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Berlin
fromwww.theguardian.com
4 days ago

Phantoms of July review interlocking tales hop across time in funny-quirky fable with a point

The film intertwines the lives of characters across centuries, exploring themes of class, gender, and personal freedom in a comedic yet poignant narrative.
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fromwww.dw.com
3 weeks ago

Veteran German actor Mario Adorf dies at age 95

Mario Adorf, a versatile actor, became a beloved figure in post-war German cinema, known for his roles as villains and complex characters.
Film
fromOregon ArtsWatch * Arts & Culture News
2 months ago

FilmWatch Weekly: German stunner 'Sound of Falling,' Japanese anime 'Scarlet,' and more * Oregon ArtsWatch

Four generations of girls in one farmhouse reveal recurring female suffering, mortality, and moments of beauty across a century of German history.
Arts
fromwww.npr.org
3 months ago

'Sound of Falling' is a hypnotic history of German rural life

Sound of Falling traces four German girls across generations on one farm, revealing intergenerational trauma, liminality, and a folk-horror sense of ghostlike haunting.
Film
fromInverse
4 months ago

40 Years Ago, A Blockbuster Sci-Fi Director Kickstarted His Career With A Ridiculous Knockoff

Roland Emmerich's early film Joey (Making Contact) replicates Spielberg and Lucas blockbusters, fusing telekinetic child drama, an R2-D2-like robot, and merchandising spectacle.
Film
fromIndieWire
4 months ago

To Create the Atmosphere in 'Sound of Falling,' Mascha Schilinski Asked, 'What Does a Black Hole Sound Like?'

Mascha Schilinski's Sound of Falling is an atmospheric haunted-house film tracing four generations of abused women on a Northern German farm, winning Cannes Jury Prize.
Film
fromThe New Yorker
5 months ago

The Ghosts of Girlhoods Past in "Sound of Falling"

A mischievous, disorienting German drama traces four generations of women inhabiting a farmhouse through playful cruelty, curiosity, and spectral presence across a century.
Film
fromwww.dw.com
8 months ago

'Sound of Falling' is Germany's entry for the Oscars DW 08/21/2025

Sound of Falling is a formally uncompromising, poetic, urgent German film interweaving four women's lives across a century to explore intergenerational trauma.
Independent films
fromwww.dw.com
11 months ago

Filmmaker Mascha Schilinski 'insanely happy' to be at Cannes DW 05/14/2025

Mascha Schilinski is the only German director in the main competition at Cannes 2023 with her film 'Sound of Falling.'
fromwww.dw.com
11 months ago

A German in the Cannes competition: Mascha Schilinski DW 05/14/2025

As we went through the rooms of the farmhouse, we could sense the centuries. It brought up a question I've had since childhood.
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