AFI FILM FEST: WEEK 2
L istings and commentary for Week 2 of the American Film Institute Film Festival of Los Angeles, which runs through March 26:
FRIDAY
“Saxophone Colossus” (U.S.A., 1986, 5:30 p.m.). Director Robert Mugge’s documentary of tenor great Sonny Rollins. The film includes a performance of Rollins’ Concerto for Tenor Saxophone and Orchestra.” Not available for preview.
“Joe Polowsky--An American Dreamer” (W. Germany, 1986, 9:30 p.m.). Top prize winner at the 1986 Leipzig Film Festival, this film--written and directed by Wolfgang Pfeiffer--documents the dreams and obsessions of a Chicago cabbie who fought in World War II and was one of the American soldiers to encounter the Red Army at the Elbe. Not available for preview.
All AFI Film Festival of Los Angeles events will take place at the Los Feliz Theater, 1822 N. Vermont Ave., Hollywood, unless otherwise noted. Tickets are available at Ticketron, Teletron and at the box office one hour before show time. Information: (213) 520-2000 from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m.
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