July – September Curated Programming Schedule!
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PFS is excited to release the full lineup of curated programming for July through September! Taking place at the Philadelphia Film Center and PFS Bourse, the lineup begins with The Summer of Trilogies Strikes Back!, NINE total trilogies including Baz Luhrmann, the STAR WARS Prequel Trilogy, Rainer Werner Fassbinder, THE GODFATHER Trilogy, and our favorite lab coat and orange vest sporting duo in the BACK TO THE FUTURE trilogy.
Face the thrills with PSYCHO, RASHOMON, and M as part of Sight and Sound 100 and PSYCHO 2 with After Hours. Celebrate the Fourth of July with INDEPENDENCE DAY or Philly-set BLOWOUT, come to a Throwback Quizzo & Movie screening of THAT THING YOU DO!, or bring the kids to a family-friendly screening of THE ROAD TO EL DORADO with pre-screening activities. Mark your calendars now for our September limited series, KOSMOS YORGOS, a retrospective of all of Yorgos Lanthimos’s films in anticipation for the director’s newest film POOR THINGS.
Tickets to individual screenings are currently available to purchase on Filmadelphia.org, prices range from $14 to as low as $5. Individual tickets can be purchased for all films in limited series at the price point of $14 ($9 for PFS Members) or there is a bundle ticketing option available for those interested in attending all films in the series. The Sight and Sound six film bundle is $60 ($48 for PFS Members). The Summer of Trilogies bundle is $33 ($24 for PFS Members). Film Bundle Not Available For Maybe Vader Someday Later STAR WARS Prequel Trilogy.
Curated Programming for July – September full schedule below!
Special Events
WELCOME TO EARTH
MEN IN BLACK July 1 | 4:00 PM | Film Center Mainstage
– A covert organization recruits a New York City cop as an agent to run surveillance on intergalactic activity on Earth and soon a chaotic assassination plot unravels in the Tommy Jones and Will Smith helmed blockbuster knockout.
INDEPENDENCE DAY IN 4K July 1 | 7:30 PM /// July 2 | 4:00 PM | MAINSTAGE
– Fireworks, BBQs, and humanity are threatened when an extraterrestrial menace strikes Earth in another Will Smith 4th of July banger that gave us a presidential Bill Pullman and Goldblum being Goldblum.
KEATON AS BATMAN
BATMAN IN 4K July 14 | 7:00 PM | Film Center Mainstage
– With a little help from Prince and Tim Burton’s visionary direction, Michael Keaton’s Bruce Wayne gets a little nuts as he attempts to thwart Jack Nicholson’s Joker’s plans to kill Gotham with a smile.
BATMAN RETURNS IN 4K July 14 | 9:45 PM | Film Center Mainstage
– ‘Tis the season to be horny and dysfunctional in Michael Keaton’s return to the cowl as he combats Gotham’s newest nemeses during the holiday season: a cat, a penguin, and a Walken.
ENCORRRE SCREENINGS
RRR IN 4K July 21 | 7:00 PM | Bourse /// August 18 | 7:30 PM | Bourse /// September 16 | 7:30 PM Film Center Mainstage
– A year later we are still jumping for joy at every heroic introduction, exquisitely crafted set piece, musical number and the emotionally compelling story of brotherhood, friendship, and resistance under the British empire.
PHILLY FILM SHOWCASE
INFO HERE July 28 | 7:00 PM | Bourse /// August 30 | 7:00 PM | Bourse /// September 22 | 7:00 PM | Film Center
– A FREE to attend exhibition supporting new work by talented up-and-coming local filmmakers of all ages, levels, and backgrounds complete with a post-screening Q&As with the filmmakers and talent.
OLDIES GOODIES PRESENTED WITH BE REEL BLACK CINEMA CLUB
JASON’S LYRIC September 14 | 7:00 PM | Film Center
– The inevitable reach of the past complicates an endearing romance for a young man who is torn between true love and preserving the fragments of his broken family.
