In the organizer's words:

• FR/DE 2025
• 117 min
• Director: Lucile Hadžihalilović
• FSK: from 12 years
• German dubbing, Wednesdays: original version with German subtitles (OmU)

Screenings:

• Sat., December 20, 2025 - Tue., December 23, 2025 at 7:00 p.m.
• Wed., December 24, 2025 at 2:00 p.m.
• Thurs., December 25, 2025 - Fri., December 26, 2025 at 4:45 pm
• Sat., December 27, 2025 - Tue., December 30, 2025 at 6:45 pm

Performers: Marion Cotillard, Clara Pacini, August Diehl

"Sliding effortlessly between dream, reality and movie-within-a-movie, this hypnotic masterpiece is one of absolute beauty - created by a master of cinematic dreamscapes." The Observer

Colder than ice, her kiss goes straight to the heart... The 1970s: Driven by a vague longing
yearning, 16-year-old runaway Jeanne encounters another world in a seemingly abandoned film studio.
a seemingly abandoned movie studio. During the day, "The Snow Queen" is filmed here
is being filmed here - and the enigmatic leading actress Cristina immediately casts a spell over Jeanne.
Between admiration, seduction and subtle threat, an intense fascination develops between Jeanne and Cristina.
fascination develops between Jeanne and Cristina, while the boundaries between reality and
movie, dream and screen become increasingly blurred. The growing obsession drives
Jeanne deeper and deeper into the realm of the Snow Queen, which seems to mysteriously
over the world.
Inspired by Hans Christian Andersen's fairy tale "The Snow Queen", the award-winning
award-winning French director Lucile Hadžihalilović tells a poetic cinematic experience
full of beguiling images and dark allure. After INNOCENCE (2004)
Hadžihalilović once again casts French superstar Marion Cotillard in a multi-layered double role.
double role. The young Clara Pacini shines in her first major role, flanked by August
Diehl as Cristina's enigmatic companion.