Easily the most harrowing divorce drama ever made, director Andrzej Zuławski’s one-of-a-kind genre pastiche has spy Sam Neill returning to his Berlin home from a mission abroad to discover that wife Isabelle Adjani wants suddenly to split up. Launching an investigation into the reasons for her ever-more-alarming behavior, he discovers a truth more sinister (and nauseating) than his wildest suspicions, as Zuławski’s highly-choreographed cinematic delirium and Andrzej Korzyński’s pulsating score push things light years past over-the-top. Adjani won a César for her performance, one of the most grueling ever caught on film, though later reflected that the palpable ordeal she put herself through on the movie was nearly enough to make her leave acting behind.

Before the feature, enjoy the Northeast premiere of the new 14-minute horror short film, Artichoke starring Thomas Dekker (“Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles”) with Anna Lou Castoldi (granddaughter of Italian master of horror Dario Argento) serving as narrator and Executive Producer.

Held captive in a violent relationship, Cynara (Alyson Gorske) discovers a phoropter that opens a portal to another world. In a terrifying cat-and-mouse chase between worlds, Cynara finally comes face to face with The Man (Dekker) and must decide what she’s willing to destroy in order to survive.

This screening will feature an exclusive video introduction by director Amir Moini.

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