Film screening Undine

Scene from the film "Undine": : A diver figurine in an aquarium surrounded by goldfish and water plants. Air bubbles rise from the figurine. © Marco Krüger / Schramm Film

Tue, 04.07.2023

8:15 PM

Goethe-Institut Nicosia

Drama/Romance // 90 minutes // 2020

Christian Petzold gives his own interpretation of the myth of the mysterious water spirit as a modern fairy-tale in a disenchanted world. His Undine frees herself from the role of a powerless woman. She falls in love anew, with Christoph, who dives into the sunken world of a reservoir and whom she has to kill if he leaves her. Petzold reimagines this legend and effortlessly tells the story of a life-or-death love. For this film, Petzold was influenced by Ingeborg Bachmann's story Undine geht (Undine Goes).

Director and screenwriter: Christian Petzold
Producer: Florian Koerner von Gustorf, Michael Weber
Cinematographer: Hans Fromm
Cast: Paula Beer, Franz Rogowski, Maryam Zaree, Jacob Matschenz, Anne Ratte-Polle, Rafael Stachowiak, Julia Franz Richter

Awards

  • Silver Bear – Best Actress for Paula Beer, Berlinale
  • FIPRESCI Jury Prize, Berlinale
  • 2020: European Film Awards, European Actress, Paula Beer

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