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THE PRINCES OF DARKNESS

Director: John Carpenter
USA 1987 | 102 min. | HD | FSK 16
English original version with German subtitles

Creepy beyond belief, this horror-fantasy-science fiction hybrid is one of the most focused and perfect fright engines ever devised by writer-director-composer John Carpenter. ... Earnest discussions of quantum physics, philosophy, and morality alternate with some of Carpenter's most surreal and frightening images. There are slow-burn stalkings in the vein of Carpenter's "Halloween", body horror in the spirit of Carpenter's colleague David Cronenberg, and sociopolitical commentary acknowledging the class divisions between the academics and the homeless massing around the property (an image that Carpenter would explore the following year in his satirical thriller "They Live!"). Alice Cooper guest stars as a homeless zombie who achieves one of the weirdest kills in horror film history. The screenplay draws on the works of British science fiction and fantasy writer Nigel Kneale ("Quatermass and the Pit", etc), whose work often deal with ancient evils, paranormal events, and messages from the future. PRINCE OF DARKNESS is also notable as Carpenter's most purely imagistic work, merging image and sound into a continuous flow of dread, punctuated by moments of gore and shock. Carpenter's electronic score runs almost continuously throughout the movie, making PRINCE OF DARKNESS feel as much conducted as directed. It is truly a symphony of horror." IFC Film Center

In the basement of an old church in the center of Los Angeles stands a mysterious vessel. It contains the demonic power of an antigod thousands of years old. Now the vessel is leaking and evil is pouring out. The priest of the church calls the parapsychological scientist Birak and his group of students for help. Together they want to prevent the return of Satan. But one member of the scientific staff after another disappears in strange ways. The two students Brian and Catherine fight a hopeless battle with the forces of darkness.

Price information:

Tickets at the Box Office or in advance via www.lichtspiele-kalk.de ... Reservation by telephone on 0221 29 49 49 79 ... Admission € 9.00 // reduced € 8.00 (students, apprentices, school / FSJ / people under 25 / guild pass) // Cologne Pass € 7.00