Undine

Berlin. A young historian and diver falls in love with Undine — a city guide with a mythical name who knows everything about East and West Berlin’s architecture. She lectures on urban planning, drinks coffee, wears a white shirt. Everything comes together as if by magic — but Undine has a secret: if her lover betrays her, she must kill him and return to the water. Petzold takes an ancient legend and places it in a familiar, realistic world, turning fantasy into the everyday, and soaking the everyday in quiet enchantment.

After the film, we'll brew some tea and share our impressions. The discussion will be led by a philosopher-cinephile (and the cinema's owner) Varya Vlasova.