The Fog

Director: John Carpenter
Cast: Adrienne Barbeau, Jamie Lee Curtis, Janet Leigh
USA, 1980, 94', DCP, color
English with Turkish subtitles 

There’s something in the fog! screenings begin with this American classic, which is not only the namesake of the series, but also is the only film that relates with the thematic concept in this selection so far as the literal meaning of fog is concerned. Telling the story of the residents in a town, who are attacked by ghosts emerging in the fog, and who finally have to face the consequences of a massacre from one hundred years ago, this suspense by John Carpenter on one hand builds on the potential offered by the fog both at aesthetic and psychological levels, and on the other it converts ‘uncertainty’ into a lucrative production area not only due to its positioning- neither art nor commercial cinema-, but also due to the elusiveness in its political messages.