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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
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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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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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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.

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In Retrospect
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Review

Frantz

by Amy Bowker

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

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