Selina Sondermann

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Berlinale

Moscas (Flies)

If the festival gave out an award for Best Opening Scene, Moscas would be the clear winner. Without…

By Selina Sondermann
Movie

My Wife Cries

German auteur Angela Schanelec is a staple at the Berlin film festival – for better or worse. The…

By Selina Sondermann
Berlinale

The Weight

One year after premiering Blue Moon at the 75th Berlinale (for which he is currently nominated for an…

By Selina Sondermann
Berlinale

Queen at Sea

American writer-director Lance Hammer knows how to incite thought. Amanda (Juliette Binoche) walks in on her stepfather Martin…

By Selina Sondermann
Berlinale

Vier Minus Drei (Four Minus Three)

Barbara (Valerie Pachner) works for the Red Noses, donning the eponymous regalia to visit hospitals, while her husband…

By Selina Sondermann
Berlinale

At the Sea

While scheduling conflicts are certainly possible and some productions can’t easily spare their actors for an overseas jaunt,…

By Selina Sondermann
Berlinale

In a Whisper

In a Whisper chronicles the week in which Lilia travels home to Tunisia for her uncle's funeral. Her…

By Selina Sondermann
Berlinale

Wolfram

Warwick Thornton's Wolfram is an indirect sequel to his 2017 Indigenous Western Sweet Country, revisiting themes of Aboriginal…

By Selina Sondermann
Movie

Wasteman

It’s a situation many of us know all too well, or can at least sympathise with: being caught…

By Selina Sondermann