– Since 2017, BeReelBlack Cinema Club has disrupted the myth that Black cinema is rare and inaccessible one monthly meetup at a time!
The Summer of Trilogies Strikes Back!
One year ago, we spent the summer showcasing some of the most beloved blockbuster and arthouse trilogies in existence. This year we are doing it all over again with popcorn flicks, international cinematic sagas, and a whole lot of marathons.
MAXIMUM BAZ! (The Red Curtain Trilogy) at the Film Center
– The fearless Aussie filmmaker, Baz Luhrmann, has never met an anachronistic needle drop or overloaded tableau that he couldn’t send into a bacchanalian frenzy with his glittering eye for swooning love and triumph in larger than life characters.
STRICTLY BALLROOM July 5 | 7:30 PM /// July 8 | 3:00 PM
ROMEO + JULIET July 6 | 7:30 PM /// July 8 | 5:30 PM
MOULIN ROUGE! July 8 | 8:30 PM /// July 9 | 6:00 PM
MAYBE VADER SOMEDAY LATER (Star Wars Prequel Trilogy) at the Film Center
– 1999 is often cited as one of the greatest years in contemporary cinema history, but no film like George Lucas’ The Phantom Menace and the eventual prequel trilogy conjured more conversation, praise and debate. Now nearly 25 years later, and a surge of Star Wars content later, the prequels remain the purest vision of one man and his descent into darkness. *BUNDLE NOT AVAILABLE FOR THE STAR WARS PREQUEL TRILOGY*
STAR WARS: EPISODE 1 – THE PHANTOM MENACE July 15 | 12:00 PM
STAR WARS: EPISODE 2 – ATTACK OF THE CLONES July 15 | 3:15 PM
STAR WARS: EPISODE 3 – REVENGE OF THE SITH July 15 | 7:00 PM
THE SERIES WITH NO NAME IN 4K (The Dollars Trilogy) at the Bourse
– Supported by the unforgettable sun-scorched scores of Ennio Morricone, Sergio Leone’s unintentional trilogy of films following a wandering gunslinger has become synonymous with the contemporary cinematic Western. The blood, sweat and tears of a demythologized west through the eyes of Leone ushered in a new era of the murky morality of an unforgiving world once romanticized.
A FISTFUL OF DOLLARS July 22 | 1:00 PM
FOR A FEW DOLLARS MORE July 22 | 3:30 PM
THE GOOD, THE BAD AND THE UGLY July 22 | 7:00 PM /// July 23 | 2:30 PM
DEARLY DEPARTED (The Infernal Affairs Trilogy) at the Bourse
– The films that inspired Martin Scorsese’s only Best Director Oscar® for The Departed can proudly stand on their own with the best cinematic crime sagas of all time. Presented with a new 4K restoration, directors Andrew Lau Wai-Keung and Alan Mak direct a decades spanning tale of corruption and loyalty in twisted, parallel stories led by star Tony Leung and a deep ensemble of celebrated Hong Kong film stars.
INFERNAL AFFAIRS July 25 | 3:00 PM & 7:00 PM /// July 29 | 3:00 PM
INFERNAL AFFAIRS II July 26 | 3:00 PM & 7:00 PM /// July 29 | 5:30 PM
INFERNAL AFFAIRS III July 28 | 3:00 PM /// July 29 | 8:30 PM
GIALLO FEVER IN 4K (Dario Argento Giallo Trilogy) at the Bourse
– Before Dario Argento doubled down on the supernatural and horror with classics like SUSPIRIA and PHENOMENA, the Italian maestro perfected the popular giallo genre with his suspenseful and stylish early films of the 1970s.
