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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.

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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.

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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.

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In Retrospect
Two individuals, a man and a woman, looking intently at each other in a dimly lit setting.
Review

Phoenix

by David Jenkins

Pre­pare to be floored by Chris­t­ian Petzold’s mas­ter­ful post­war melo, par­tic­u­lar­ly for its aston­ish­ing final shot.

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