France 2009 | Regie: Gaspar Noé | Drama, Fantasy | 161 minutes | DCP | OV

Monday, 04. November 4th 2024, 7 pm

Blue Salon, Room 012, HfG Karlsruhe

Free admission, donation requested

Immerse yourself in the hypnotic world of ENTER THE VOID. In Gaspar Noé's controversial masterpiece, we follow Oscar, a young drug dealer who dies during a police raid. From the perspective of his spirit, we glide through Tokyo's neon-lit underworld, tracing his sister Linda and diving into his memories. In classic Noé fashion, the film explores themes of life, death, and rebirth. Artfully psychedelic scenes convey a sense of continuous movement through a kaleidoscope of human experiences. Despite—or perhaps because of—its polarizing impact, ENTER THE VOID remains a visually and narratively unique immersive journey.

Neon has been a defining feature in film history since the era of Film Noir, where it uses light in its purest form to convey intense emotional states. Noé employs this with unrestrained flair, swirling neon pink, blue, and yellow to evoke the psychedelic experience of his protagonist. Flickering neon light crackles with energy—its dramatic impact, combined with strobe effects, can create hallucinogenic dimensions and consciousness-altering realms.

Trigger warning: R18 (Pronounced depictions of sex, nudity and drug use), intense use of strobe effects

Supporting Film: Kustom Kar Kommandos

Regie: Kenneth Anger

USA 1965 | 3 Minuten | 16mm | Originalfassung

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More about the film series in winter semester 2024/25:

Welcome to our new series CINEMA OF COLORS, in which we are dedicating ten films to the fascinating phenomenon of color in cinema: how does it come about, how does it work, what does it tell...? After all, apart from time, there is probably nothing more essential than light and color, which feed our lives and our projectors. While black and white dominated early cinema for decades, the introduction of Technicolor in the 1930s ushered in a new era for our viewing habits: Color sticks deep in our memory as an emotion. Who could forget the girl's coat in SCHINDLER'S LIST? Why can you immediately recognize a Wes Anderson film by its look, and what color is the MATRIX again?

Our program spans the entire winter semester like a rainbow and shows that the Blauer Salon is not resting on its monochrome reputation. Come along and immerse yourself in a colorful palette of classics and rarities from the international cinema landscape: 10 films of various genres from 10 different production countries and 10 decades will chase the grey season away from your eyes and hearts!

18.11.24 Profondo Rosso (1975)

02.12.24 Kult Sneak

07.12.24 Nachtwache

16.12.24 Beau Travail (1999)

10.01.25 Giorgio Moroder’s Metropolis (1984)

15.01.25 All the Beauty and the Bloodshed (2022)

17.01.25 Double-Feature: Le monde du silence + The Life Aquatic

20.01.25 Lady Snowblood (1973)

25.01.25 Aktwechsel - 35mm Workshop

03.02.25 Fallen Angels (1995)

14.02.25 Jazz im Blauen Salon

17.02.25 Faust (1960)

22.02.25 Aktwechsel - 35mm Workshop

03.03.25 The Love Witch (2016)