THE BIRD WITH THE CRYSTAL PLUMAGE August 2 | 3:00 PM & 7:30 PM /// August 5 | 3:00 PM
THE CAT O’ NINE TAILS August 3 | 3:00 PM & 7:30 PM /// August 5 | 5:30 PM
DEEP RED August 4 | 3:00 PM & 9:30 PM /// August 5 | 8:30 PM
SCENES FROM AN ITALIAN MOB FILM IN 4K (The Godfather Trilogy) at the Bourse
– 50 years later, it is still astonishing how much Francis Ford Coppola’s seminal crime saga invented the contemporary mobster film with a sprawling cast of iconic characters and unforgettable drama right out of a Greek tragedy.
THE GODFATHER August 6 | 6:00 PM /// August 12 | 11:00 AM
THE GODFATHER PART II August 7 | 3:00 PM & 7:00 PM /// August 12 | 3:00 PM
THE GODFATHER CODA: DEATH TO MICHAEL CORLEONE August 9 | 3:00 PM & 7:00 PM /// August 12 | 7:30 PM
THREE WOMEN (Fassbinder’s The BRD Trilogy) at the Bourse
– Towards the end of an extremely prolific career, Rainer Werner Fassbinder created yet another series of masterpieces in his BRD Trilogy. The lens of three very different women serve not just as Fassbinder’s exploration of life in post-WWII West Germany, but as an allegory for West Germany itself in this new world.
THE MARRIAGE OF MARIA BRAUN August 14 | 3:00 PM & 7:00 PM /// August 19 | 2:30 PM
VERONIKA VOSS August 15 | 3:00 PM & 7:00 PM /// August 19 | 5:30 PM
LOLA August 18 | 3:00 PM /// August 19 | 8:00 PM
DOC AND MARTY IN 4K (Back to the Future Trilogy) at the Bourse
– It’s time to go back and relive the adventures of Doc and Marty in Robert Zemeckis’ unforgettable big screen trilogy filled with daring escapades and heart that continues to entertain and astound to this day.
BACK TO THE FUTURE August 21 | 3:00 PM & 7:00 PM /// August 26 | 3:00 PM
BACK TO THE FUTURE PART 2 August 22 | 3:00 PM & 7:00 PM /// August 26 | 6:00PM
BACK TO THE FUTURE PART 3 August 23 | 3:00 PM & 7:00 PM /// August 26 | 8:45PM
After Hours
Bringing together the odd, eerie, thrilling, and downright weird, this is the home of the cult classics.
BLOW OUT July 2 | 7:00 PM | MAINSTAGE /// July 12 | 8:00 PM | GREENFIELD
– John Travolta thinks he hears something out in Wissahickon Park and dives headfirst into a conspiracy plot that will lead him all the way to the Penn’s Landing 4th of July celebration in this all time thriller.
PHANTOM OF THE PARADISE IN 4K July 7 | 10:00 PM | Film Center Mainstage /// July 15 | 8:00 PM | Film Center Greenfield
– Often overshadowed by Rocky Horror’s glamorous camp, De Palma’s rock operatic ode to Faust and a certain Phantom is a late night delight filled with thrills, chills, and a revenge-filled Paul Williams.
STREETS OF FIRE August 11 | 9:40 PM | Bourse /// August 25 | 3:00 PM & 9:30 PM Bourse
– A forgotten ‘80s gem with a killer soundtrack finds a cool guy rescuing rock star Diane Lane from the clutches of Willem Dafoe’s biker gang in a doo wop dystopia.
PSYCHO 2 ON 35MM September 8 | 9:30 PM | Film Center Mainstage /// September 23 | 8:30 PM Film Center Mainstage
– Mother still knows best in this clever and darkly tragi-comic tale of a rehabilitated Norman Bates returning to the family business.
Throwback Quizzo & Movie
Put your movie and pop culture knowledge to the test with this pairing of trivia and nostalgic films.
MEN IN BLACK Film Center GREENFIELD
– July 20 | Quizzo 7:30 PM | Movie 8:00 PM
– A covert organization recruits a New York City cop as an agent to run surveillance on intergalactic activity on Earth and soon a chaotic assassination plot unravels in the Tommy Jones and Will Smith helmed blockbuster knockout.
