»Years ago, I compared Del Toro to Orson Welles, a filmmaker who instinctively understood the hypnotic power of cinema to dazzle, delight and deceive. On the basis of Nightmare Alley, which is blessed with more than a touch of evil, that’s a comparison by which I still stand.«
- The Guardian
Nightmare Alley Nightmare Alley
When charismatic but down-on-his-luck Stanton Carlisle endears himself to the clairvoyant Zeena and her has-been mentalist husband Pete at a travelling circus, he crafts a golden ticket to success, using this newly acquired knowledge to grift the wealthy elite of 1940s New York Society…
cast Bradley Cooper, Rooney Mara, Cate Blanchett, Toni Collette, Willem Dafoe, David Strathairn, Richard Jenkins
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Caravaggio's Shadow L’ombra di Caravaggio
Michele Placido
Monday, 22. 07. 2024 / 18:30 / Main Hall
Rebellious and restless, pious and licentious, independent and transgressive: Caravaggio as revealed by Michele Placido is a cursed artist of extraordinary talent; a rock star far ahead of his time; a rebel without a cause who must face the consequences of a frivolous life.
Joan Baez: I Am a Noise Joan Baez: I Am a Noise
Miri Navasky, Maeve O’Boyle, Karen O’Connor
Monday, 22. 07. 2024 / 19:45 / Small Hall
An intimate documentary portrait in which the legendary singer and activist is unusually candid about her life on and off the stage.
The Beast La bête
Bertrand Bonello
Monday, 22. 07. 2024 / 21:00 / Main Hall
In the near future, where artificial intelligence rules, human emotions have become a threat. To get rid of them, Gabrielle must purify her DNA with a device that takes her back to her past lives. There, she is reunited with Louis, her great love. But she is overwhelmed by fear, a premonition of impending disaster…