SCREENING
City of Lost Souls
Saturday, Jul 20, 2024 at 3:00 pm
Location: Redstone Theater
Dir. Rosa von Praunheim. West Germany. 1982, 94 mins. DCP. Radical queer filmmaker Rosa von Praunheim always showed an interest in modern queer life and history in both his native Germany and abroad. His musical City of Lost Souls amalgamates those interests into an inspired, anarchic hybrid of real-life dialogues and testimonies mixed with exaggerated, kitschy, hilarious artifice. One of the best films ever made that centers the trans film image, City of Lost Souls stars trans icons Jayne County and Angie Stardust (fixtures in New York nightlife at SqueezeBox and Club 82, respectively) among its ragtag ensemble of misfits who live amidst the Cold War and come together at an American-run burger joint in a divided Berlin.
Tickets: $15 / $11 senior and students / $9 youth (ages 3–17) / discounted for MoMI members ($7–$11). There is a $1.50 transaction fee per ticket for all online purchases. The cost of admission may be applied toward a same-day purchase of a membership.
Order tickets. Please pick up tickets at the Museum’s admissions desk upon arrival. All seating is general admission.