Undine

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06/13/2021 fine movie. artistic exploration of line between realism and fantasy. a myth can have potent power. See more 06/06/2021 Beautiful shots of Berlin, romantic but human moments of love, who knew Architectural lectures could be so sultry. A bit long feeling, and there is a huge catfish named Gnther. See more 06/05/2021 beautifully executed and performed See more Claudio C @Claudio666 Nov 11 Undine (2020) The Myth of Undine (12,054– 11 Nov 2025 – by Claudio Carvalho) In Berlin, the historian Undine Wibeau (Paula Beer) is dumped by her boyfriend Johannes (Jacob Matschenz) in a cafeteria near her job. Undine asks him to wait for her since she has a presentation to make and tells him that she will have to kill him, if he leaves her. When she returns, Johannes has left the place, and the spectator Christoph (Franz Rogowski) has a clumsy encounter with her. Christoph is a professional diver, who works with two friends repairing turbines and other submerged equipment, and they begin a relationship. But when Christoph has an accident while working, the life of Undine changes. “Undine” (2020) is a Franco-German romance based on the myth of Undine. Paula Beer has a great performance in the role of the mysterious woman, who is dumped first by her love, but immediately falls in love with a diver. When he has an accident, she seeks revenge and returns home. The romance is attractive and fantastic. My vote is seven. Title (Brazil): “Undine” My Blog: https://maniacosporfilme.wordpress.com/ See more Hiroki S 06/23/2024 Beautiful sweet visual take on an ancient mythology See more Alan W 09/06/2022 Sold as an urban mythological romance and a paean to the city of Berlin, German writer-director, Christian Petzold's new film begins with Paula Beer's mysterious and lonely Undine, an architectural historian, mid-rendezvous with her lover who's dumping her for another woman. Almost immediately after, there's a rather Germanic meet-cute which brings Franz Rogowski's shy and reserved industrial diver, Christoph, into the picture and the two begin a romantic courtship over the rest of the film. Since it was never explained what an Undine is, (for the benefit of those who like me has to google it: according to European mythology, it's a water nymph that becomes human after finding love but have to return to water if her partner becomes unfaithful) I was left rather bewildered during the film which follows closely the above mythology. Without that background knowledge, the story feels rather odd and baffling. In fact, even on reflection with the understanding what she's meant to be, there are parts of the film that still don't make total sense. Also unclear, or at least something that sits rather uneasily with me, is the juxtaposition of this mythical creature with the re-generation of the city of Berlin between WWII and its reunification that the film spends quite a bit of time on. So despite fine performances by the central leads and passionate and competent handling of the material by Petzold, I remain curious but tepid about the whole thing and I fear that a more cynical viewer such as I will not be entirely receptive to the romantic notions, both for the lovers and the city, that the film is attempting to convey. Or in the words of a parting lover: it's not you, it's me. See more Read all reviews

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