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Light Denied


An exploration of "light" as a symbol of Dionysian values
                   "denied" by our civilization.
Can we immerse ourselves in this light and remain sane?

                   To answer this question we follow: 

Real Life Scholars:
                                                                                                   Fictitious Characters:

Light Denied

Prof. Alan Rosenberg 
Queens College,
City University of New York, USA.

A Holocaust scholar and a practitioner of Nietzschean self-mastery.

Light Denied

Prof. Werner Krieglstein
College of DuPage, USA.

A theoretician of perspectivism, who undergoes a Nietzsche induced crisis.

Light Denied Prof. Hope Fitz
Eastern Connecticut State University, USA.

Presents Nietzsche as a complex and tormented individual, striving for personal excellence.

Light Denied Prof. Victor Krebs
The Pontificia Universidad Católica del Perú

Diagnosis the present day civilizational crisis as the "Dionysian revenge".

Light Denied Prof. Karl-Otto Apel
University of Frankfurt am Main, Germany

An ardent critic of Nietzsche's ethics with their historical consequences.

  

Light Denied Prof. Felix Lewinsky
Played by
Christopher Janczar

A philosopher who descends into madness while in the process of studying Nietzsche.

Light DeniedAnna, sister of Felix
Played by 
Malgorzata Zajaczkowska

Gradually acquires characteristics of Elisabeth, Nietzsche's sister.    

Light Denied Prof. Carrington 
Played by
Patrick L. Lahey

An American scholar visiting Poland to present Feliks with a philosophical award.

Light Denied President of the University
Played by
Stanislaw Zaluski

An official increasingly concerned with Feliks' change of behavior.

Light Denied
Angelique

Played by
Diana Kadlubowska

A street girl who has to deal with Felix' delusions.

                   Also appear: 
Alicja Dabrowska, Pawel Boltryk, Slawomir Grzymkowski, 
Wiktor Zatwarski, Marcin Kowalczyk and others.

written and directed by
Pawel Kuczynski

produced by
Pawel Kuczynski and Piotr Rejmer

music
composed and performed by 
Vlad Kuryluk 

compositions by Friedrich Nietzsche
produced by Wolfgang Bottenberg

more information, pictures, news,
full crew and cast list:
www.lightsdenied.com  

footage not included in the film but pertaining to the subject:  
www.youtube.com/hermesnow


Photo top page: Malgorzata Rutkiewicz 

Projekt i wykonanie: Joanna Bartnik