German Title: The Twelve Jurors, Director: Sidney Lumet, USA 1957, 97 minutes, 35mm, original English version

Friday, May 23, 2025, 9:15 p.m.

Lawn in front of the HfG, Platz der Menschenrechte*

Free admission, donation requested

After six days of proceedings, the trial of a young Puerto Rican man accused of murdering his father and facing execution by electric chair comes to an end. The twelve jurors retire and must now reach a unanimous verdict. For eleven of them, the case is clear, only juror no. 8 (Henry Fonda) has doubts about the guilt of the accused. A heated discussion ensues, and slowly other jury members are no longer quite sure either.

In his first film, Lumet directs a thrilling chamber play about the heart of the American justice system: the jury. The camera circles around the great acting ensemble in its search for the truth. Set during the McCarthy era, when the US justice system, and with it American democracy, was shaken to its foundations, the film is a passionate appeal for civil courage and justice. justice.

In the supporting program: The words of the chairman
Director: Harun Farocki, FRG 1967, 3 minutes, 16mm, original German version

An event in cooperation with the Science Office of the City of Karlsruhe as part of the Effects Festival 2025.

The Kino im Blauen Salon, the student cinema of the Hochschule für Gestaltung, has been run by students since 2017 and has been a registered association since the beginning of 2024: https://kinoimblauensalon.de/de/news.

More about the film series in summer semester 2025:

Kino im Blauen Salon, the student cinema of the Hochschule für Gestaltung, invites you to the new program for the summer semester! Our film program, which was awarded 1st prize by the Deutsche Kinemathek, is now in its 18th semester! Time to take a brief look back... In our early days, cineastes were few and far between in the Blauer Salon, whereas today the room seems almost too small. But we have always remained true to our ideals: Analog film screenings in 35mm & 16mm, joint voluntary work with free admission and a relaxed HfG atmosphere. And the summer open-air cinema on the lawn in front of the HfG is already in its 6th round, this time at the end of May! So it's time not to look back, but to look forward: To another summer semester full of cinematic-poetic cinema highlights:
Our main interest this summer is poetry, because the nights are getting longer, the horizon endless and there's something in the air. But what does cinema have to do with poetry? Find out in our “Cinema Poetico” series, in which we set off on multiple narrative strands, meandering perspectives, visual detours and everything that lies between the lines. The series presents a hand-picked selection of classics and hidden gems that form the silent branches of cinema.
There are also nightly excursions with our “Midnight Movies”, the legendary Kult Sneak, experimental short film programs, workshops, specials, guests and, of course, the highlight of the cinema year, the open-air cinema in front of the HfG, under the motto “Freedom in Change”. See you soon at the movies!