Four Minus Three at Schauburg Filmpalast: Touching auteur cinema for Gelsenkirchen

Event: Four Minus Three in Schauburg Filmpalast, Horster Straße 6, Gelsenkirchen on 21. June 2026

Date and Time

21. June 2026 12:45

Artist

Location

Schauburg Filmpalast
Horster Str. 6, 45897 Gelsenkirchen, Germany

Price

6,00

About this Event

Theater

Mood

Relaxed

Venue Type

Inside

An emotional cinematic event about loss, humor, and the courage to move on

With Four Minus Three, the KoKi series "National Film Year" at the Schauburg Filmpalast presents a drama that does not turn away from pain but illuminates it with dignity and fine humanity. The film is based on the autobiographical work of Barbara Pachl-Eberhart and tells the story of a woman who has to reinvent her purpose in life after a devastating loss.

Between clowning and existential upheaval

Director Adrian Goiginger relies on a restrained, intimate staging that does not display emotion but doses it precisely. Barbara and Heli live as clowns with their two children in a warm family life where humor is not a joke but an attitude. After the accident, this order tips into grief, silence, and doubt. It is precisely from this fragility of a character who does not break that the film derives its strength.

Acting that penetrates to the skin

Valerie Pachner carries the film with a performance that convincingly connects vulnerability and inner tension. Robert Stadlober, Stefanie Reinsperger, Hanno Koffler, Margarethe Tiesel, and Ronald Zehrfeld give the ensemble additional depth. Critics highlight that the film avoids pathos and understands humor as a conscious choice, not as repression. This is exactly where its special dramaturgy lies: It does not comfort lightly but honestly.

An evening for an audience seeking cinema as an experience

The screening at the Schauburg Filmpalast promises a concentrated stage experience of cinema: dark hall, clear imagery, a material with emotional force and quiet aftermath. Those who appreciate sensitive contemporary art, strong acting, and finely crafted dramaturgy will experience a work that resonates long after. The audience reaction is likely to lie between shock, respect, and quiet empathy.

Conclusion: Four Minus Three is a film about grief that does not escape from life. Anyone who wants to experience touching auteur cinema with depth, heart, and attitude should not miss this performance.

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