Film Screening: Classic Fassbinder Sci-Fi (1973)
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Film Screening: Repertory at Goethe: World on a Wire - Goethe-Institut USA
This event is for true film lovers only! We will watch 'World on a Wire,' a 3 hour (yes) two-part film.
Based on the 1964 science-fiction novel Simulacron-3 by Daniel F. Galouye, the two-part film follows cybernetics engineer Fred Stiller, who takes over a mysterious research project after the sudden death of his predecessor. Set in a near-future society, the project simulates a virtual world populated by conscious “identity units”, raising questions about reality and control. As Stiller investigates, people around him begin to disappear, suggesting that his own reality may itself be a simulation. The film combines a film noir atmosphere with early cyberpunk themes of artificial worlds, surveillance, and unstable identities.
Need to get there before 7pm to get a good seat. This film raises fascinating philosophical issues of simulation vs reality, way before their time! Seating is limited! Sign up today....