Director: Charles Laughton, USA 1955, 93 minutes, 35mm, original English version with German subtitles

Monday, April 21, 2025, 7 p.m.

Blue Salon, Room 012, HfG Karlsruhe

Free admission, donation requested

“Love” is written on the fingers of one hand, ‘Hate’ on the other. The pendulum swings mercilessly between love and hate. Two children carry a secret with them and are mercilessly hunted by a false itinerant preacher. With his only directorial work, acting titan Charles Laughton has left a monolith in film history that remains without peer.
The Night of the Hunter is a polished masterpiece, a gripping psychological thriller and a complex rumination on the manipulability of human beings all rolled into one. The film skillfully combines the traditions of European silent film with the elegance of Hollywood. elegance of Hollywood.
During filming, Laughton pushed his leading actor Robert Mitchum to the limit to such an extent that he wanted nothing more to do with the director for years. When the film celebrated its premiere, it was met with much outrage - today, its mastery is beyond doubt.

In the supporting program: Meshes of the Afternoon
Director: Maya Deren, Alexander Hammid, USA 1943, 14 minutes, 16mm, 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!