MARLON BRANDO | USA | 1961 | 141 MIN | NR | ENGLISH, SPANISH | 4K
Marlon Brando’s sole director credit is a cinematic love letter to the grand mythos of the Wild West and the (dis)honor amongst thieves. After escaping prison, hotshot Rio (Brando) sets his sights on taking revenge on the man that put him there: his former bank robbing partner-now-Sheriff Longward.
Cast: Marlon Brando, Pina Pellicer, Karl Malden, Ben Johnson
Part of the Philadelphia Film Society's IN DREAMS: DAVID LYNCH Film Series.
On January 16th, 2025, the world lost a true, unabashed artist that left behind fascinating and terrifying works that continually transformed the scope of cinema, sound, and the visual arts. By surrendering to his subconscious, David Lynch exposed the hidden depth and paradox of human existence through the visceral and conscious, nightmares and dreams, beauty and ugliness, sycamores and douglas firs to create astonishing works of art we didn’t know we needed. As PFS gears up to celebrate the former Philly resident later this year, we present an ongoing series of films that had an effect, sometimes profound, on Lynch and encourage a new lens of viewing for these wildly different films.