The read
Critics rate it 12 points higher than audiences do. It runs a compact 1h 26m.
Synopsis
After a car crash kills her boyfriend, piano student Laura is taken in by Betty, who witnessed the accident. Living with Betty's family brings comfort, but Laura starts questioning their intentions as time passes.
Ratings
IMDb6.6/10
Rotten Tomatoes95%
Metacritic78/100
Critics rate it 12 points higher than audiences do.
55 audience votes
Key crew
- Christian PetzoldDirector
- Christian PetzoldScreenplay
Cast
- Paula BeerLaura
- Barbara AuerBetty
- Matthias BrandtRichard
- Enno TrebsMax
- Philip FroissantJakob
- Victoire LalyDebbi
- Marcel HeupermannRoger
- Christian KoernerLaura's Father
- Hendrik HeutmannMichael
- Christoph GlaubackerPoliceman
- Sascha EichenauerDriver
- Yee Him WongMusic Student
Stills
Themes
countrysidecar accidentpianistfemale pianistgerman familyrural settingpiano playerovercoming lossmelancholia and loss