August 20, 9:30 pm
Undine / Ondine, 2020, Germany, France, 90 min. Director Christian Petzold. Silver Bear for Best Actress (Paula Beer) and the Prize of the FIPRESCI Jury at Berlinale — 2020. Special screening as a part of New Holland Island International Debut Film Festival
A modern interpretation of the ancient German legend of Undine, a water nymph. Undine works as a guide at the Berlin City Museum and knows everything there is to know about the history of East and West Berlin. Her stories win her the affections of the young dreamer Christoph, but Undine has a secret from her past – a fatal romance with Johannes, who betrayed her. Christian Petzold is a leading director of the Berlin School, the key movement in contemporary German auteur cinema, defined by its minimalist approach and focus on the politics of everyday life. He has used the motifs of German Romanticism in his previous films, and Undine is the first in a trilogy dedicated to German myth. The political context of this captivating melodrama, conveyed largely through the history of the city’s development, recedes into the distance without disappearing completely. It serves as the backdrop to a story of love, driven by sea spirits and ghosts of the past.
The film is shown in the original language with Russian subtitles and wireless headphones.
Please register in advance (link in Russian).
New Holland Island International Debut Film Festival is a platform for new and daring cinema, whose mission is to support original and distinctive creative statements and inscribe new names into the international context. The festival is organised by the team of the New Holland: Cultural Urbanization project.
