MATHIEU KASSOVITZ | FRANCE | 1995 | 97 MIN | NR | FRENCH 

Endlessly influential and filled with iconic black and white photography, LA HAINE follows three friends, including Vincent Cassel, as they navigate their poor Parisian suburb neighborhood after a night of protesting left a close friend severely injured at the hands of the police.

Cast: Vincent Cassel, Hubert Koundé, Saïd Taghmaoui

PFS Member 50 | #15

PFS Members were asked to select their top 5 films not included in the Sight and Sound 100 series. These are those films.

After an unforgettable year showcasing the greatest films of all time in our Sight and Sound 100 series, we asked PFS Members to chime in with their own picks for top five films not included in the countdown. Throughout 2024 we will reveal and screen PFS Members’ picks across our monthly programs and limited series.

Part of the Philadelphia Film Society's FILM ESSENTIALS series.

With Film Essentials at the Philadelphia Film Center, PFS is giving audiences the chance to experience some of cinema’s greatest treasures as they were meant to be seen: on the biggest screen in Center City!