The Life of Chuck - Pelmke open air Kino unterm Sternenhimmel

US 2024; Dir.: Mike Flanagan; 110 min.; FSK 12

Who is Chuck? The world is coming to an end, California is sinking into the ocean, the internet is crashing—yet in a small American town, there is above all a sense of gratitude toward Charles “Chuck” Krantz, an ordinary accountant whose friendly face smiles down at everyone from billboards and television screens. Who is this man whom no one seems to really know? A mystery that stretches far back… all the way to his childhood with his grandmother, who passed on her boundless love of dancing to him, and his grandfather, who initiated him into the secrets of bookkeeping and was determined to keep him away from the locked attic. A mystery that raises one question above all others: Can the fate of a single individual change the entire world?
With *THE LIFE OF CHUCK*, mystery specialist Mike Flanagan presents an extraordinary and deeply moving adaptation of Stephen King’s short story of the same name—a gripping, life-affirming drama that won the coveted Audience Award at the 2024 Toronto International Film Festival. And rightly so, for Flanagan pulls off a rare, genre-spanning feat here: He skillfully combines the mystery of Stephen King’s original story with the universal questions of life, finding magic and warmth in the enchanting melancholy of our existence.
Powerful emotions, magical starry skies, and rousing dance scenes—the perfect summer movie!

Open-air cinema in the Pelmke’s backyard.

Doors open 60 minutes before the film starts. The film begins at dusk; in case of bad weather, it will be shown inside the Pelmke.

Tickets (€9.50) are available online here (www.pelmke.de/tickets). A limited number of tickets will also be available at the Box Office. Babylon 10-pack tickets are not valid.

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