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cinema@SQUARE

1, 8 and 15 October, 18:00

1, 8 and 15 October, 18:00

cinema@SQUARE invites you every October to watch films and join the discussion. This year’s edition focuses on the theme of war. War films have been popular for a long time, but today we view them differently than just a few years ago. Until Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, war films evoked a cozy thrill of the exotic. They depicted survival struggles in an archaic brutality that seemed overcome in the era of the peace dividend.

Today, however, war feels twice as close: both in space and time. Eastern Ukraine resembles the trench landscapes of World War I, and Western Europe is massively increasing its military readiness in response to the heightened risk of war. What can war films contribute to helping us navigate this new reality?

The series is curated by Caspar Hirschi, professor at the School of Humanities and Social Sciences. He presents a selection of powerful films, followed by discussions with experts from various fields.

Programm

Wed
01.10.
18:00
-
21:00
2025
Public events

cinema@SQUARE: Dr. Strangelove

Stanley Kubrick's brilliant satire on exaggerated war rhetoric and the dangerous logic behind nuclear deterrence. Followed by a discussion with Prof. Dr. Dania Achermann, expert on the history of technology in the Cold War.
Speakers:
Achermann Dania
Prof. Dr. Caspar Hirschi
Veranstaltung auf Deutsch
Location:
SQUARE, Raum Wiborada
east
Wed
08.10.
18:00
-
21:00
2025
Public events

cinema@SQUARE: Der schwarze Tanner

A political lesson about the tensions between individualism and the common good in times of exceptional social situations. Followed by a discussion with Roman Rossfeld, expert on the cultivation battles in the First and Second World Wars.
Speakers:
Roman Rossfeld
Prof. Dr. Caspar Hirschi
Veranstaltung auf Deutsch
Location:
SQUARE, Raum Wiborada
east
Wed
15.10.
18:00
-
21:00
2025
Public events

cinema@SQUARE: 1944

Estonia Between the Fronts: Brothers Karl and Jüri are forced onto opposing sides as their homeland is torn between the Red Army and the SS. With subtle intensity, Elmo Nüganen delivers a haunting portrait of a nation at war.
Speakers:
Prof. Dr. Caspar Hirschi
Partschefeld Yves Bernd
Veranstaltung auf Deutsch
Location:
SQUARE, Raum Wiborada
east
north