Dr Caligari (1989)

The Cabinet of Dr Caligari is a landmark of cinema and one of the high points of silent German expessionism. This, however is NOT that movie, but a remake courtesy of 80's underground legend Stephen Sayadian, who transferred the action to a contemporary setting highly influenced by New York's experimental theatre and installation art scenes, and stuck a bunch of camp and erotic elements in, leading it to become a midnight movie favourite.

For those who've seen neither version, this Dr Caligari is a direct descendant of the original and is conducting experiments on patients at her institute, the Caligari Insane Asylum (CIA, geddit?) where she swaps out brain fluids to try and mitigate their more extreme tendencies. Who would have thought anything could go wrong? But it does!

Trailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5aFBn8hPugc

Tickets are here, we can watch the movie and maybe grab a drink downstairs in the bar afterwards.