This October, CineBrividi returns to Centro Pecci Cinema with horror classics, new discoveries and filmmaker Q&As. As part of the Halloween marathon on 31 October, Jim Sharman’s The Rocky Horror Picture Show brings its world of music, desire, science fiction and horror to the big screen.
On a dark and stormy night, engaged Brad and Janet, two wealthy suburbanites, get lost in the woods when their car breaks down and decide to seek help at the nearest house, a far from reassuring-looking castle about to host the Annual Transylvanian Convention. Once inside, they end up being held hostage by the devious Frank-N-Furter (and his extravagant entourage) and discover that the sweet transvestite is engaged in an experiment: bringing the handsome and muscular Rocky Horror to life and turning him into his personal sex toy.
Halloween Marathon on 31 October
On Saturday 31 October, CineBrividi celebrates Halloween with a film marathon at Centro Pecci Cinema, from the afternoon until late into the night. The programme begins at 4:30 pm with the endless highway of It Ends, followed at 6:30 pm by the music and irreverence of The Rocky Horror Picture Show. At 9:00 pm, Na Hong-jin’s Hope receives its Italian premiere, while at 11:55 pm, Wes Craven’s Scream rounds off the night by playing with the rules of horror cinema. All films are screened in their original language with Italian subtitles.
Timeless, with legions of masked followers still attending screenings around the world. An irreverent hymn to sexual pleasures (of all tastes and genders), it's a multi-faceted spectacle that combines disguised aliens and haunted houses, all underpinned by a powerful kitsch-rock soundtrack. Susan Sarandon was memorable, unleashing the senses of a trembling American bride. The reasons for such a multi-epochal success may remain mysterious, but such is the nature of cult objects. (Paola Cristalli)
