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  • 2021
  • Unrated
  • IFC Films
  • 1 h 31 m
  • 2021
  • Unrated
  • IFC Films
  • 1 h 31 m

Summary Undine (Paula Beer) works as a historian lecturing on Berlin’s urban development. But when the man she loves leaves her, the myth catches up with her. Undine has to kill the man who betrays her and return to the water. Will Undine defy fate when she meets a diver (Franz Rogowski) offering her a chance at new love?

Directed By: Christian Petzold

Written By: Christian Petzold

  • 2021
  • Unrated
  • IFC Films
  • 1 h 31 m
  • 2021
  • Unrated
  • IFC Films
  • 1 h 31 m

Undine

Metascore Generally Favorable Based on 32 Critic Reviews
75
User Score Generally Favorable Based on 16 User Ratings
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Summary Undine (Paula Beer) works as a historian lecturing on Berlin’s urban development. But when the man she loves leaves her, the myth catches up with her. Undine has to kill the man who betrays her and return to the water. Will Undine defy fate when she meets a diver (Franz Rogowski) offering her a chance at new love?

Directed By: Christian Petzold

Written By: Christian Petzold

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Metascore
Generally Favorable Based on 32 Critic Reviews
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88% Positive
28 Reviews
13% Mixed
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0% Negative
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Metascore
Generally Favorable Based on 32 Critic Reviews
75
88% Positive
28 Reviews
13% Mixed
4 Reviews
0% Negative
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100
Jul 14, 2021
Undine’s hauntingly aching romance is enchanting, as thick as the feeling of inhaling water into your lungs. There’s a drowning sensation to Petzold’s myth-building in Undine that’s totally engrossing, once again proving he is one of the world’s most exquisite love story composers.
By Jenny Nulf FULL REVIEW
85
Jun 4, 2021
Undine allows for the magical while keeping its eyes firmly on the painfully real, making a valiant, full-hearted attempt to break the bonds of history.
By Dave White FULL REVIEW
80
Apr 5, 2021
There’s just enough magic and mystery to tease out a supernatural reading of the film, though Petzold encourages viewers to find pleasure in puzzling out his femme fatale for themselves.
By Simran Hans FULL REVIEW
75
Jun 4, 2021
Petzold keeps his mystery afloat (sorry) thanks to his impeccable craft even if this is a tale that sometimes feels like it needed a more magical and less direct approach.
By Brian Tallerico FULL REVIEW
75
Feb 28, 2020
In taking a centuries-old piece of mythology as its source material, Undine ultimately forgoes the inventiveness and sensuality of its first half by slipping into relatively bland predictability. And for a filmmaker who thrives on disregarding narrative conventions, it feels a fatal error. “Relatively” is the key here. This is still Petzold after all, if not peak Petzold.
By Rory O'Connor FULL REVIEW
67
Feb 28, 2020
Petzold remains a master of capturing frantic characters doomed by dark obsessions, and while Undine is certainly a minor work, it still shows evidence of a master’s hand.
By Eric Kohn FULL REVIEW
60
Feb 28, 2020
It is possible to come away from the film less than convinced, but very impressed by the sheer force of Petzold’s film-making talent (recently so stunning in his drama Transit) but which has been here deployed for something which is a bit flimsy and silly.
By Peter Bradshaw FULL REVIEW

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Generally Favorable Based on 16 User Ratings
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56% Positive
9 Ratings
38% Mixed
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6% Negative
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Generally Favorable Based on 16 User Ratings
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56% Positive
9 Ratings
38% Mixed
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6% Negative
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Production Company Schramm Film, Les Films du Losange, Zweites Deutsches Fernsehen (ZDF), ARTE, Arte France Cinéma, Beauftragte der Bundesregierung für Kultur und Medien (BKM), Canal+, Centre national du cinéma et de l'image animée (CNC), Ciné+, Deutsch-Französisches Filmabkommen, Deutscher Filmförderfonds (DFFF), Film- und Medienstiftung NRW, Filmförderungsanstalt (FFA), Medienboard Berlin-Brandenburg
Release Date Jun 4, 2021
Duration 1 h 31 m
Rating Unrated
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Website https://aurorafilms.pl/film/undine/
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Awards

Berlin International Film Festival
• 2 Wins & 3 Nominations
Seville European Film Festival
• 2 Wins & 3 Nominations
Montclair Film Festival (MFF)
• 1 Win & 2 Nominations

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