Tag: Christian Petzold

Afire | Review

Pleasure to Burn: Petzold Stokes the Flames in Diffident Drama A fragile male ego finds itself dismantled in Afire (Roter Himmel), the second chapter...

Loose Pages: Sideshow and Janus Films Scoop up Petzold’s “Afire”

After landing Lila Avilés’ Tótem, Sideshow and Janus Films returned to the same Berlinale competition well and scooped up their second title in just...

Top 200 Most Anticipated Foreign Films of 2023: #12. Christian Petzold’s Afire

Afire So deserving and so close at cracking our top 10, the great German filmmaker Christian Petzold continues at his break-neck speed of quantity and...

Fire Island: Christian Petzold Begins Production on “The Red Sky” with Muse Paula Beer

A filmmaker with multiple irons in the fire has decided to go where the glow is. Thanks to our friends over at The Film...

Undine | Review

Till Human Voices Wake Us: Petzold Gets Mythologically Romantic A classical figure of mythology and beyond, the Undine (or Siren), a water nymph creature who’s...

Through the Looking Glass: Top 20 Most Anticipated Foreign Films of 2022 – Picks 10-1

And now selections 10 down to 1.... #10. The Red Sky – Christian Petzold Basking in the success of his latest feature, Undine, which competed at...

Best of the 2020 Berlinale: Hittman, Khrzhanovsky/Oertel & Gotardo/Dutra

Mohammad Rasoulof’s There Is No Evil landed the top prize (and once again landed the filmmaker in hot water as Iranian authorities aren't big...

2020 Berlin Intl. Film Festival: Nicholas Bell’s Top 5 Most Anticipated Films

For its 70th edition, the Berlinale begins a new era by adding some new categories (mainly the newly minted Encounters program, a competition for...

Top 150 Most Anticipated Foreign Films of 2020: #4. Undine – Christian Petzold

Undine Produced by Florian Koerner von Gustorf, Michael Weber. Directed by Christian Petzold Written by Christian Petzold Starring: Paula Beer, Franz Rogowski, Jacob...

Interview: Christian Petzold – Transit

If we think more broadly about the possibilities for narrative cinema in the age of “post-cinema” we can certainly make a case in point...

The Conversation: Finale of the Berlinale 2018

In what constitutes a rather curious and unpredictable session of the Berlin International Film Festival, the 68th edition of the festival ended with some...

The Conversation: Top 5 Most Anticipated 2018 Berlin Intl. Film Festival Offerings

On the surface, the competition lineup for Berlin 2018 seems demurer than the past several years. With the exception of the Wes Anderson opener...

Top 100 Most Anticipated Foreign Films of 2018: #8. Christian Petzold’s Transit

Transit The most internationally recognized member of the Berlin School of filmmakers, Christian Petzold and his frequent collaborator, Nina Hoss, have presented some of contemporary...

The Conversation: Venice 2017 – Those Who Were Not Named

With Locarno and Venice’s recently announced competition line-ups, the last stand as far as 2017 festival circuit competition now sits with the soon to...

The Conversation: The 2017 Venice & TIFF Vortex

As the fall festival circuit looms, anticipation is high for a number of items expected to premiere in the fourth quarter. Following a glut...

Through the Looking-Glass…Top 100 Most Anticipated Films of 2018: #5. Christian Petzold’s Transit

Transit Director: Christian Petzold Writer: Christian Petzold It’s already been four years since Christian Petzold unveiled his last masterwork, Phoenix, which (along with 2012’s Barbara) significantly elevated...

Criterion Collection: Phoenix | Blu-ray Review

German auteur Christian Petzold makes his bow in the esteemed Criterion collection with his outstanding seventh feature, Phoenix, which is also his sixth...

Through the Looking-Glass…Top 200 Most Anticipated Films of 2017: #9. Christian Petzold’s Transit

Transit Director: Christian Petzold Writers: Christian Petzold, Harun Farocki From within the newer movement known as the Berlin School of filmmaking, German auteur Christian Petzold has managed...

The Conversation: Best of 2015 – Top 10 Theatrical Releases

Diving into the hundreds of new theatrical releases, including large chunks of grueling, gluttonous marathons through world cinema’s greatest offerings from a variety of film...

Video Interview: Christian Petzold (Phoenix)

I sat down with Christian Petzold after the premiere of his new film Phoenix at the 2014 Toronto International Film Festival. We discussed his...

Through the Looking-Glass…Top 100 Most Anticipated Films of 2016: Picks 100 to 6

While DC and Marvel might already have a lock on several future release dates past the 2015 campaign with the Coen Bros. circling February...

Latest From Ozon, Bahrani, Baumbach, Gordon Green, Petzold & Hansen-Løve Heading to TIFF…Telluride & Venice

Much like back to school sales in mid July, in our books, TIFF's first announcement wave reminds us that the end of summer is...

Top 200 Most Anticipated Films for 2014: #7. Christian Petzold’s Phoenix

Phoenix Director: Christian Petzold Writer: Christian Petzold Producers: Schramm Film Koerner & Weber U.S. Distributor: Rights Available Cast: Nina Hoss, Ronald Zehrfeld, Nina Kunzendorf, Uwe Preuss One of the best...