Undine

Undine

2020 · 90 min · DE · NR · 6.5 (192 votes)
Dir. Christian Petzold · Starring Paula Beer, Franz Rogowski, Maryam Zaree, Jacob Matschenz, Anne Ratte-Polle, Rafael Stachowiak
FantasyDramaRomance

Undine works as a historian lecturing on Berlin's urban development. When the man she loves leaves her, the ancient myth catches up with her. But falling in love anew, Undine reworks the myth of the mysterious water spirit as a modern fairy-tale in a disenchanted world.

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A modern myth unfolds in a disenchanted Berlin. This film feels like a haunting, ethereal dive into love and loss, where ancient spirits grapple with urban development and the pain of a broken heart.

melancholicetherealhauntingromanticmysteriousslow-burnarthouseEuropean cinemamagical realismatmosphericlovelossmythologyidentityurban decay
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