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October 3- 9, 2002

repertory film

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THE BALCONY 1003 Arch St., 215-922-LIVE Brotherhood of the Wolf (2001, France, 142 min.) The story of the 18th century Beast of Gevaudan, which terrorized a French village, brutally killing women and children. Mon., Oct. 7, 8 p.m., free.

CHESTNUT HILL FILM GROUP AT THE CHESTNUT HILL LIBRARY 8711 Germantown Ave., 215-901-3771, www.armcinema25.com/chfg.html Pretty Poison (1968, U.S., 89 min.) Romance between a high school cheerleader (Tuesday Weld) and a disturbed young man with a penchant for arson (Anthony Perkins). Tue., Oct. 8, 7:30 p.m., free.

COUNTY THEATER 20 E. State St., Doylestown, 215-345-6789, www.countytheater.com La Strada (1954, Italy, 108 min.) Federico Fellini's story of a young woman sold to a circus wrestler and their travels on the road. Starring Anthony Quinn. Mon., Oct. 7, 7 p.m. (followed by discussion with Warren Day); Wed., Oct. 9, 4:15 p.m.; Thu., Oct 10, 9:15 p.m., $4-$7.50. Cries and Whispers (1972, Sweden, 106 min.) Two sisters and a servant watch over their dying sister in an old mansion in the late 1800s, and recall their lives together through flashbacks. Mon., Oct. 7, 4:15 p.m.; Wed., Oct. 9, 7 p.m. (followed by discussion with Warren Day)

HAVERFORD COLLEGE Chase Hall Auditorium, 370 Lancaster Ave., 610-896-1333 The Las Klezmer (Leopold Kozlowski: His Life and Music) (1994, U.S., 85 min.) Documentary telling the story of Kozlowski, Klezmer music pioneer who travels to his native Polish village to trace his roots. Part of the Yiddish Cultural Festival. Wed., Oct. 9, 7:30 p.m., free.

INTERNATIONAL HOUSE 3601 Chestnut St., 215-895-6542 Picture Me An Enemy (2002, U.S., 30 min.) The story of Natasa, a Serbo-Croat, and Tahija, a Bosnian-Muslim, and their reflections on identity and conflict in the years after the war in the former Yugoslavia. Discussion and Q&A with the directors after the screening. Thu., Oct. 3, 8 p.m., free. Cuba Feliz! (2000, France/Cuba, 90 min.) Cuban music documentary told through "El Gallo," an elderly traveling musician and the people he meets along the way. Part of El Festival Cubano. Fri., Oct. 4, 8 p.m., free.

MARATHON GRILL 1839 Spruce St., 215-731-0800 Pecker (1998, U.S., 87 min.) John Waters directs the kid from Terminator 2 in this film about a young man who takes photos of his oddball family and becomes an overnight art-world sensation. Also starring Christina Ricci. Wed., Oct. 9, 9 p.m., free.

PRINCE MUSIC THEATER 1412 Chestnut St., 215-569-9700 Satin Rouge (2002, France/Tunisia, 91 min.) A widowed seamstress turns to belly dancing and starts to love her second life, which she hides from her family. Wed., Oct. 9, 7:30 p.m., $5-$8.50.

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UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA David Rittenhouse Labs, Room A-5, 209 S. 33rd St., 215-735-3785 Issues in Black Independent Cinema: The Documentary A six-week, Tuesday-night series from Scribe Video Center and the Center for Africana Studies at the University of Pennsylvania. Pearl Bowser screens her film The Work of William Alexander, about the documentarian for the Office of War Information and maker of "soundies," early music videos. Tue., Oct. 8, 7 p.m., free (advance registration required).

VILLANOVA UNIVERSITY 800 Lancaster Ave., Villanova, 610-519-4750, www.culturalfilms.villanova.edu Love Serenade (1996, Australia, 101 min.) Winner of the Camera d'Or prize at Cannes, this story involves two sisters in a rural Australian town mesmerized and romanced by their new neighbor, the DJ at the local radio station. Sat., Oct. 5, 7 p.m.; Sun., Oct. 6, 3:30 and 7 p.m.; Mon., Oct. 7, 7 p.m. (Monday Speaker: Paul Swann), $4.

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