"It’s all assembled with Petzold’s customary elegance and reserve — his restraint making occasional instances of absurdity and chaos, be it an overturned red convertible or an exploding dishwasher, all the more disorienting, like loud mechanical expressions of quiet human disorder." - Guy Lodge, Variety
Opens March 27 | During a weekend trip to the countryside, Laura, a young piano student from Berlin, miraculously survives a shocking car crash. Awakening in a nearby house, Laura finds herself in the care of a local woman, who tends to her with motherly devotion. As she recuperates, Laura begins to integrate herself into the lives of the woman and her initially reluctant husband and son. By turns haunted and hopeful, Laura and her adopted family reawaken to the world and come to find a strange harmony together. However, they cannot outrun the ghosts of the past, which begin to stir, as acclaimed director Christian Petzold (PHOENIX, TRANSIT) spins a modern gothic fairytale about the lies we tell ourselves and the strange ways that grief, connection, and humanity bind and sustain us. Siskel Film Center exclusive.
Awards & Nominations
Official Selection - 50th Toronto International Film Festival
Official Selection - 63rd New York Film Festival
The Film Center is ADA accessible. This presentation will be projected without open captions. The theater is hearing-loop equipped. For accessibility requests, please email filmcenter@saic.edu