Italy 1975 | Director: Dario Argento | Horror, Mystery, Thriller | 126 minutes | 35mm | OmU

Monday, 18. November 2024, 7 pm

Blue Salon, Room 012, HfG Karlsruhe

Free admission, donation requested

print courtesy of Cinecittà Luce

PROFONDO ROSSO is a gripping thriller by Italian director Dario Argento. Pianist Marcus Daly witnesses a brutal murder and becomes entangled in a web of secrets and danger. Together with reporter Gianna Brezzi, he searches for the killer, who could be hiding around any corner. The Giallo thriller employs an intense color palette with highly graphic and surreal murder scenes, brought to life through practical effects and inventive camera angles. The music by the progressive rock band Goblin vividly underscores the grisly theatrics, which are central to the genre’s allure. The complex plot weaves together murder and mystery, delving into the depths of human voyeurism and the darkest corners of the psyche. This film is a must-watch for fans of stylish Italian horror.

Red is, as the title suggests, a key component symbolizing violence and bloodshed, dominating the visual dramaturgy of the horror. As the color of passion, danger, and intensity, red amplifies the impact of the brutal scenes, creating a profound emotional resonance. Argento targets the viewer's sensitive spots to project real-life pain—pain that, like the color red, is impossible to ignore and penetrates deeply.

Trigger warning: R18 (Pronounced depictions of violence and bloodshed)

Supporting film: The Big Shave

Director: Martin Scorsese

USA 1967 | 6 minutes | 16mm | Original

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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!

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)