In the 2025/26 winter semester, the Lichtblick arthouse cinema will focus on the role of the forest theme in film history. The film programme compiled under the motto "In front of all the trees - a cinematic walk through the forest" presents different perspectives on the topic each week. A total of 15 films from different countries and cultures such as Japan, Peru and Italy will be shown. Part of this is a screening of the silent film "The Lost World" with live piano accompaniment on Tuesday, 25 November at 8.30 pm in the "Pollux" cinema in Paderborn.

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 at least 35 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 website of the Lichtblick arthouse cinema.

"The Lost World" (1925)

Researcher Maple White has disappeared during an expedition on a plateau in the middle of the Amazon rainforest. His daughter Paula (Bessie Love) sets off with a group to rescue him, but the journey is fraught with danger. The plateau is said to be the last place where the dinosaurs survived. "The Lost World" was the first time dinosaurs were seen in a feature-length film, so the prehistoric reptiles are celebrating their 100th anniversary on the big screen this year. Director Harry O. Hoyt and animation technician Willis O'Brien brought brontosaurs, pterodactyls and other dinosaurs to life with more than 50 moving figures. At the "Pollux" cinema, "The Lost World" will be accompanied on the piano by silent film pianist Richard 365体育_足球比分网￥投注直播官网dhoff.

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 more than 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 35 mm film, is made possible by the long-standing cooperation with the Paderborn "Pollux" cinema, which is unique in Germany.

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