Every now and then, a movie comes along that is “perfect.” Christian Petzold’s “Phoenix” is such a film. I wouldn’t change a single scene; not one shot. It’s an ideal motion picture, exactly the way Petzold made it. A phoenix is a person or thing which has been renewed or restored following some sort of calamity or tragedy. This definition has several meanings within the context of the film.
Phoenix
Phoenix
Phoenix
Every now and then, a movie comes along that is “perfect.” Christian Petzold’s “Phoenix” is such a film. I wouldn’t change a single scene; not one shot. It’s an ideal motion picture, exactly the way Petzold made it. A phoenix is a person or thing which has been renewed or restored following some sort of calamity or tragedy. This definition has several meanings within the context of the film.