30.09.25, 20:30, Carrie (1976)

Brian De Palma is one of the biggest names in the New Hollywood movement of the 1970s. His emphatically pulpy style, inspired by B-movies, irrevocably changed the visual look of Hollywood cinema. In films such as Scarface (1983) and Carlito's Way (1993), the director combines grotesque characters, a messy plot and a frenzied finale into a balanced and layered whole. Carrie takes Stephen King's horror hit of the same name as its starting point for an operatic descent into hell. As only De Palma can do, pulp poetry, psychological depth and visual panache are blended into a unique concoction.

Sissy Spacek plays the title character, a shy girl who lives under the whims of her mother and classmates. She is driven to extremes, culminating in one of the most iconic proms in film history. Half a century later, the way in which the young women and their burgeoning sexuality are portrayed remains a subject of debate: is this a reactionary vehicle in which women are dismissed as primitive, hysterical creatures, or a powerful precursor to the female rage horror we have seen in recent years? Judge for yourself.

This screening will be introduced by media scientist Ben De Smet.