PARTY GIRL IN 4K Bourse
– August 17 | 3:00 PM /// August 17 | Quizzo 7:00 PM | Movie 7:30 PM
– August 28 | 3:00 PM & 7:00 PM
– The definitive It Girl of a generation, Parker Posey, finds herself in debt and vows to trade in the parties and drugs for a respectable job at the library, or at least combine the two in this highly anticipated 4K restoration.
THAT THING YOU DO! ON 35MM Film Center MAINSTAGE
– September 14 | Quizzo 7:30 PM | Movie 8:00 PM
– Jimmy, Lenny, Guy and The Bass Player are The Wonders (formerly known as The Oneders), the 60s band behind the smash hit “That Thing You Do!” coming to the Philadelphia Film Center for one night only on 35mm!
Debut
All filmmakers have to start somewhere. A debut film may catapult a director into the auteur stratosphere or be merely a blip on their IMDb list, yet the debut remains a defining moment that can serve as film forensic for everything that follows.
FOLLOWING July 19 | 7:30 PM | Film Center Greenfield /// July 31 | 3:00 PM & 7:30 PM Bourse
– Christopher Nolan took on a myriad of roles in his one-of-a-kind cerebral debut that centers on an aspiring author seduced by the allure of the criminal underworld he wishes to research for his first novel.
CHOCOLAT August 8 | 3:00 PM & 7:00 PM | Bourse /// August 29 | 3:00 PM & 7:00 PM | Bourse
– Claire Denis’ distinct, often enigmatic cinematic style was firmly established in this semi-autobiographical tale of a woman reflecting upon her youth living in French occupied Cameroon.
KINETTA September 1 | 3:00 PM & 7:00 PM | Bourse /// September 8 | 7:30 PM | Film Center Greenfield
– The torchbearer of the Greek Weird Wave cemented his name in infamy with this confounding and enigmatic debut about three disparate souls, a camera, and increasingly brutal murders striking the titular Greek resort town.
Film Essentials
Cinema’s greatest treasures as they were meant to be seen: on the big screen.
BICYCLE THIEVES July 30 | 3:00 PM & 5:15 PM | Bourse Part of Sight and Sound 100
– Often cited as the greatest film of all time, a frantic search by father and son for a stolen bicycle becomes a symbol of survival for the working-class man in the decaying economy of post-WWII Italy.
BREATHLESS in 4K August 10 | 3:00 PM & 7:30 PM | Bourse /// August 13 | 6:30 PM | Bourse Part of Sight and Sound 100
– On the run from the cops, a petty car thief jump cuts his way through the streets of Paris while wooing an American woman in Jean-Luc Godard’s monumental debut that helped usher in the French New Wave.
PORTRAIT OF A LADY ON FIRE September 16 | 6:00 PM Film Center /// September 17 | 5:00 PM Film Center Part of Sight and Sound 100
– An impassioned union grows between a woman trapped within the confines of an arranged marriage and the artist tasked with painting her wedding portraits.
Guilty Treasures
Sometimes a film can make your head spin and heart sing with a script that captures the entire human condition, performances that come from the soul, and a rousing, triumphant score. Sometimes a film can just make you laugh and yell “How?!?” or “Why?!?!” a thousand times.
GYMKATA July 28 | 9:30 PM | Bourse
– The US government turns to their last hope, real life US gymnast Kurt Thomas, to infiltrate a fictional country and enter a deadly tournament called The Game that grants one wish to the winner. His wish: to save the world.
BREATHLESS (1983) August 25 | 7:00 PM | Bourse /// August 27 | 6:00 PM | Bourse
– Never meeting a shirt he can’t unbutton, Richard Gere plays an American hustler on the run with his French girlfriend in this ‘80s adaptation of the Godard classic and personal favorite of Quentin Tarantino.
