In the 2025 summer semester, the Lichtblick arthouse cinema will focus on the connection between theatre and film under the motto "Curtain Call - Cinema in 15 Acts". Over the course of the semester, a total of 15 films will be presented each week, showcasing the relationship that has existed since the emergence of cinema and the mutual inspiration between the two art forms. To mark the occasion, "The Happiness of the Katakuris" will be screened at Pollux Kino on Tuesday, 15 April at 8.30 pm.
Tickets for the screening are available both via the Pollux website and on site at the box office. In addition, the Lichtblick arthouse cinema is once again part of the AStA Kulturticket, which means that 40 free tickets per screening are available for Paderborn University students. These can be redeemed at the cinema box office at the earliest one week before the performance on presentation of a student ID together with an official photo ID.
More information on the programme and the individual screenings can be found on the Lichtblick cinema website.
The Happiness of the Katakuris
Head of the family Masao Katakuri (Kenji Sawada) owns a guesthouse in the idyllic Japanese countryside and lives a seemingly perfect life. However, when the strangest deaths start to pile up shortly after the guesthouse opens, the family's carefree lifestyle is put to the test. This genre mix, introduced by claymation (plasticine animation), creates a theatrical connection through its obscure staging of the musical within the framework of a sci-fi horror comedy. As a transnational remake of the South Korean film "A Quiet Family", Japanese director Takashi Miike gives this story a morbid and surreal touch in his own way. The film stands out from the director's oeuvre as a whole and takes a very abstract look at the struggle of the working class in an already troubled economic period in Japan.
Lichtblick arthouse cinema
The Lichtblick arthouse cinema is a student initiative at Paderborn University and has been enriching Paderborn's cultural landscape since it was founded in 2003 with sophisticatedly curated themed film series. These range from early silent films to contemporary cinema. During these forays through over 120 years of film history, all kinds of classics, marginalised films, curiosities and forgotten treasures have been brought back to the big screen. This, including the analogue projection of 35mm film, is made possible by the long-standing cooperation with the Paderborn Pollux cinema, which is unique in Germany.
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