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  • The Counterfeiters (2007)
    Review preview for The Counterfeiters

    The tension and sense of death is like a physical barrier to sanity’s guiding hand.

    Angus Wolfe Murray · 4.5 out of 5
    Surviving the holocaust by forgery.
  • Fatherland (2026)
    Review preview for Fatherland

    The way Zischler and Hüller play their relationship is so wonderfully real and subtle and appropriately opaque for all us non-Mann family members, that it at times brought tears to my eyes.

    Anne-Katrin Titze · 5 out of 5
    Drama focusing on Thomas Mann's post-war life, as he and his daughter embark on a road-trip across Germany.
  • Henry of Navarre (2010)
    Review preview for Henry of Navarre

    The film is as rich in imagery as it is diverse in character.

    Angus Wolfe Murray · 4.5 out of 5
    French historical epic about the ascent of King Henry IV
  • Kafka's The Burrow (2014)
    Review preview for Kafka's The Burrow

    The buildup of clutter over the course of the film is its most appealing visual metaphor.

    Luke Shaw · 2 out of 5
    Adaptation of a Kafka short story about loneliness and isolation.
  • This Is Love (2009)
    Review preview for This Is Love

    Obsessive/misguided love is a subject ripe for exploration and although he makes a fair stab at it, Matthias Glasner’s film lacks the structural stability to fully do it justice.

    Amber Wilkinson · 3 out of 5
    A man who stole a nine-year-old from human traffickers forms an unusual relationship with a police inspector... as she interrogates him about a murder.
  • Yella (2007)
    Review preview for Yella

    This is, in places, a deeply disturbing film... yet the touching scenes, when they come, have a surprisingly emotional depth.

    Amber Wilkinson · 4 out of 5
    Metaphysical thriller about a woman trying to escape her past and build a future.

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