Point Break (1991)

With the wind in your hair, this canonical action film takes you along on The Ultimate Ride. Politierekruut Johnny Utah (Keanu Reeves) receives the assignment to infiltrate a criminal surfer gang. Led by the charismatic Bodhi (Patrick Swayze), these daredevils rob banks dressed as former presidents. The deeper Utah dives into his mission, the more he loses himself in the adrenaline-driven philosophy of his target. Kathryn Bigelow reclaims a (usually) male-favored genre with this film and intelligently turns the gaze around for a sensitive deconstruction of the action film. The world of extreme sports that the film inhabits may provide spectacle, but the real fireworks take place between the bodies of Utah and Bodhi in a state of pursuit, rapture, and desire. This screening will be introduced by film researcher Eduard Cuelenaere. in collaboration with Film-Plateau