Three Films by Paul Schrader
For nearly half a century, Paul Schrader has crafted a personal and provocative body of work typified by an obsessive focus on moral decay, isolation, and self-redemption across various dispirited pockets of the United States. Rounding out an era-delineating thematic trilogy that began with First Reformed (2017) and The Card Counter (2021), Master Gardener (NYFF60) continues what the writer-director has referred to as his “man in a room” movies with a startling tale of dormant violence and the possibility of regeneration.
In anticipation of Master Gardener’s theatrical release at FLC on May 19, which will feature a Q&A on opening day with Schrader and stars Joel Edgerton and Sigourney Weaver, we are pleased to present a double feature of First Reformed and The Card Counter on May 17, followed by a Q&A with Schrader.
Double Feature: May 17
Special double feature pricing with First Reformed and The Card Counter on May 17: see both films for $25 (GP) or $20 (FLC Members). Discount automatically applied when both tickets are added to cart.
First Reformed
Special pricing with The Card Counter
Paul Schrader’s 2017 film about a middle-aged pastor named Toller (Ethan Hawke, in a truly extraordinary performance) who is shocked out of his self-inflicted torment when he is called to minister to a troubled young environmental activist and his wife (Philip Ettinger and Amanda Seyfried) is as deeply personal as it is politically and spiritually urgent.The Card Counter
Special pricing with First Reformed | Q&A with Paul Schrader
Part crime thriller, part horror-war film—a tightly wound, ominous plunge into the moral terror between indifference and suffering, revenge and self-sacrifice.Opens May 19
Master Gardener
First Reformed and The Card Counter
Tickets are $15 for the General Public; $12 for Students, Seniors, and Persons with Disabilities; and $10 for FLC Members.
Special pricing for First Reformed and The Card Counter on May 17; see both films for $25 (GP) or $20 (FLC Members). Discount automatically applied when both tickets are added to cart.
Master Gardener
Tickets are $17 for the General Public; $14 for Students, Seniors, and Persons with Disabilities; and $12 for FLC Members.