Thursday, October 20 Like Crazy — Opening Night Film 8 p.m., Annenberg Center Directed by: Drake Doremus Starring: Felicity Jones, Anton Yelchin A college–aged couple is torn apart by an expired visa in this Sundance darling.
Friday, October 21 Shame 7:55 p.m., Ritz East B Directed by: Steve McQueen Starring: Michael Fassbender, Carey Mulligan Avant–garde visual artist Steve McQueen’s second film explores the sexual addiction and destructive chemistry of a brother and sister.
Saturday, October 22 A Dangerous Method 7:40 p.m., Ritz East B Directed by: David Cronenberg Starring: Viggo Mortenson, Micahel Fassbender The psychologically damaging triangle between psychoanalysts Freud, Jung and their most disturbed patient is one of the festival’s most anticipated films.
Sunday, October 23 Coriolanus 12:10 p.m., Ritz East A Directed by: Ralph Fiennes Starring: Ralph Fiennes, Gerard Butler Take a midday study break to see Ralph Fiennes’ directorial debut in an adaptation of the Shakespearean classic.
Monday, October 24 Martha Marcy May Marlene 7:40 p.m., Ritz Five Directed by: Sean Durkin Starring: Elizabeth Olsen, John Hawkes A young woman is haunted by the memories of the abusive cult from which she escaped.
Tuesday, October 25 The Swell Season 7 p.m., International House Directed by: Nick August–Perna Starring: Glen Hansard, Marketa Irglova The award–winning duo from Once is followed as they tour and explore the intersection of love and music.
Wednesday, October 26 Young Goethe in Love 2:45 p.m., Ritz East A Directed by: Philipp Stozl Starring: Alexander Fehling, Miriam Stein In a season of biopics, this German film details the early life of novelist Johann Wolfgang von Goethe.
Thursday, October 27 The Artist 7:20 p.m., Ritz East A Directed by: Michel Hazanavicius Starring: Jean Dujardin, Berenice Bejo A silent film actor evolves as the industry shifts towads talkies in this silent film — the preemptive winner of the Street Meta Award.
Friday, October 28 Being Elmo: A Puppeteer’s Journey 7:30 p.m., Prince Music Theater Directed by: Constance Marks A profile of the man behind one of Sesame Street’s most beloved characters, Elmo.
Saturday, October 29 The Descendants — Closing Night Film and Party 7 p.m., Annenberg Center Directed by: Alexander Payne Starring: George Clooney, Judy Greer In Alexander Payne’s much–anticipated follow–up to Sideways, a man struggles to fix his relationship with his daughters after his wife suffers an accident.
Sunday, October 30 Into the Abyss 3:25 p.m., Ritz East B Directed by: Werner Herzog Werner Herzog’s latest documentary concentrates on a 10–year–old triple homicide case and the convicted teenage killers.
Monday, October 31 Give Up Tomorrow 5:10 p.m., Ritz East B Directed by: Michael Collins Celebrate Halloween with this Filipino documentary about Paco Larranaga, an innocent man who has been in jail since 1997 for a mistaken conviction of double rape and murder.
Tuesday, November 1 You Instead 10:15 p.m., Ritz East A Directed by: David Mackenzie Starring: Luke Treadway, Natalia Tena Set at the “T in the Park” music festival, this Scottish romantic comedy focuses on two musicians who interfere with each other’s performances.
Wednesday, November 2 Race to the Bottom of the Earth 7:20 p.m., Ritz East A Directed by: Nancy Glass Philadelphia local Todd Carmichael aims to be the fastest to make the journey across Antarctica to the South Pole, and the first American, in this documentary.
Thursday, November 3 Perfect Sense 9:45 p.m., Ritz East B Directed by: David Mackenzie Starring: Ewan McGregor, Eva Green Say goodbye to the Philadelphia Film Festival with a fantastical romance about love and a mysterious disease that wipes out a large part of the earth’s population. No big deal or anything.
