Undine (Paula Beer) lives in Berlin in a small apartment at Alexanderplatz. She has a good job as a city historian and enjoys the dream of modern city life. But the spell is broken when her boyfriend Johannes (Jacob Matschenz) leaves her. Her world comes crashing down. According to the myth, if her love is betrayed, she must kill the faithless man and return to the water from which she once came. Undine struggles against this curse of doomed love. "A rare poetic, humourous, and playful film by Christian Petzold. Paula Beer as the mysterious water woman is utterly enchanting!" (ZDF Heute Journal)
Keywords
- Berlinale
- Best Myths Adaptations
- Cine-Short: 90 Minutes of cinema
- European Film Awards
- Film Fest Gent
- German Cinema
- Our Greatest Love Stories
- Romantic Movies
- relationship
- women
Actors
- Paula Beer
- Franz Rogowski
- Maryam Zaree
- Jacob Matschenz
- Anne Ratte-Polle
Director
- Christian Petzold
Drama, Romance
1h 30min
GERMAN
DUTCH
FRENCH
Christian Petzold interprets an ancient myth anew in this powerful, enchanting love story starring Paula Beer, Franz Rogowski and Maryam Zaree.
Christian Petzold interprets an ancient myth anew in this powerful, enchanting love story starring Paula Beer, Franz Rogowski and Maryam Zaree.
Undine (Paula Beer) lives in Berlin in a small apartment at Alexanderplatz. She has a good job as a city historian and enjoys the dream of modern city life. But the spell is broken when her boyfriend Johannes (Jacob Matschenz) leaves her. Her world comes crashing down. According to the myth, if her love is betrayed, she must kill the faithless man and return to the water from which she once came. Undine struggles against this curse of doomed love.
"A rare poetic, humourous, and playful film by Christian Petzold. Paula Beer as the mysterious water woman is utterly enchanting!" (ZDF Heute Journal)
Festivals
Cast & Crew
Director
Christian Petzold
Cast
Paula Beer
Cast
Franz Rogowski
Cast
Maryam Zaree
Cast
Jacob Matschenz
Cast
Anne Ratte-Polle