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"Cur­tain Call" - Film screen­ing of "The Im­port­ance of Be­ing Earn­est" at the Licht­blick art­house cinema

Location: Pollux Kino
Organizer: Programmkino Lichtblick

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, "National Theatre: The Importance of Being Earnest" will be screened on Tuesday, 29 April at 8.30 pm in the Pollux cinema.

Tickets for the screening are available both via the Pollux website and 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 performance 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 website of the Lichtblick arthouse cinema.

National Theatre: The Importance of Being Earnest

In Oscar Wilde's timeless comedy, Jack (Hugh Skinner) and Algernon (Ncuti Gatwa) slip into false identities to evade their social obligations. The double life soon shows its dark side: the two become entangled in a web of lies from which they carefully try to free themselves in an absurdly comical way. In 2024, Max Webster staged this pointed satire on the Victorian social system with a top-class cast at London's National Theatre. Webster allows the subversively queer elements that already shine through in the play from 1895 to flourish: In addition to homoerotic allusions, Wilde's language here shines against the soundtrack of Cindy Lauper's "Girls Just Wanna Have Fun" and the colourful, creative costume and set design combines Victorian and Caribbean elements. This production can now also be experienced on the cinema screen thanks to a recording.

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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