Christian Petzold’s latest feature, “Afire,” takes a blacklight to the artistic ego and to the trope of the manic pixie dream girls who supposedly enshrine it.

You expect German filmmaker Christian Petzold ("Phoenix," "Afire") to show up at Berlin, but this year, he's at Cannes for the first time with a feature, " Mirrors No. 3.

Following its Toronto world premiere, director Christian Petzold’s “Phoenix” immediately garnered raves, as well as some sidelong glances. But this anticipated followup to 2012’s much ...

For years, Petzold talked with Farocki about adapting “Transit” (2018) from the Anna Seghers Marseilles classic. “For us, this was the cinematographic novel of our life,” said Petzold.

NPR's Scott Simon speaks with German filmmaker Christian Petzold about his latest movie, "Afire," a love story set in a country house while a forest fire rages nearby.

Director Christian Petzold at the 62nd Berlin International Film Festival in 2012. (Andreas Rentz / Getty Images) Christian Petzold is no stranger to the Berlin International Film Festival.

The internationally-minded section is packing quite a punch this year, with 55 titles from nearly 50 countries making up its ...

Christian Petzold is no stranger to the Berlin International Film Festival. Over the years, several of the German director’s movies have unspooled at the prestigious international gala, to great ...

Transit is written and directed by acclaimed German filmmaker Christian Petzold, of the films The State I Am In, Wolfsburg, Gespenster, Yella, Jerichow, Barbara, and Phoenix previously.

Christian Petzold’s “Afire” took the runner-up award at this year’s Berlinale, where geopolitical crises in Europe and Iran loomed large. By Thomas Rogers Feb. 25, 2023 Critic’s Pick ...

Berlinale veteran Christian Petzold on Saturday defended an open letter signed by 79 German filmmakers published last year calling for a new start and a transparent process in selecting a ...