Undine is a historian who works as a museum guide in Berlin. She is nonchalantly beautiful, and the way she imparts her knowledge about the city is as professional as it is graceful. When her friend Johannes leaves her, she catches up with the curse of the old myth. Undine must kill the man who betrays them and return to the water. However, Undine decides to defy her role as a powerless and spurned woman and falls in love anew, with Christoph. Christian Petzold reworks the myth of the mysterious water spirit as a modern fairy-tale in a disenchanted world.
About the film
Details
- Running time
- 1 hr. 30 min.
- Country, year
- Germany, France, 2020
- Genre
- Drama, Romance, Mystical
- Language
- German
- Subtitles
- Lithuanian
- Age rating
- Pegi 13
Credits
- Director
- Christian Petzold
- Screenplay
- Christian Petzold
- Producers
- Florian Koerner von Gustorf, Michael Weber, Margaret Ménégoz
- Cinematography
- Hans Fromm
- Cast
- Paula Beer, Franz Rogowski, Jacob Matschenz
- More information
- www.imdb.com
Festivals and awards
Sponsors and partners
- Supported by
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Director
Christian Petzold
Christian Petzold studied German and theater studies at the Free University in Berlin, then graduated from the German Film and Television Academy (DFFB) in 1994. Petzold is one of the leading directors in New German cinema. The German Film Critics Association has twice awarded him Best Film awards (for „Ghosts“ and „The State I Am In“). He was twice named Best Director at the German Film Awards (for „Wolfsburg“ and „The State I Am In“).
