An intellectual, artistic film about life and death, cinema, and physics, THE UNIVERSAL THEORY by young director Timm Krögers explores a “magic mountain” of physicists in striking black-and-white, where all manner of mystery unfolds. Winner of the Bisato d’Oro at the Venice Film Festival, as well as Best Cinematography and Best Production Design at the German Film Awards.



Germany, Austria, Switzerland / 2023 / 118’
Director: Timm Kröger

1962. Johannes Leinert and his advisor attend a physics congress in the Swiss Alps, expecting a groundbreaking quantum theory from an Iranian scientist. Upon arrival, the scientist is nonetheless missing. Johannes stays to work on his thesis but becomes captivated by Karin, a mysterious jazz pianist who seems to know his secrets. When another German physicist is found dead, Johannes is gradually drawn into a disturbing web of false memories, nightmares, and a dark mystery beneath the mountain.

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21.2. (Fri) 19:30 | Hong Kong Film Archive Cinema
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