Review of Barbara (2012) by Stan Hall for Oregonian — 31 Jan 2013
Fans of European cinema will recognize in Barbara the calling cards of director Christian Petzold: the icy, quiet intensity of his muse, Nina Hoss; pretty but strangely unsettling shots of the windswept east German countryside; and subtle subversions of the thriller genre wherein the suspense is drawn from decisions made in mundane settings, such as the workplace.
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This review of Barbara (2012) was written by Stan Hall and published by Oregonian on 31 Jan 2013.
Barbara has generally received very positive reviews.
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