‘Miroirs No. 3’ Review: Christian Petzold’s Minor Key Is a Major One for His Beautifully Concussed Protagonist, Played by Paula Beer

‘Miroirs No. 3’ Review: Christian Petzold’s Minor Key Is a Major One for His Beautifully Concussed Protagonist, Played by Paula Beer

Petzold’s latest lacks the perverse psychological punch that made films like “Phoenix” and “Barbara” so profound, but it nonetheless offers another gorgeous showcase for actress Paula Beer.

Christian Petzold Ferries Audiences Through Grief

Holden Seidlitz on the German director Christian Petzold, whose latest film, the family drama “Miroirs No. 3,” marks a departure from the thorny political and psychological thrillers through which Petzold made his name.

A Borrowed Breath: Christian Petzold's Miroirs No. 3

Christian Petzold’s Miroirs No. 3 begins with two bodies in motion and ends with a woman trying to remember how to still herself. Somewhere between those two states, a fairy tale is staged, played out with grace, and, perhaps characteristically for Petzold, left to the devices of moral ambiguity. Nominally the “air” entry in Petzold’s [...] The post A Borrowed Breath: Christian Petzold’s Miroirs No. 3 appeared first on In Review Online.