HORROR VACUI: THE FEAR OF EMPTINESS
(HORROR VACUI: DIE ANGST VOR DER LEERE)
dir. Rosa von Praunheim, 1984
85 minutes. Germany.
In German with English subtitles.

FRIDAY, JUNE 9 - MIDNIGHT
WEDNESDAY, JUNE 28 - 10 PM

A young gay couple is torn apart when one of the lovers is drawn into the mysterious Madame C’s cult of ‘Optimal Optimism’ in this takedown of religion and the self-help industry. With a gorgeously handmade aesthetic that could easily be described as ‘Red Grooms meets THE CABINET OF DR. CALIGARI,’ appearances from Praunheim regulars Joaquin la Habana and Günter Thews, and an especially committed performance by the great Lotti Huber, HORROR VACUI: THE FEAR OF EMPTINESS is a biting satire that’s as unsettling as it is funny.