Christian Petzold

Film Review: Burnt Offerings Accepted in Christian Petzold’s “Afire”

August 4, 2023
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Preoccupied with the little melodramas of their lives and their careers in the arts, the characters in”Afire” put off acknowledging the gathering disaster that might end up at their doorstep.

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Film Review: “Undine” — Subtle Mythology, Intense Emotion

June 5, 2021
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Undine is a film best savored (and best absorbed) with a second viewing. Viewers must be open to its charms, perhaps allowing memories of the primal to seep into their consciousness.

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Film Review: “Transit” — Europe’s Unburied Past

March 15, 2019
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In Transit, Christian Petzold explores why the ghosts of Europe’s troubled past are stirring once more.

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