Seriously Funny: Maren Ade’s Toni Erdmann

Christina KraenzleSeptember 80Film Culture, Perspectives, Review

Germany’s entry for Best Foreign Language Film at this year’s Oscars is not the heavy historical drama North American audiences have come to expect.

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Jutta Brendemuehl: Portraying a Germany that Deals with its Demons

Christina KraenzleSeptember 300Film Culture, Interview, Perspectives

The Goethe-Institut Toronto's program curator talks about her interest in contemporary German cinema.

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Victoria: Sebastian Schipper’s One-Take Sensation

Christina KraenzleSeptember 300Berlin the Metropolis, Film Culture, Perspectives, Review

Budding romance gives way to a gritty gangster story. And it's all shot in a single 140-minute take.

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