The Best Films You've Never Seen: Possession

Long before he became a household name in Jurassic Park, Sam Neill starred alongside Isabelle Adjani in Andrzej Żuławski’s unsettling Possession (1981, R18+).

Set in a divided Cold War-era Berlin, Possession is a wildly intense exploration of love, jealousy, breakdown and the dissolution of a marriage. Żuławski’s fiercely physical film blurs the boundaries between psychological horror, surrealism and body horror, creating an unforgettable portrait of relationships pushed to the brink.

The screening will open with a contextual introduction from an RMIT Cinema Studies academic, providing new insights and framing for viewers revisiting Possession or discovering it for the first time.

Presented by RMIT University and RMIT Cinema Studies.