Gloria-Kino first opened its doors in 1954. Today it retains the typical architecture of its time, while the interior was renovated in the 1980s. An important venue in Kassel’s cinema landscape, the cinema was run by an independent company until the first multi-complex cinema in Kassel opened in 2000; BALi-Kinos took over soon after.
During documenta 14, Gloria-Kino is the site for Wang Bing: Retrospective. A comprehensive monographic presentation running for one hundred days, the program features screenings of the artist’s full filmography alongside an exhibition of photography and archival materials. The exhibition introduces Wang Bing’s ongoing investigation into the difficult socioeconomic conditions of present-day life in China, as well his ceaseless research on the history of violence during the Maoist China era.
Mondays
10 am: Tie Xi Qu: West of the Tracks, Part I: “Rust” (2003), PR China, 240 min. Mandarin [English subtitles]
2:15 pm: Tie Xi Qu: West of the Tracks, Part II: “Remnants” (2003), PR China, 176 min. Mandarin [German and English subtitles]
5:30 pm: Tie Xi Qu: West of the Tracks, Part III: “Rails” (2003), PR China, 135 min. Mandarin [English subtitles]
Tuesdays
10 am and 4:30 pm: He Fengming (2007), Hong Kong/PR China, 184 min. Mandarin [English subtitles]
1:15 pm and 4 pm: Yizhi: Traces (2014), Hong Kong/PR China, 25 min. Mandarin [English subtitles]
2 pm: Jiabiangou: The Ditch (2010), Hong Kong/PR China/France/Belgium, 112 min. Mandarin [English subtitles]
Wednesdays*
10 am, 2 pm, and 6 pm: Tong dao: Coal Money (2009), Hong Kong/PR China/France, 52 min. Mandarin [English subtitles]
11 am and 3 pm: San zimei: Three Sisters (2012), Hong Kong/PR China/France, 152 min. Mandarin [English subtitles]
* Except June 14, July 12, August 2, and August 30
7:40 am: 15 Hours (2017), Hong Kong/PR China, 900 min. Mandarin [English subtitles]
July 5, Tong dao: Coal Money (2009) screens at 7 pm instead of 6 pm
Thursdays
10 am and 3 pm: Fu yu zi: Father and Sons (2014), Hong Kong/PR China/France, 97 min. Mandarin [English subtitles]
12 pm and 5 pm: Ta’ang (2016), Hong Kong/PR China/France, 148 min. Mandarin [German and English subtitles]
Fridays
10 am and 5:30 pm: Wu ming zhe: Man with No Name (2010), Hong Kong/PR China, 92 min. Mandarin [English subtitles]
1 pm: Feng ai: ’Til Madness Do Us Part (2013), Hong Kong/PR China/France/Japan, 227 min. Mandarin [English subtitles]
Saturdays
10 am and 3 pm: Ku Qian: Bitter Money (2016), PR China/France, 152 min.
1 pm and 6 pm: Fang Xiu Ying: Mrs. Fang (2017), Hong Kong/PR China/France, 85 min. Mandarin [English subtitles]
Sundays
10 am: Feng ai: ’Til Madness Do Us Part (2013), Hong Kong/PR China/France/Japan, 227 min. Mandarin [English subtitles]
2 pm: He Fengming (2007), Hong Kong/PR China, 184 min. Mandarin [English subtitles]
5:30 pm: San zimei: Three Sisters (2012), Hong Kong/PR China/France, 152 min. Mandarin [English subtitles]
Other special screenings with guests, as well as the Parliament of Bodies screenings, and a tribute to Anne Charlotte Robertson take place on Wednesdays at 8:30 pm. For dates and times, please check the calendar.
