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.
Wednesday, May 17
Walter Reade Theater
Walter Reade Theater
Friday, May 19
Walter Reade Theater
Walter Reade Theater
Walter Reade Theater
Walter Reade Theater
Walter Reade Theater
Saturday, May 20
Francesca Beale Theater
Francesca Beale Theater
Francesca Beale Theater
Walter Reade Theater
Walter Reade Theater
Sunday, May 21
Walter Reade Theater
Walter Reade Theater
Walter Reade Theater
Walter Reade Theater
Walter Reade Theater
Monday, May 22
Francesca Beale Theater
Francesca Beale Theater
Francesca Beale Theater
Walter Reade Theater
Walter Reade Theater
Tuesday, May 23
Walter Reade Theater
Walter Reade Theater
Walter Reade Theater
Walter Reade Theater
Walter Reade Theater
Wednesday, May 24
Walter Reade Theater
Walter Reade Theater
Walter Reade Theater
Walter Reade Theater
Walter Reade Theater
Thursday, May 25
Walter Reade Theater
Walter Reade Theater
Walter Reade Theater
Walter Reade Theater
Walter Reade Theater
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
Q&A with Paul Schrader, Joel Edgerton, and Sigourney Weaver on May 19
Following First Reformed and The Card Counter, Paul Schrader continues his dramatic renaissance with an equally effective, startling tale about dormant violence and the possibility of regeneration, centering on a horticulturist (Joel Edgerton) who works for the imperious owner (Sigourney Weaver) of a wealthy estate.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.