Transit

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Transit

Released Mar 1, 2019

1h 41m

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The new masterwork from the director of Phoenix and Barbara. A film by Christian Petzold.

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Critics Consensus

Transit lives up to its title with a challenging drama that captures characters - and puts the audience - in a state of flux and exerts an unsettling pull.

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David Edelstein

New York Magazine/Vulture

Once Transit's bitterly ironic vision takes hold, it eats into the mind.

Dec 20, 2019

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Michael Phillips

Chicago Tribune

An audacious reminder that there's more than one way to adapt a so-called "period" novel for a new era.

Rated: 3.5/4

Dec 20, 2019

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Steve Macfarlane

Slant Magazine

Christian Petzold's white-hot existentialist noir Transit is perhaps the best World War II film since Paul Verhoeven's Black Book, even if it hinges on a suspension of disbelief that'll be too far a stretch for some.

Rated: 3.5/4

Dec 20, 2019

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Brendan Cassidy

InSession Film

...sadly stuck in a film that becomes its own dichotomy of sorts, unable to stick to its politically direct or ambiguous guns; I wish the film felt a little less dichotomizing...

Rated: B-

Jul 2, 2024

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Jutta Brendemuehl

Vague Visages

For those who didn’t think Petzold could improve after Phoenix, you might have to reconsider after experiencing Transit.

Dec 12, 2023

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Farah Cheded

A Good Movie To Watch

Christian Petzold’s boldly experimental approach to a WWII story makes for an eerie masterpiece.

Nov 18, 2023

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David F

While this film did have a unique atmosphere of civilizational collapse encroaching on desperate refugees in the south of France, good acting, and a plot that managed it’s twists appropriately, the tactic of setting a WWII era story in the seeming present didn’t really do the film any favours. A nice love story with a certain amount of tension but that was about all.

Rated 2 out of 5 stars

01/07/25

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Georgan G

Interesting crisis: to escape from Nazi Germany, or somewhere in the present day. The acting is as intense as the horrific situation calls for. The complex plot is urgent & compelling.

Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars

05/13/24

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Alec B

"Casablanca" minus the romanticism and 40s Noir style (or much of anything period actually). Few directors could pull off this kind of timeless evocation of the past, but Petzold correctly sees history as alive and knows how often we appear close to repeating it.

Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars

01/09/24

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Audience Member

It has entered, without a ticket or scale, on my list of the ten favorite movies of the month and the best hundred I have seen in my entire life. It is risky for its setting, modern and recognizable compared to a bygone era and, unfortunately, still recognizable, which makes it go even further than its love story. It is led by a formidable and overwhelmingly handsome Franz Rogowski who, alongside an enigmatic Paula Beer, defies all expectations and takes the viewer into an emotional and political journey that, in the end, leaves a inexplicably sublime taste.

Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars

02/27/23

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Ótima adaptação para o cinema, se torna previsível no final, mas com um excelente desfecho, adorável contraste do vermelho em Marie e o cinza/bege de Georg, sua solidão transparente, e sua chance de se redimir no final, bonito, sincero, afetuoso, belo…

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

02/12/23

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la pelicula tiene buen ritmo,pero la historia no me termino de convencer 6/10

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

02/27/23

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The new masterwork from the director of Phoenix and Barbara. A film by Christian Petzold.

Director: Christian Petzold
Producer: Florian Koerner von Gustorf, Antonin Dedet
Screenwriter: Christian Petzold
Distributor: Music Box Films
Production Co: Neon Productions, Arte, ZDF, Schramm Film
Genre: History, Drama
Original Language: German
Release Date (Theaters): Mar 1, 2019, Limited
Release Date (Streaming): Jun 27, 2019
Box Office (Gross USA): $815.3K
Runtime: 1h 41m
Aspect Ratio: IMAX (Scope (2.35:1))

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