A E I O U - A Quick Alphabet of Love

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A E I O U - A Quick Alphabet of Love

2022

1h 44m

Drama

Romance

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An actress is mugged in front of a trendy bar in West Berlin. Barging into her, a young man takes her handbag and runs off into the night. A short while later, they meet again. Anna (Sophie Rois) and Adrian (Milan Herms). This time she is his teacher and supposed to improve his speaking skills. Adrian is an orphan and considered a "difficult case". Anna is an actress but hasn't been working for a while. Both have strayed from their path and don't quite fit in. The speech classes take place at Anna's apartment. Her flat belongs to Michel (Udo Kier), who owns the whole house. He is her biggest fan and dearest friend. Soon, the lessons turn into dinners, strolls and shared cigarettes. And eventually Anna and Adrian decide to take on the world. Cheered on by each others affection, without a penny to their name, they leave town. They want to go to France, to the seaside.

Jonathan Romney

Screen International

AEIOU comes across as a whimsical, over-literary, ultimately implausible confection – not in its narrative itself, but in its jarring use of theatricality and a highly rhetorical filmic language.

Feb 13, 2022

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Guy Lodge

Variety

Uneven it may be, but Krebitz’s fizzy, up-for-anything directorial energy ensures things are never dull, matched as it is by Reinhold Vorschneider’s clean, lucid lensing and the oddly compelling chemistry between her well-mismatched stars.

Feb 13, 2022

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David Rooney

The Hollywood Reporter

The central relationship never feels convincingly inhabited, despite game work from theater veteran Rois and appealing newcomer Herms.

Feb 13, 2022

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Zhuo-Ning Su

Awards Daily

Solnicki’s films are so singularly beautiful they feel like rare creatures that should be protected. Seek them out if you ever have the chance.

Mar 8, 2022

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Jay Weissberg

The Film Verdict

...while A E I O Us theme of an older actress and her unlikely relationship with a high schooler thumbs its nose at convention, it sees past bourgeois notions of transgression to locate something not just liberating, but joyful.

Feb 26, 2022

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Nicholas Bell

IONCINEMA.com

It’s a film demanding you give into the scenario, and it’s truly worthy of the opportunity, especially to anyone who’s ever been sanctioned by society concerning who it’s appropriate for them to love.

Rated: 3/5

Feb 15, 2022

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An actress is mugged in front of a trendy bar in West Berlin. Barging into her, a young man takes her handbag and runs off into the night. A short while later, they meet again. Anna (Sophie Rois) and Adrian (Milan Herms). This time she is his teacher and supposed to improve his speaking skills. Adrian is an orphan and considered a "difficult case". Anna is an actress but hasn't been working for a while. Both have strayed from their path and don't quite fit in. The speech classes take place at Anna's apartment. Her flat belongs to Michel (Udo Kier), who owns the whole house. He is her biggest fan and dearest friend. Soon, the lessons turn into dinners, strolls and shared cigarettes. And eventually Anna and Adrian decide to take on the world. Cheered on by each others affection, without a penny to their name, they leave town. They want to go to France, to the seaside.

Director: Nicolette Krebitz
Producer: Janine Jackowski, Jonas Dornbach, Maren Ade
Screenwriter: Nicolette Krebitz
Genre: Drama, Romance
Original Language: German
Runtime: 1h 44m