"Llindars" a film series inviting you to explore the in-between spaces through four films
Film series return to the UAB, with a diverse and imaginative theme. On Tuesday 4 March at 12 noon, "Llindars” begins, offering an exceptional opportunity to enjoy cinema situated between the borders of life and death. A journey through the most liminal spaces in film, where reality blends with fantasy and horror, creating an innovative experience for the audience.
The activity, taking place at the UAB Cinema Hall, is organised by the Department of Communication and Advertising, with support from the Cultura en Viu Unit. "Llindars" features an introduction before each screening, led by Ludovico Longhi, at the UAB's Faculty of Communication Studies and promoter of this series.
The "Llindars" series, through the screening of four mystery and horror films, invites the audience to reflect on the boundaries between tangible spaces and the most inhospitable places of the human mind. With four key films in cinema history, it will explore concepts like fear of the unknown, fascination, death, and life. To begin, on Tuesday 4 March at 12 noon, the acclaimed film The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari (1919), by Robert Wiene, will be screened. This is a clear example of German Expressionism, showcasing how this genre uses angular shadows and dreamlike atmospheres to create a sense of delirium and discomfort for the audience.
Next, on Monday 17 March at 12 noon, the horror classic Nosferatu (1922), by F. W. Murnau, will be shown. This film, recently re-released in a new format, is the first cinematic portrayal of the typical vampire, related to Bram Stoker’s novel, but with a more grotesque and monstrous representation.
Continuing with the vampiric essence, on Monday 28 April at 12 noon, Shadow of the Vampire (2000), by E. Elias Merhige, will be screened. This film is set during the making of Nosferatu and proposes a metacinematic exercise where the question is answered: What if the actor playing the creature had actually been a vampire? And the series will close on Monday 5 May at the same time with Ingmar Bergman’s The Seventh Seal (1957), a film depicting a philosophical chess match between a tormented knight and Death.