Christian Petzold

The always unpredictable Christian Petzold proves why he is the most interesting German director of his generation with a charming adaptation of a relatively unknown myth of his country in the ever-changing Berlin cityscape. Silver Bear at the Berlin Film Festival. — Undine is a historian specialising in the urban development of Berlin. When the man she loves leaves her, the ancient myth that gave her her name awakens and commands her to kill the man who betrayed her, then return to the water. — Golden Bear | Berlin Film Festival | 2020 Best Actress (Paula Beer) | Berlin Film Festival | 2020 FIPRESCI Prize | Berlin Film Festival | 2020 Best Actress (Paula Beer) | European Film Awards | 2020

Journey through the years of divided Germany with the award-winning, stylish and suspenseful drama from the great Christian Petzold ("Transit") starring the one and only Nina Hoss. — 1980. A pediatric surgeon who applied for a visa to leave East Germany is transferred to a small hospital in the country and monitored by the Stasi. Her lover in the West is planning her escape, so she patiently waits. At work, she is tender and caring towards her patients, but indifferent towards her colleagues. Her supervisor is a confusing, alluring presence. Is he watching her? Is he flirting with her? As the escape day approaches, she becomes more and more unsure of what she wants. — Best Director | Berlin International Film Festival | 2012 Official Selection | Berlin International Film Festival | 2012

The leading German filmmaker of our time revisits the sun-drenched cinema of Éric Rohmer, adds a touch of magical realism and delivers a breezy cinematic delight that’s bound to spark your next musical obsession: Wallners’ “In My Mind.” — A prickly young writer retreats to his best friend Felix’s country house, hoping to finish his new novel in peace and quiet. His plans are upended by the unexpected arrival of the captivating Nadia, the daughter of a family acquaintance. — Grand Jury Prize | Berlin International Film Festival | 2023 Official Selection | San Sebastián Film Festival | 2023 Official Selection | Sydney Film Festival | 2023

German Christian Petzold ("Barbara", "Phoenix") turns one of the most important German anti-Nazism books into a (dis)achronistic dystopian allegory for resistance to (any) fascism. — While Europe is affected by war, a wanted man is in possession of the last manuscripts of a dead writer. One of them is a letter from his wife asking him to meet her again in Marseille and the other from the Consulate of Mexico offering him a visa and travel documents to leave. — Official Selection | Berlin International Film Festival | 2018 Best Film | Dublin International Film Festival | 2019