Directed by Christian Petzold Phoenix takes place in Berlin, shortly after the end of World War II. It's a bombed out city with rubble in the streets but with thriving night clubs. Everyone, it seems, just wants to forget about what happened. The protagonist is Nelly (Nina Hoss), a survivor of the concentration camps only … Continue reading Phoenix (2014)
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Jerichow (2008)
Directed by Christian Petzold Jerichow is a film about three people who are absolutely stuck. They are a middle-aged man, Ali (Hilmi Sözer), his younger wife Laura (Nina Hoss) and their new employee, Thomas (Benno Fürmann). This being a Christian Petzold film there is a baseline of isolation, meaning that a certain degree of loneliness … Continue reading Jerichow (2008)