara International Film Festival Lineup
variety.comWilson Chapman editorThe Santa Barbara International Film Festival (SBIFF) has announced the full programming slate for its upcoming 2022 edition, consisting of 48 world premieres and 98 U.S.
premieres.“It brings us an unbridled joy to share our slate for this edition of SBIFF,” the festival’s executive director Roger Durling said in a statement. “After two years of incertitude, it feels good to know we can continue to count on film and the festival to give us a sense of comfort and continuity.
We’re extremely proud of the offerings at the 37th fest.”The festival, which spotlights independent and international film and regularly attracts around 100,000 attendees, will open with the U.S.
premiere of “The Phantom of the Open” from director Craig Roberts. The comedy stars Mark Rylance as a man who entered the 1976 British Open despite having never played gold and subsequently shot the worst round of golf in the competition’s history, with Sally Hawkins playing his wife.
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