Sorcerer

Sorcerer (1977) Directed by William Friedkin. 4k restoration. 2hr 1min.

Join us for a special 4k restoration of the newly restored Sorcerer—the gritty and visceral maximalist film whose real sets and ambitious production grab hold of the audience. All attendees will be entered into a Criterion Collection sponsored giveaway.

A hallucinatory journey into the heart of darkness, William Friedkin’s pulse-pounding reimagining of the suspense classic The Wages of Fear was dismissed upon its release, only to be recognized decades later as one of the New Hollywood’s boldest auteur statements. In a remote Latin American village, four desperate fugitives—a New Jersey gangster, a Mexican assassin, an unscrupulous Parisian businessman, and an Arab terrorist—take on a doomed mission: transporting two trucks full of highly explosive nitroglycerin through the treacherous jungle. (Criterion Collection) 

Part of PAM CUT @ The Whitsell’s inaugural film series, Maximalist Dreamscapes. These bold, visionary films don’t just show us what is—they construct alternate possibilities, expand our perception of the world, and open portals to entirely new dimensions.

We do not generally provide advisories about subject matter or potentially triggering content in films, and films exhibited don’t necessarily reflect the views of PAM CUT or the Portland Art Museum. In addition to the synopses, trailers, and other links on our website, further information about content and age-appropriateness for specific films can be found on sites like Common Sense Media, IMDb, and DoesTheDogDie.com.