GREASE 2 September 15 | 8:15 PM | Film Center Greenfield
– When Queen of the Pink Ladies Michelle Pfeiffer realized that there was more to life than making out and dating greasers, it changed Rydell High and cinema forever.
Kosmos Yorgos
Arguably the most beguiling and bewildering filmmaker of a generation, Greek filmmaker Yorgos Lanthimos has made the cinema an exciting, hilarious and dangerous place again for films that test audience members’ morals, patience, and taste. Each film in his career views the world through a bizarre and surreal lens that can flip from farce to horror in seconds. With the release of Lanthimos’ newest film POOR THINGS, we celebrate Lanthimos with the KOSMOS YORGOS series.
KINETTA September 1 | 3:00 PM & 7:00 PM | Bourse /// September 8 | 7:30 PM | Film Center Greenfield
– The torchbearer of the Greek Weird Wave cemented his name in infamy with this confounding and enigmatic debut about three disparate souls, a camera, and increasingly brutal murders striking the titular Greek resort town.
DOGTOOTH September 2 | 3:00 PM & 7:00 PM | Bourse /// September 10 | 6:00 PM Film Center
– A patriarch chooses to keep his family shut off from the rest of the world.
ALPS September 3 | 3:00 PM & 6:00 PM | Bourse /// September 17 | 6:00 PM | Film Center
– A group of actors start a business where they meticulously impersonate the recently deceased to help grieving loved ones.
THE LOBSTER September 4 | 3:00 PM & 7:00 PM Bourse /// September 20 | 7:30 PM | Film Center
– A deranged world where unfortunate singles are forced to find a partner in 45 days or be turned into an animal.
THE KILLING OF A SACRED DEER September 5 | 3:00 PM & 7:00 PM Bourse /// September 13 | 7:30 PM Film Center
– A cardiac surgeon is unable to stop his family from being infiltrated by a peculiar young man.
THE FAVOURITE September 7 | 7:00 PM Film Center /// September 21 | 7:00 PM Film Center
– During a time of war, competing cousins vie for the affection of the ailing Queen Anne in this subversive dark comedy where nothing is taboo.
Family Matinees
Welcoming children and caregivers to experience kid-friendly classics both new and old.
Tickets: $6 | $4 Child
THE ROAD TO EL DORADO July 16 | 3:00 PM | Film Center Greenfield /// July 20 | 10:30 AM | Film Center Mainstage*
– Brought to life by the voices of Kenneth Branaugh and Kevin Kline, is tale of two swindlers who receive more than they bargained for. They wind up with a map to the fabled “city of gold” and take off on a life-altering quest in Dreamworks’ underrated animated adventure.
PONYO August 20 | 3:00 PM | Bourse /// August 24 | 10:30 AM | Bourse*
– A gentle illustration of a profound story of love between a 5 year old boy and the young goldfish he transforms into a girl with unexpected mystical consequences in Hayao Miyazaki’s vibrant animated epic.
THE SECRET OF KELLS September 17 | 3:00 PM | Film Center Mainstage /// September 21 | 10:30 AM | Film Center Mainstage*
– Wolves, vikings, and serpent gods are no match for a daring 12 year old boy on a mission to complete the treasured Book of Kells in director Tomm Moore’s sensationally imaginative start to the “Irish Folklore” film trilogy.
* Sensory Friendly Screenings – a screening where the lights are up, the sound is down, and patrons are invited to respond to the film in whatever way feels best for their bodies and minds! For more information please check Filmadelphia.org/Sensory-Friendly.
Science on Screen®
The Science on Screen® program pairs screenings of classic, cult, science fiction, and documentary films with lively presentations by notable experts from the world of science and technology. Each film is used as a jumping-off point for a speaker to introduce current research or technological advances in a manner that engages audiences of all backgrounds.
SLEEP DEALER July 13 | 6:30 PM | Film Center Greenfield
– Part of Science on Screen series Director Alex Rivera conceives of a world with fortified borders and virtual migrant labor in his Sundance award-winning socio-political examination of technology’s link to the human body and the ethical ramifications of its power over the most vulnerable among us.
