Lux Æterna (16)

52 mins - France 2019 - Subtitles - Dir: Gaspar Noé
Starring: Béatrice Dalle, Charlotte Gainsbourg and Abbey Lee
 
French cinema icons Charlotte Gainsbourg (Antichrist, The Science of Sleep) and Béatrice Dalle (Betty Blue, Trouble Every Day), playing themselves, star as the lead actress and the director of an experimental film about witches. But as preparations for the shoot get underway, the increasingly chaotic production slowly unravels as egos and bitter resentments rise to the surface, threatening to derail the entire enterprise.

[+Short Film]
Screening with Lux Æterna will be a video essay about the history of Split-Screen in narrative cinema (8 minutes), created by Triskel’s Head of Cinema Chris O’Neill.
 
“The new film from the director of Irreversible is as dark and distressing as great horror films can be” Dread Central
 
Please Note: Lux Æterna contains bright, flashing lights and/or imagery that may cause discomfort and/or seizures for those with photosensitive epilepsy. Viewer Discretion is advised.