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Opened Friday, December 6, 2024

SHOWTIMES AT IFC CENTER

Thursday, December 5 at 7:00: sneak preview + Q&A with director Paul Schrader, moderated by critic Richard Brody

Friday, December 6 at 7:35: Q&A with director Paul Schrader, moderated by critic Nick Newman

Sunday, December 8 at 3:00: Q&A with director Paul Schrader and actor Michael Imperioli, moderated by critic Charles Bramesco

Sunday, December 8 at 5:15: Extrended introduction with director Paul Schrader

“Among Schrader’s best films, free and furious… and it’s also his welcome, powerful reunion with Richard Gere.” – Richard Brody, The New Yorker

Fiery but feeling his years and his illness, ailing filmmaker Leonard Fife (Richard Gere) wants to tell his life story, unfiltered, before it’s too late. As the director of lauded documentary exposés, he has much to be proud of, but his avoidance of the Vietnam War draft and his past relationships harbor thorny truths. Finally choosing to reveal the truth and lies in his life and career, Leonard sits for an extended filmed interview with his former student Malcolm (Michael Imperioli), charging ahead with candid stories about his younger self (Jacob Elordi) in the fractious 1960s and beyond. At Leonard’s insistence, his wife and indispensable partner, Emma (Uma Thurman), hears it all.

A Kino Lorber release.

Official Selection: Cannes Film Festival

“An often fascinating match of director and actor, in which both seem to be trying to exorcize the demons of aging through art.” – The Daily Beast

  • Country USA
  • Running Time 94 minutes
  • Format DCP
  • Distributor Kino Lorber
  • Director Paul Schrader
  • Cast Richard Gere, Uma Thurman, Jacob Elordi, Victoria Hill, Michael Imperioli
  • Accessibility Assistive Listening, T-Coil

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