– Post-screening, Vishnu “Deepu” Murty will lead a discussion titled “Agency and its biological influence on perceptions of the past, present, and future.” Murty is the principal investigator of the Adaptive Memory Lab, which is housed in the Department of Psychology and Neuroscience at Temple University.
Sight and Sound 100
Once a decade, Sight and Sound magazine releases the coveted critic’s poll for The Greatest Films of All Time. The 100 films and their rankings may cause joy, pain, or perplexity in many film aficionados, but always sparks passionate conversations. Join PFS as we embark on the journey together and screen all 100 films from the 2022 list, counting down, in order throughout the entire year. So by next year you’ll know where you stand.
49. WANDA July 5 | 7:00 PM | Film Center
– The groundbreaking independent film from Barbara Loden finds the writer/director starring as a disillusioned housewife fleeing her coal mining town milieu for a nomadic, and possibly criminal, life with a stranger.
48. ORDET July 6 | 7:00 PM | Film Center
– Religious dissent is rife in Morten Borgen’s household as his three sons contend with opposing theological views that endanger the state of their family in Danish filmmaker Dreyer’s coveted work of art.
47. NORTH BY NORTHWEST IN 4K July 7 | 7:00 PM | Film Center /// July 9 | 3:00 PM | Film Center
– A case of mistaken identity capsizes the life of Cary Grant’s NYC advertising exec, making him a fugitive on the run across the USA from some suspect aviators in Hitchcock’s masterpiece.
46. THE BATTLE OF ALGIERS July 12 | 7:00 PM | Film Center
– A subtle endorsement of revolution from director Gillo Pontecorvo is an immaculate docudrama that viscerally depicts the valliant rebellion led by Algerian fighters suffocating under the weight of French colonial rule.
45. BARRY LYNDON July 13 | 7:00 PM | Film Center /// July 24 | 3:00 PM & 7:00 PM | Bourse
– Stanley Kubrick’s acclaimed, au naturel period drama traces the calculated moves of a rogue scheming his way through the polished social spheres of 18th century England in order to assume the position of a late, wealthy aristocrat.
44. KILLER OF SHEEP | COMING SOON
– A monumental episodic merging of cinema verite and Italian neorealism from Charles Burnett follows a working-class Black man facing the challenges and uncertainty of life in 1970s LA.
43. STALKER IN 4K July 16 | 4:00 PM | Film Center /// July 23 | 6:15 PM | Bourse
– A treacherous and mysterious destination that grants unimaginable wishes becomes the obsession of two curious men and their guide in Andrei Tarkovsky’s crowning cinematic achievement.
42. RASHOMON July 19 | 7:00 PM | Film Center /// July 27 | 3:00 PM & 7:00 PM | Bourse
– Revealing the malleable nature of truth in Akria Kurosawa’s pioneering psychological thriller, four divergent viewpoints relay the details of a brutal assault and murder in Kyoto, Japan.
41. BICYCLE THIEVES July 30 | 3:00 PM & 5:15 PM | Bourse Part of Film Essentials
– Often cited as the greatest film of all time, a frantic search by father and son for a stolen bicycle becomes a symbol of survival for the working-class man in the decaying economy of post-WWII Italy.
40. REAR WINDOW IN 4K August 1 | 3:00 PM & 7:00 PM Bourse /// August 4 | 7:00 PM | Bourse
– Jimmy Stewart stars as professional photographer, and voyeur, who uses the security of his apartment window to surveil his neighbors only to come to the dreadful conclusion that one of them is a murderer.
39. SOME LIKE IT HOT IN 4K August 11 | 7:00 PM | Bourse /// August 13 | 3:30 PM | Bourse
– After witnessing the St. Valentine’s Day Massacre, two bumbling musicians go incognito with a traveling all female band only to let their hair down when they meet Marilyn Monroe. Hijinks ensue.
