Undine

 

Undine 2020

• Director: Christian Petzold
• Seen by this director: Transit
• Based on the book by: no
• Cast: Paula Beer, Franz Rogowski
• Personal “oh yeah him/her” reaction, i.e. have seen this actor in:
• Paula Beer – Transit
• Franz Rogowski– Transit
• Why? Possibly interesting
• Seen: 21 February 2024 

       When Undine (Beer) is told by her lover that he’s leaving she tells him if he leaves she’ll have to kill him. She then immediately starts an affair with another man, Christoph, (Rogowski).

       According to IMDb it’s sort of based on a German fairy tale. It’s described as both fantasy and romance. Neither fairy tales nor romance are my cup of tea. Why half the film is of Undine giving lectures on the history of Berlin’s architecture and city planning is possibly symbolic but if so, it goes right past me.

       It’s a no from me. 

2* of 5