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"Cur­tain Call" - film screen­ing of "The Ham­let Syn­drome" 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, "The Hamlet Syndrome" will be screened on Tuesday, 24 June 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 Lichtblick cinema website.

The Hamlet Syndrome

In the year 2022, Russia invades Ukraine. A group of young men and women try to come to terms with their experiences of the war in a production of Shakespeare's "Hamlet". Not only the collective fear and anger are made the subject of the film, but also the individual fates of the five protagonists. This documentary by Elwira Niewiera and Piotr Roso?owski impressively brings art and war together and shows theatre as a contemporary and political space that encourages reflection on powerlessness, anger, hatred and trauma.

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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