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"Cur­tain Call" - film screen­ing of "Wil­li­am Shakespeare's Romeo + Ju­liet" at the Licht­blick art­house cinema

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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, "William Shakespeare's Romeo + Juliet" will be screened on Tuesday, 1 July at 8.30 pm in the Pollux cinema.

Tickets for the performance 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.

William Shakespeare's Romeo + Juliet

Baz Luhrmann transposes Shakespeare's most famous love tragedy into a dazzling modern world. Instead of noble houses, feuding crime families face each other. Swords give way to shiny pistols and the streets of Verona Beach become the setting for an epic drama. Despite the fast-paced, pop-culture style, Shakespeare's original language remains intact and lends the film a fascinating tension. This film shows how timeless theatre material can be and how cinema can bring it to life in a new way.

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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