Written and directed by Gaspar Noé (CLIMAX, ENTER THE VOID) LUX ÆTERNA takes place backstage of a French film production, often utilizing split-screens to follow two characters at once. Charlotte Gainsbourg, acting as herself, plays the film’s — and the film-within-a-film’s — leading role of an actress taking on the role of a witch burned at the stake while French actress Béatrice Dalle, playing a version of herself as well, takes on the on-screen role of director. The film progresses with mounting tension as the set descends into aggressive chaos and psychotic outbreaks — both in style, form, and plot - before divulging into complete chaos. Actress and model Abbey Lee (THE NEON DEMON), Karl Glusman (LOVE), Claude-Emmanuelle Gajan-Maull (CLIMAX), Félix Maritaud (SAUVAGE / WILD KNIFE + HEART), and Clara Deshayes also appear as interpretations of themselves.

“The closing moments of Lux Æterna are such a disturbing outburst of light, color, and 3-D illusions they might make even stereoscopic auteur Ken Jacobs avert his eyes.” (IndieWire)

“A fascinating sensory experience. It will either be exactly the nightmarish dreamscape one hopes for or the repellant fascinations of boundary pusher run amok.” (Ioncinema)

"Moves from comic improvisational chatter to anarchic chaos and violence featuring beautiful people.” (The Hollywood Reporter)

Monday, June 9
Doors 6:15 pm | Movie 6:45 pm
Advance single film tickets | $13 at the door
*Please note: This film contains bright lights and flashing which may be distressing to those with photo-sensitivities.

LUX ÆTERNA (Gaspar Noé, 2022 / 18A / 51 mins) Two actresses, Béatrice Dalle and Charlotte Gainsbourg, are on a film set telling stories about witches - but that's not all. 'Lux Æterna' is also an essay on cinema, the love of film, and on-set hysterics.