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January 30-February 5, 2003

repertory film

repertory film

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THE BALCONY 1003 Arch St., 215-922-LIVE Donnie Darko (2001, U.S., 112 min.) A teenage boy is plagued by visions of a giant, demonic rabbit who makes him commit acts of vandalism and destruction. Mon., Feb. 3, 8 p.m., free.

CHESTNUT HILL LIBRARY 8711 Germantown Ave., 215-901-3771, www.armcinema25.com/chfg.html The Heiress (1949, U.S., 115 min.) Adaptation of Henry James' Washington Square, starring Olivia de Havilland and Montgomery Clift. Tue., Feb. 4, 7:30 p.m., free.

COUNTY THEATER 20 E. State St., Doylestown, 215-345-6789, www.countytheater.com Tron (1982, U.S., 96 min.) Computer whiz kid Jeff Bridges gets literally sucked into his video games and has to battle the evil forces he helped create. Sat., Feb. 1, 12:30 p.m., free.

THE FIRE 412 W. Girard Ave., 267-671-9298 Tributary (2001, U.S., 70 min.) Russ Forster followed up his documentary homage to the eight-track (So Wrong They're Right) with this tribute to tribute bands, featuring imitators of Devo, Guided By Voices and AC/DC. Sun., Feb. 2, 9 p.m., $4.

GERSHMAN Y 401 S. Broad St., 215-446-3033 Nowhere in Africa (2002, Germany, 138 min.) A German-Jewish family escapes just before the outbreak of WWII, and settles on a farm in Kenya. Based on the autobiography of Stefanie Zweig. Sat., Feb. 1, 8 p.m.; Sun., Feb. 2, 2 p.m.; Mon., Feb. 3, 7:30 p.m., $7-$10.

INTERNATIONAL HOUSE 3701 Chestnut St., 215-895-6575 Chinese New Year Celebration It's the Year of the Sheep, and I-House is celebrating with food, crafts, music, dance and a film. The Emperor’s Shadow (1996, China, 117 min.) The story of two boyhood friends in China, one who grows up to be the emperor and one who becomes a famous musician and composer. Fri., Jan. 31, 6:30 p.m., film at 8 p.m., $6 (food and film, $8; food only, $3).

MARATHON GRILL 1839 Spruce St., 215-731-0800 High Fidelity (2000, U.S., 113 min.) John Cusack in a choice role as a list-obsessed record-store clerk who just can't seem to keep the girl. Wed., Feb. 5, 9 p.m., free.

N. 3RD 801 N. Third St., 215-413-3666 Flix @ N. 3rd Local filmmakers screen their short films at this Northern Liberties watering hole. Tue., Feb. 4, 7 p.m., free.

PHILADELPHIA MUSEUM OF ART 26th St. and the Parkway, 215-684-7506 Moulin Rouge (1952, U.K., 119 min.) José Ferrer as painter Toulouse-Lautrec and Zsa Zsa Gabor as dancer Jane Avril in this account of life in Paris in the late 1800s. Wed., Feb. 5, 7:10 p.m., free after museum admission.

PRINCE MUSIC THEATER 1412 Chestnut St., 215-569-9700

Fresh Frames presents the Philadelphia premiere of Maggie Growls (U.S., 2002, 60 min.), a documentary portrait of Maggie Kuhn, founder of the Gray Panthers, a senior citizen social activist group, featuring interviews with Ralph Nader and Studs Terkel. Thu., Jan. 30, 7:30 p.m., $5-$8.50.

Cuba Feliz (2000, Cuba/France, 96 min.) A 76-year-old traveling musician makes his way around Cuba with his guitar. Fri., Jan. 31, 9:30 p.m.; Sat., Feb. 1, 7:30 p.m., $5-$8.50. Fidel (2001, U.S./Cuba, 91 min.) Documentary about the Cuban dictator, told through interviews with the man himself, historians and friends, along with archival footage. Fri., Jan. 31, 7:30 p.m.; Sat., Feb. 1, 5 and 9:15 p.m.; Sun., Feb. 2, 2 p.m., $5-$8.50. Daughter from Danang (2002, U.S./Vietnam, 80 min.) Documentary about one family's experience with "Operation Babylift" -- the program that convinced Vietnamese mothers to give up their babies (fathered by American soldiers) to American families -- and their subsequent reunion. Wed., Feb. 5, 7:30 p.m. Kurosawa and Mifune Retrospective Ten-film festival featuring the works of director Akira Kurosawa and actor Toshirô Mifune. High and Low (1963, Japan, 142 min.) Drama involving the kidnapping and ransom of an executive's son. Sun., Feb. 2, 4 p.m.; Tue., Feb. 4, 9:15 p.m., $5-$8.50. Drunken Angel (1948, Japan, 98 min.) The first of the Kurosawa-Mifune collaboration, about the relationship between a young gangster diagnosed with TB and his alcoholic doctor. Sun., Feb. 2, 7 p.m.; Tue., Feb. 4, 7 p.m, $5-$8.50. Black Maria Film Festival Experimental, animated and narrative short films, including a new work by Stan Brakhage. Thu., Feb. 6, 7:30 p.m., $5-$8.50. See Screenpicks for more on all Prince screenings, p. 27.

VILLANOVA UNIVERSITY 800 Lancaster Ave., 610-519-4750, www.culturalfilms.villanova.edu Divided We Fall (2000, Czech Republic, 120 min.) Director Jan Hrebejk's film concerns a Czech couple who harbor a Jewish neighbor in their apartment during Nazi occupation. Sat., Feb. 1, 7 p.m.; Sun., Feb. 2, 3:30 and 7 p.m.; Mon., Feb. 3, 7 p.m., $3-$4. (Monday night guest speaker: Archie Perlmutter on "Hrebejk's Absurdist Humanism.")