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PMA Films: "L.A. in Film: Wildfire Relief Series": To Live and Die in L.A. (1985)

  • Portland Museum of Art 7 Congress Square Portland, ME, 04101 United States (map)

SCREENING IN THE BERNARD OSHER FOUNDATION AUDITORIUM


[A]s urgent and exhilaratingly paced as anything William Friedkin’s done.
— Wesley Morris, San Francisco Examiner

116 minutes. Rated R. Directed by William Friedkin. In English. DCP.

This screening is part of a series of films benefiting artists and arts workers impacted by the Los Angeles wildfires. Proceeds will be donated to the LA Arts Community Wildfire Relief Fund.

Two cops in Los Angeles try to track down a vicious criminal named Eric Masters. When one of them is killed by Masters, the other swears revenge - no matter what the cost. He becomes obsessed with getting Masters as the law he once swore to uphold becomes meaningless to him and he and his new partner enter a dangerous game where the stakes are life and death.

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ADDITIONAL SCREENINGS in this series: