Tag Archives: Christian Petzold

Roger Ebert has asked me to write for him, which is very exciting! Here’s my first piece: on German director Christian Petzold’s suspenseful film Barbara, about a doctor in 1980s, East Germany. It’s a fine film.

I hesitate to say too much about the plot of Yella, the psychological/corporate-business thriller directed by German director Christian Petzold, because so much of the film’s effectiveness and tension comes from watching events unfold. I didn’t know much about Yella, … Continue reading →