One review on 01 Jun 2024

2014

Running time: 98 mins

Phoenix

Director : Christian Petzold 

Setting: Germany
synopsis extract: Set in 1946 singer Nelly has been released from Auswichz with a disfigured face. ...


Cast:

  • Nina Hoss  Nelly Lenz
  • Ronald Zehrfeld  Jonny Lenz
  • Nina Kunzendorf  Lene (Nelly's friend)


Aspect Ratio: 2.39 (Bollywood)

Colour: Colour

Sound: Stereo

Camera: 35mm


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First Seen: Sat 1st Jun 2024
Catalogued: 9th Jun 2024

Synopsis

Set in 1946 singer Nelly has been released from Auswichz with a disfigured face. After reconstructive surgery she embarks, aided by her friend who plans for them both to move to Palestine with the inheritance that has been recovered, on a search for her husband. He doesn't recognise her new face and enrols her to play the role of his presued dead wife in order for her to re-appear and claim the inheritance for hi - for which she will be paid.

So she embarks on being tutored by her husband to plan the role of Nelly and when she "returns" she reveals the truth 

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by Roger CO on Sat 1st Jun 2024

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