24.11.24, 13:00, Kinokwartet: High School Hysteria

Dismiss your social obligations and sign up for Kinoautomat's annual school of life. With a barrage of cinematic delights, the Kinokwartet will always show you the best and most extraordinary corners of film history. This time, we're transforming the cinema auditoriums into school desks for a double double bill of unruly teen movies that resist the tyranny of the adult world with painted nails, sharp teeth and telepathic powers. In these classroom blocks, homework is just an evil dream and the rules of society are being unschooled. A couch class medal and kiss from the teacher for those who attend the full day.

• 13:00, SCHOOL IN THE CROSSHAIRS, Nobuhiko Ôbayashi 1981, Japan, 90’

No better place to start than Nobuhiko Ôbayashi's insane eye-itchers. Best known for haunted house cult hit Hausu (1977), Ôbayashi created an absurdist body of work where the growing pains of teenage adolescence always assume paranormal proportions. In School in the Crosshairs, the arrival of a new student means bad vibes when they try to use psychic superpowers to subdue the school against an alien invasion. It's probably a metaphor for something, but the cool colours and chaotic energy are a treat in themselves.

• 15:00, DIABOLO MENTHE, Diane Kurys 1977, France, 101'

This directorial debut of French filmmaker Diane Kurys starts from her personal experiences as an unruly teenager in the troubled 1960s. Right-wing extremism is experiencing its revival and the Algerian war is dividing the country. Sister pair Anne & Frederique absorb the political tensions as they try to make their way through the strict corridors of the Jules Ferry girls' high school. With charm, tact and a delicious je m'en fous energy, Diabolo Menthe bubbles with life and rebellion. The teenage rebellion also sides against the medium of film by playfully turning the masculine conventions of the coming-of-age film inside out.

• 17:00, NOWHERE, Gregg Araki 1997, VSA & Frankrijk, 78’

This final part of Gregg Araki's Teen Apocalypse Trilogy is — in the best way — all over the place. Nihilism, arousal, belligerence and escapism come together in a queer and kinky cocktail for the ages. Aimless and half-stunned, a group of polyamorous teenagers wander through Beverly Hills. Searching for themselves, but more importantly for a fix, they pass wild parties and funky dreamscapes filled with painfully bright pastel colours, disorienting soundscapes and a mise-en scene where there is always a couple making out. Recently restored, this anarchist bloodletting bleeds once again brightly onto the silver screen.

• 20:30, TWILIGHT, Catherine Hardwicke 2008, VSA & VK, 35mm, 122’

Before the bell rings, we sink our teeth into our generation's greatest love story. Although the hunky werewolves and shiny vampire skins are far from needing an introduction, for this screening, we bring you a queer reading that reframes teenage angst and transformative romance. On top of that, we strike a stake through the hearts of all the haters trying to keep this cinematic masterpiece from its rightful place in the canon. A stern note in the journal and detention for those who remain unconvinced at the end of the evening.

Don't forget your lunch box!