“Afire” (Directed and Written by Christian Petzold)
In many ways, “Afire” – Christian Petzold’s latest consideration of how stasis and yearning often coexist in uneasy harmony – feels like the “Phoenix” filmmaker’s most accessible work to date. “Afire” turns out to be a surprisingly sprightly affair: easily the lightest, least-solemn thing that this dir…
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