There are eternal spirits that cannot be contained by the boundaries and limitations of everyday life. Those spirits dwell in Spinoza Hotel.

The experimental drama about the schizoid man who can see a gold fish in the sky.

A prelude introduces the algebraic calculation of a rainbow’s arc, reputed to be by Baruch Spinoza and dating back to 1687. A shadow observes itself, connecting two points. Through a series of single, double and triple exposures, the three colour records of 16mm film emulsion converge and diverge. Breath becomes a source of movement, and language transforms into frequencies, as if they could become light, through the recitation of three poems by Friedrich Nietzsche from 1887.

Drama based on the life and thought of Spinoza, who was born in sixteenth century Amsterdam to a family of Jewish refugees from Portugal. He lived in an age of turmoil, when the Dutch Republic and the English Commonwealth had polarised the entire continent. His scepticism enraged the Jewish elders and led to his excommunication.

17 世纪阿姆斯特丹。年轻的哲学家巴鲁赫・斯宾诺莎质疑宗教与政治权威，他的反叛思想激起了教会和城市当局的激烈反应。邻居伦勃朗・范・莱因警告他，这种叛逆将带来致命的后果，但斯宾诺莎拒绝被恐惧统治。他以生命为代价，捍卫思想自由的权利 —— 一个最终塑造了现代民主基础的信念。 导演 Rudolf van den Berg 生前言："我们的民主归功于斯宾诺莎充满激情的呼吁。但最打动我的，是他的坚韧，以及他愿意为革命思想冒生命危险的精神。"