Acid Safari
- Dance/House
All aboard for the second Acid Safari.....
Get Ready on the 22-11-‘24 for an Acid, Acid Techno, AcidCore Trip.
In 2004 Sam.C headed up the Dosis Decibel Record label and soundsystem...
Cafe Noir - Café Noir - Too Late For Tears” (1949)'
December 1st
Door open - 19:00
Start film - 20:00
Ventilator Cinema is proud to present Cafe Noir, a monthly film screening of a classic film Noir.
Film noir, emerging in the 1940s and ’50s, often reflected the political anxieties of its time, such as post-World War II disillusionment, Cold War paranoia, and fears of social destabilization. Writers like Raymond Chandler, Dashiell Hammett, and James M. Cain crafted morally ambiguous worlds where corruption permeated institutions, and individuals—especially men—were trapped by systemic power struggles, often manipulated by powerful women. This genre, with its dark urban settings and cynical tone, subtly critiqued societal hierarchies and the American Dream, revealing the consequences of unchecked greed, corruption, and moral decay in both personal and political realms.
The first edition of café Noir at the Ventilator Cinema kicks off with “Too Late For Tears” (1949)'
Too Late for Tears (1949) stands out in the film noir canon for its sharp focus on a femme fatale at the center of the narrative, played with cold calculation by Lizabeth Scott, and its dark exploration of greed and betrayal, set against a backdrop of sunlit streets and deceptive suburban normalcy. Unlike many noir films that feature male antiheroes, this film flips the script by making a woman the ruthless driving force, adding a unique layer of tension. Beloved by noir aficionados and praised by critics for its uncompromising moral descent and taut direction, the film has gained a strong following, especially among fans of classic noir and feminist film scholars intrigued by its gender dynamics.
The film will be introduced by our Café Noir curator, mr. Noir himself, Peter de Jong who has an unwavering and life long fascination with these very special films from this uniquely hybrid genre.
All aboard for the second Acid Safari.....
Get Ready on the 22-11-‘24 for an Acid, Acid Techno, AcidCore Trip.
In 2004 Sam.C headed up the Dosis Decibel Record label and soundsystem...
All aboard for the second Acid Safari.....
Get Ready on the 22-11-‘24 for an Acid, Acid Techno, AcidCore Trip.
In 2004 Sam.C headed up the Dosis Decibel Record label and soundsystem...
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