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Film

In conjunction with next week’s re-release of the director’s cut of “The Last Emperor,” check out the Bernardo Bertolucci retrospective.

Nuart, 11272 Santa Monica Blvd., West Los Angeles, (310) 478-6379. Tonight: “Before the Revolution” (1964), 5:15 and 9:30, and “The Spider’s Stratagem” (1970), 7:30 p.m.; Saturday, “Last Tango in Paris”; Sunday, “1900.”

Family Fun

The Harvest Festival features handmade gifts, clothing, food, furniture and demonstrations, along with costumed artisans and entertainment.

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Los Angeles Convention Center, 1201 S. Figueroa St., (562) 422-1616. Noon-8 p.m.; also Saturday, 10 a.m.-7 p.m.; Sunday, 10 a.m.-6 p.m.

Swing

The “One Hour Mama,” Lavay Smith, swings into town with her San Francisco-based band, the Red Hot Skillet Lickers with pianist Charles Siebert.

Lavay Smith & Her Red Hot Skillet Lickers, the Derby, 4500 Los Feliz Blvd., (213) 663-8979. 10 p.m. Also Saturday.

Pop Music

Combining jazz, bossa nova and rock influences, impassioned Brazilian vocalist Marisa Monte performs songs from Gilberto Gil, Caetano Veloso, George Harrison and others.

Marisa Monte, Royce Hall, UCLA, (310) 825-2101. 8 p.m.

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