Christian Petzold's Closet Picks 

Seems like one of the major signs of a great filmmaker... the ability to use silence and sound to enrapture an audience.

I completely agree. Artists that can do that have my attention. Bresson was the same.@@Jimmy1982Playlists

Me too!!! That is the Criterion box set I have been dreaming about all year. Everything. In chronological order. With two commentary tracks from him for each film.

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Its like when the music starts playing at the oscars lmao

Like a network show when they are tryna cram the credits in the 22 minutes so play them really fast over the last scene

I took it more as a signifier of how his curiosity and enthusiasm is endless, matched only by his generosity to engage in real dialog, and his awareness that nothing can ever be nailed down in black and white. To have chosen any one moment as the last moment would ring false. You will never get just one thing from him all tied up in a bow.

Agreed! If ever one of these deserved to have am alternate cut that is unedited, this is it.

transit would be his second best, it's amazing

Personally I would say Barbara is his best

Nina Hoss is an absolute treasure of an actress.

Hehe, don’t forget Undine! And Yella. And and and!

I love that you thought they were all different directors. I think this is he highest possible praise. And the best refutation of auteur theory.

Also I live in the UK and you can pick up some of his works on DVD,but no blu ray which is terrible. Never seen his work in the cinema here either,probably in London but elsewhere zero 😓

Paula Beer also

We've been doing a retrospective on his films here in Toronto and his introductions to each film are brilliant and somewhat amusing.

Looks like he's replaced Nina with Paula!! Maybe we can get a film from him with both of them in it 😊

These videos are always edited.

Ya, you can always tell there's MUCH more to each closet vid...

He said Richard Siodmak, but I think he meant Robert Siodmak.

People On Sunday is on the Criterion Channel and is extraordinary! Plus another film made by the cinematographer, whose name escapes me.

Great idea! Or collect them all on the channel, edited and unedited.

Any good starting place for Schanelec? Love Petzold already.

@@samdembling my previous comment disappeared 🤔 My entry point was Marseille, and I really liked it!

Thanks!@@maxturgeon89

was it removed or it just wasn't posted? I only saw the tweet

Makes sense. They were very close.

I think Petzold was a student of Farocki’s.

And several of Petzold’s films are co-written with Farocki.

They listened