Possession
Dir: Andrzej Zuławski
France/West Germany, 1981, 124minmins, HD Digital
Cast: Isabelle Adjani, Sam Neill, Margit Carstensen
Divisiveness and duplicity are at the heart of Zuławski’s cult classic, morphing the realism of Scenes from a Marriage (1973) into the schizoid of Repulsion. The agony of a broken relationship is unfolded in an eclectic hybridization of bloody savage and demonic alien, conceiving a celluloid canvas of intense emotional torment accentuated by Isabelle Adjani’s Cannes-winning performance of shamanistic convulsion in the Berlin subway. A viscerally acute portrayal of the human soul torn apart by violent contradictions through disorienting framing and distorted shots pervaded by horror, yet with a genius sense of sadness.
1981 Cannes Film Festival, Best Actress
Co-presenter of “Marvelous Four: 100 Years of Polish Independence”
Marvelous Four: 100 Years of Polish Independence Post-screening seminar
Date: 4.11.2018(SUN)
Time: 4:05-4:45pm
Venue: Hong Kong Arts Centre Louis Koo Cinema
Speaker: Bryan Chang and Geoffrey Wong
Free Admission．Conducted in Cantonese
Hong Kong Arts Centre Louis Koo Cinema (Venue)
HK Science Museum Lecture Hall
Chinese Subtitles
Category III
Full House
Remarks
- On-the-day Ticket Purchase Arrangement : Tickets are available at URBTIX outlets until one hour before the screening, after which tickets are available at URBTIX website and mobile app. On-the-day tickets will also be available at the Self-service Ticketing Kiosk of the respective venue, subject to availability.
- Unless otherwise stated, all films (except English-speaking films) are subtitled in English.
- While it is the HKIFFS’s policy to secure the best possible print of the original version for all its screenings, the HKIFFS appreciates its patrons’ understanding on occasions when less than perfect screening copies are screened.
