Philadelphia Film Festival

Philadelphia Film Festival

Saturday, Oct 26, 2024 at 11:00am

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Schedule Of Events

11:00am - A MATTER OF LIFE AND DEATH at Film Society Center

Powell and Pressburger's classic romantic fantasy stars David Niven as a lovestruck British pilot summoned to defend his right to live after he's mistakenly allowed to survive a plane crash. New 4K Restoration.
Director: MICHAEL POWELL, EMERIC PRESSBURGER
Runtime: 104 min

5:00pm - A TRAVELER'S NEEDS

Isabelle Huppert stars as a quietly eccentric woman who takes unorthodox measures to teach two South Korean women French in Hong Sang-soo's newest enigmatic, lived-in dramedy.
Director: HONG SANG-SOO
Runtime: 90 min
Film Society East

4:45pm - ALPHA

The tension between a father and son comes to a head over the course of an increasingly perilous Alpine ski trip in this majestically photographed battle of egos.
Director: JAN-WILLEM VAN EWIJK
Runtime: 100 min
Film Society Center

4:45pm - BOUND IN HEAVEN

In this stunning, seedy, passionate love story, a woman in an unhappy marriage and a terminally ill man embark on a transformative, yet tragic, affair that dangerously reignites the missing spark in their lives.
Runtime: 109 min
Director: HUO XIN
Film Society Bourse

5:45pm - EVERY LITTLE THING

This heart-wrenching and beautifully uplifting documentary follows Terry Masear, a woman living in Hollywood who has dedicated her life to rescuing and rehabilitating injured hummingbirds.
Director: SALLY AITKEN
Runtime: 93 min
Film Society Bourse

8:00pm - LIONS OF MESOPOTAMIA

This high-octane sports documentary follows the harrowing journey of the Iraqi National Football Team as the players embark on their most daunting challenge yet: competing for the 2007 Asian Cup amid the Iraq War.
Director: LUCIAN READ
Runtime: 86 min
Film Society Bourse

7:15pm - MEN OF WAR

This explosive, stranger-than-fiction documentary profiles the man behind Operation Gideon, a failed attempt by American-trained mercenaries to overthrow the Venezuelan government.
Director: BILLY CORBEN, JEN GATIEN
Runtime: 103 min
Film Society Bourse

7:00pm - PARIS, TEXAS

Titan of the New German Cinema Wim Wenders turned his focus to the American Southwest with this arthouse classic, which follows a mysterious drifter on a quest to reunite with his wife and son. New 4K Restoration.
Director: WIM WENDERS
Runtime: 147 min
Film Society Center

10:00pm - STREETS OF FIRE

Turning 40 this year, this unforgettable cult classic from legendary director Walter Hill takes us to “another time, another place” where a mercenary is hired to save his rock star ex-girlfriend from the violent biker gang that kidnapped her.
Director: WALTER HILL
Runtime: 93 min
Film Society Center

1:15pm - THE COUNT OF MONTE CRISTO

After spending 14 years in prison for a crime he did not commit, Edmond Dantès embarks on a meticulously crafted journey of vengeance in this sweeping and epic retelling of the beloved novel.
Director: ALEXANDRE DE LA PATELLIÈRE, MATTHIEU DELAPORTE
Runtime: 178 min
Film Society Center

2:45pm - THE LAST REPUBLICAN

Following former congressman Adam Kinzinger throughout the final year of his term, the insightful and often hilarious doc tracks a conservative politician’s journey that made him a pariah within his party for speaking out against Donald Trump’s role in the January 6 insurrection.
Director: STEVE PINK
Runtime: 88 min
Film Society Bourse

7:30pm - THE ROOM NEXT DOOR

With his first English-language feature, Pedro Almodóvar merges the captivating star power of Julianne Moore and Tilda Swinton for an exquisite exploration of devotion, regret, and mortality.
Director: PEDRO ALMODÓVAR
Runtime: 106 min
Film Society East

12:00pm - WHO BY FIRE

A teenager joins his friend’s family on a vacation to a remote lodge owned by a film director he idolizes. The trip soon develops a tense atmosphere as the unhealthy dynamic between the adults becomes clear.
Director: PHILIPPE LESAGE
Runtime: 161 min
Film Society Bourse


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