Undine (2020 film)
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| Directed by | Christian Petzold |
| Written by | Christian Petzold |
| Produced by | Florian Koerner von Gustorf Michael Weber |
| Starring | Paula Beer Franz Rogowski |
| Cinematography | Hans Fromm |
| Edited by | Bettina Böhler |
Release dates |
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Running time | 90 minutes |
| Countries | Germany France |
| Language | German |
Undine is a 2020 German-French drama film directed by Christian Petzold. It was selected to compete for the Golden Bear in the competition section at the 70th Berlin International Film Festival.[1][2] At Berlin, Paula Beer won the Silver Bear for Best Actress.[3]
Cast
- Paula Beer as Undine
- Franz Rogowski as Christoph
- Gloria Endres de Oliveira as Antonia
- Jacob Matschenz as Johannes
- Rafael Stachowiak as Jochen
- Maryam Zaree as Monika
Reception
Peter Bradshaw of The Guardian found the film "skilfully made, beautifully acted and directed" but its story "somewhat pointless": "Christian Petzold's Undine is an intriguing, bemusing oddity of a film: a suspense drama-thriller with a fey supernatural twist. It′s a sphinx that, if not exactly without a secret, has less of a secret than it thinks it has. And it is possible to come away from the film less than convinced, but very impressed by the sheer force of Petzold's film-making talent but which has been here deployed for something which is a bit flimsy and silly."[4]
References
- ^ "The 70th Berlinale Competition and Further Films to Complete the Berlinale Special". Berlinale. Retrieved 29 January 2020.
- ^ "Berlin Competition Lineup Revealed: Sally Potter, Kelly Reichardt, Eliza Hittman, Abel Ferrara". Variety. Retrieved 29 January 2020.
- ^ "Berlin Film Festival 2020: There Is No Evil Wins Golden Bear". Variety. Retrieved 1 March 2020.
- ^ Bradshaw, Peter. "Undine review – a shaggy catfish of a story about a woman with a water obsession". The Guardian. Retrieved 27 February 2020.
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