“Villoresi’s film is dripping with style from its opening frames. There are elements of giallo cinema in its playful editing and use of bold shadows. It’s an irresistible pulpy tone that pulls viewers deeper into this bizarre world” - Andrew Murray, The Upcoming
Monday, June 22, 9:15 a.m. | In the classic Greek tragedy, a snake bites Eurydice on her wedding day, and her new husband, Orpheus, travels to the Underworld to bring her back. Virgilio Villoresi's expressionistic adaptation of the tale is based on Dino Buzzati's 1969 Poema a fumetti, Italy's first graphic novel. The film is a modern reimagining with an aesthetic untethered from reality: a kaleidoscopic journey through time and place, reflecting on art, love, mystery, eroticism, melancholy, life, and death.
Summer Sneaks: Brought to You by IND/EX | June 21–22, 2026
Get an early glimpse of some of the summer's most exciting indie films. As a supporter of the Independent Film Exhibition Conference (IND/EX), returning to Chicago June 22–25, 2026, the Siskel will present a limited slate of sneak-preview screenings from some of our favorite art house distributors. Free for IND/EX badge holders (must show conference registration confirmation at box office) and open to the public, these special screenings offer audiences a first look at acclaimed new independent cinema before wider release.
The Film Center is ADA accessible. This presentation will be projected without open captions. The theater is hearing-loop equipped. For accessibility requests, please email filmcenter@saic.edu