Original title: Sen to Chihiro no kamikakushi, Director: Hayao Miyazaki, Japan 2001, 125 minutes, 35mm, German dubbed version

Friday, June 27, 2025, 7 pm

Blue Salon, Room 012, HfG Karlsruhe

Free admission, donation requested

The story follows ten-year-old Chihiro, who travels with her parents to a mysterious, abandoned town on the way to her new home. When her parents are turned into pigs by a curse, Chihiro is left alone in a world full of ghosts, gods and mystical creatures. In order to save her parents, she has to work in an eerie bathhouse run by the powerful witch Yubaba. What at first seems like nothing more than an adventure develops into a profound journey about self-discovery, courage and the importance of friendship.

Miyazaki creates a fantastical world filled with attention to detail and fantastic creativity - from the vivid, bizarre characters to the breathtaking landscapes. Chihiro's Journey to Wonderland is more than just an animated film; it is an allegory of childhood that plays with themes of loss, growth and responsibility. The rich symbolism and emotional depth make the film an anime classic.

In the supporting program: Ten Minutes older
Original title: Vecāks par 10 minūtēm, Director: Herz Frank, Soviet Union 1978, 10 min, 35mm, without dialog

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!