Christian Petzold

AFIRE: Cruel Summer
AFIRE: Cruel Summer

Fueled by brilliant performances and Petzold’s typically masterful storytelling, Afire will continue to smolder in the depths of your mind.

UNDINE Trailer
UNDINE Trailer

Christian Petzold boldly reimagines the ancient myth of Undine in this suspenseful tale of romance and betrayal in modern-day Berlin.

Berlinale 2020: UNDINE And THE INTRUDER (EL PRÓFUGO)
Berlinale 2020: UNDINE And THE INTRUDER (EL PRÓFUGO)

Wilson Kwong reviews two more films from Berlinale 2020: Undine and The Intruder (El Prófugo).

Video Dispatches: Buster Keaton, THE REPTILE, HIGH LIFE & TRANSIT
Video Dispatches: Buster Keaton, THE REPTILE, HIGH LIFE & TRANSIT

This week’s Video Dispatches covers the new home video releases of Buster Keaton’s films, The Reptile (1966), Claire Denis’ High Life and 2018 film Transit.

TRANSIT: A Masterful Meditation On Life, Death & Limbo
TRANSIT: A Masterful Meditation On Life, Death & Limbo

Transit cements Christian Petzold’s status as a modern storytelling master. A film of surreal, sad beauty, it should not be missed.

TRANSIT & The Petzold Gaze
TRANSIT & The Petzold Gaze

Transit finds Christian Petzold on the same end of the telescope as his previous films, but looking through a more sophisticated, evolved tool with a wider view of the medium.

NYFF 2018 Report Two: Foreign Satires: TRANSIT and DIAMANTINO
NYFF 2018 Report 2: Foreign Political Satires: TRANSIT & DIAMANTINO

Transit and Diamantino are two films that, though with varying approaches and to varying success, attempt to delve into the political turmoil of our world through their narratives.

Toronto International Film Festival 2018 Report Part 10: The End Of The Affair—And TIFF, Too!
Toronto International Film Festival 2018 Report Part 10: The End Of The Affair—And TIFF, Too!

Our last report from this year’s TIFF includes reviews of the latest offerings by Frederick Wiseman, Paweł Pawlikowski, Christian Petzold, and more!

Melbourne International Film Festival 2018: The First Weekend Report
Melbourne International Film Festival 2018: The First Weekend Report

In our first Melbourne International Film Festival report, we cover a collection of films, including Columbian crime dramas, a time-bending German war film, and an experimental exercise in young adult race relations.

Berlinale 2018, Days 9 & 10: The Festival Comes To A Close
Berlinale 2018, Days 3 & 4: Provocation Reigns Supreme

In this report from day 3 and 4 at Berlinale 2018, we cover Dovlatov, Eva, Transit, Our House, The Real Estate and Jahilya.