Another moody, atmospheric film of many layers, directed by Christian Petzold and starring Nina Hoss.
This film is a riff on "Carnival of Souls" from 1962. Yella (Hoss) is trying for a new life after breaking up with her husband. He insists on driving her to the station, but that's not his intent.
I don't want to say too much about this movie, but it deals with time, with death, and with delusions and illusions.
Petzold always is saying something about Germany and Germans - East vs. West, etc. Not being German and not living there, it's not easy to grasp. Nina Hoss has such an incredible presence - Phoenix is my favorite film of hers and Petzold's - she can dominate a film even with very little dialogue.
Petzold's work deserves more recognition here. If you haven't seen Phoenix - see it. And see this.
This film is a riff on "Carnival of Souls" from 1962. Yella (Hoss) is trying for a new life after breaking up with her husband. He insists on driving her to the station, but that's not his intent.
I don't want to say too much about this movie, but it deals with time, with death, and with delusions and illusions.
Petzold always is saying something about Germany and Germans - East vs. West, etc. Not being German and not living there, it's not easy to grasp. Nina Hoss has such an incredible presence - Phoenix is my favorite film of hers and Petzold's - she can dominate a film even with very little dialogue.
Petzold's work deserves more recognition here. If you haven't seen Phoenix - see it. And see this.