38. BREATHLESS IN 4K August 10 | 3:00 PM & 7:30 PM Bourse /// August 13 | 6:30 PM | Bourse Part of Film Essentials
– On the run from the cops, a petty car thief jump cuts his way through the streets of Paris while wooing an American woman in Jean-Luc Godard’s monumental debut that helped usher in the French New Wave.
37. M August 16 | 3:00 PM & 7:00 PM | Bourse
– Fritz Lang launched his first sound film with a bold, anxiety-inducing crime-procedural where an elusive murderer preying on children lands police and criminals on the same side of the fervent manhunt to bring justice to the city.
36. CITY LIGHTS August 20 | 6:00 PM | Bourse
– The esteemed Charlie Chaplin returns with another misadventure of the Tramp and his heartfelt yet turbulent relationship with a blind, flower girl and a millionaire grappling with alcoholism.
35. PATHER PANCHALI IN 4K August 24 | 3:00 PM & 7:00 PM | Bourse
– Yearning for prosperity, a priest extends his gaze beyond his impoverished village and leaves in search of an opportunity to change his family’s fortune, and cinema forever, in Satyajit Ray’s Cannes Award winning tragedy
34. L’ATALANTE August 27 | 3:00 PM | Bourse /// August 31 | 3:00 PM & 7:30 PM Bourse
– The L’Atalante becomes a perilous site for the ship’s captain and his wife as jealousy, distrust, and boredom erodes their recent union.
33. PSYCHO PRINT PROVIDED BY EXHUMED FILMS September 6 | 3:00 PM & 7:00 PM Bourse (in 4K) /// September 8 | 7:00 PM | Film Center (on 35MM)
– Loaded with $40,000 in embezzled funds, a pilfering secretary on the lam checks into the infamous Bates Motel and is swept into the disturbing world of motel manager Norman Bates and his overbearing mother.
32. MIRROR September 7 | 3:00 PM & 7:30 PM Bourse /// September 10 | 3:00 PM | Film Center
– Tarkovsky’s most personal of his masterpieces centers on a man, disarmed by his ailing health, sifting through a plethora of poignant memories of his childhood, family, and life in the Soviet Union.
31. 8 1/2 IN 4K September 15 | 7:30 PM Film Center /// September 16 | 4:00 PM Film Center
– A director finds himself at a creative impasse and crumbling at the demands of those around him, forcing him to escape through fantasies of his youth and the muses of his past.
30. PORTRAIT OF A LADY ON FIRE September 16 | 6:00 PM Film Center /// September 17 | 5:00 PM Film Center Part of Film Essentials
– An impassioned union grows between a woman trapped within the confines of an arranged marriage and the artist tasked with painting her wedding portraits.
29. TAXI DRIVER IN 4K September 20 | 7:00 PM Film Center
– A solitary Vietnam war veteran becomes increasingly disgusted with the world outside his NYC taxi cab and becomes tempted to act on his violent urges.
28. DAISIES IN 4K September 21 | 7:30 PM Film Center /// September 23 | 4:00 PM Film Center
– Aiming to be as depraved as the world they inhabit, two teenage girls embark on an exhilarating journey of playful anarchy leaving a path of destruction.
27. SHOAH | Screening Schedule Coming Soon | Film Center
Interviews with Holocaust survivors and perpetrators of the genocide form nine hours of Lanzmann’s gut-wrenching documentary.
26. THE NIGHT OF THE HUNTER September 22 | 7:30 PM Film Center /// September 24 | 3:30 PM Film Center
– A serial killer with his sights set on $10,000 of stolen money, folds himself into the life of the trusting widow whose husband carried out the heist.
25. AU HASARD BALTHAZAR September 23 | 6:00 PM Film Center /// September 24 | 6:00 PM Film Center
– From one owner to the next, a donkey without a shred of agency endures unexplainable cruelty and the compassion of one unlikely soul in this devastatingly poetic feature.
$14 | $9 for PFS Members
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