Talent Paula Beer

Four young people standing on a wooden deck in front of a white building, surrounded by trees.
Review

Afire review – Petzold taps into his inner Rohmer

by Marina Ashioti

Christian Petzold returns with something lighter, funnier and more instantly-lovable than his recent run, bringing regular leading lady Paula Beer along for the ride.

4
Anticipation
4
Enjoyment
5
In Retrospect
A person with curly red hair wearing a black jacket, standing in front of a busy, abstract background with various shapes and colours.
Review

Undine

by David Jenkins

Paula Beer plays a woman with a supernatural secret in this unconventional modern-day fairy tale.

4
Anticipation
4
Enjoyment
4
In Retrospect
Sombre portrait of a man comforting a woman, silhouetted against a dark, shadowy background.
Review

Transit

by Trevor Johnston

There’s shades of Casablanca in Christian Petzold’s riveting period romance, set in Nazi-occupied France.

4
Anticipation
4
Enjoyment
5
In Retrospect
Man with short blond hair and blue eyes, wearing a green shirt, looking at the camera with a serious expression.
Review

Never Look Away

by Matt Thrift

One of Germany’s most important living artists is the subject of this dud biography from Florian Henckel von Donnersmarck.

3
Anticipation
2
Enjoyment
1
In Retrospect
Black and white portrait of two individuals in profile, a man and a woman, both wearing formal attire.
Review

Frantz

by Amy Bowker

A dour monochrome melodrama is the latest from genre-hopping French workhorse, François Ozon.

3
Anticipation
3
Enjoyment
3
In Retrospect

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