Petzold finds himself in Éric Rohmer territory in a quasi-comedy about bed-swapping, forest fires, and the pretensions of fiction writing. Christian Petzold finds himself somewhere between the lands ...

Leon (Thomas Schubert), the exasperated — and exasperating — young writer at the heart of the superb German drama “Afire,” has a mesmerizingly punchable scowl. It’s a scowl that rarely leaves your ...

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The filmmaker trades the capital-H history of “Phoenix” and romantic fantasy of “Undine” for a more subdued — and sometimes surprisingly funny — character study. “Something is wrong,” says tortured ...

Wincingly well-observed and acidly funny, the German auteur's latest sees a young writer taking out his creative insecurities on everyone in his path — and that's before the fires begin. And then ...

Arthur Goyaz is a reporter at Screen Rant who focuses on entertainment news, including trailer drops, casting news, and streaming updates. Afire is a movie that showcases the talent of director ...

Few movies this year will be as quietly sizzling as German filmmaker Christian Petzold’s “Afire,” a novelistic and sophisticated character study that kindles inside a chamber piece, as languid as a ...

Christian Petzold’s latest film heads to a secluded Baltic Sea holiday home, where encroaching wildfires aren’t even the most fiery disruptions to the trip’s planned peace. Entertainment Critic Few ...

An ever-heavier air of impending doom wafts through “Afire,” Christian Petzold’s quietly atmospheric study of artistic isolation and ego. As the film opens, Leon (Thomas Schubert) and his friend Felix ...

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