The French Pathé network is carrying out an extraordinary experiment: hypnotizing film fans to make them forget their favorite movie, so they can enjoy it again as if it were the first time. On November 9, the Pathé Buitenhof cinema in The Hague, Netherlands, will screen a film for thirty film fans, a film they have already seen, but one they may discover for the first time. It is no longer a day without end but an endless film…
Online hypnosis session with Victor Kraemer
Indeed, these volunteers will first have taken part in an online hypnosis session with hypnotist Victor Kraemer, whose aim will be to make them forget that famous film.
The Matrix, Se7en, La La Land and Interstellar on the program
The Matrix, Se7en, La La Land and Interstellar are the titles being considered for this experiment called Pathé Rewind, which aims to determine "whether hypnosis can surprise you again with a film you know by heart. Note that Pathé disclaims all responsibility for the outcome, the effects, or any other consequence of the hypnosis sessions".