There’s also plenty of behind the scenes footage to please those who like that sort of thing. There are some extras on the disc including:Ī trailer (2.14 mins) – a decent trailer which nicely mimics the vibe of the movie īehind the scenes (15 mins) – a talking heads kind of featurette that ducks behind the scenes of the film and interviews all the salient people involved with the project. There were a few minor plot contrivances I thought, which did a disservice to an otherwise sound story structure, but maybe that’s me being extremely picky! I would definitely recommend that fans of more arty thrillers and horror films check Berlin Syndrome out, but fans of films like Captive and Hostel should probably stay away…Īrtificial Eye are distributing Berlin Syndrome on DVD and Blu-ray. On a separate, and very shallow note, it must be said that actress Teresa Palmer must have one of the nicest bottoms to grace the silver screen in many a year! A fact helped by some excellent photography throughout, including lots of interesting camera angles. The film is quite sedately-paced, but grips the viewer’s attention, mainly through its two central performances by Riemelt and Palmer, who are both excellent. The visuals are nicely counter-balanced by a very subtle musical score by Bryony Marks, which adds a real sense of menace and tension to certain scenes, without being over-the-top in any way. The colours also drain away as the story unfolds, reflecting her youthful exuberance being stripped from her during the course of the film. Beginning with plenty of hand-held shots, with a lighter feel to the camerawork, the filming progressively mirrors the heroine’s sense of being trapped, by slowing down to a more static style of cinematography. I don’t really want to say any more about how the story unfolds as I don’t want to spoil it for those who haven’t yet seen it, but I will say that Berlin Syndrome does move in some unexpected directions and makes for an interesting stab at arthouse horror. When he confesses to basically holding her captive because he wants to possess her, things rapidly get out of hand and become increasingly disturbing. When the key he leaves her on the second day doesn’t open the security-bolted front door she becomes more anxious and confronts him on his return from work. The next morning Clare finds herself locked in his apartment, but, believing it to be an accident, she isn’t too worried. They have sex and enjoy basking in each other’s afterglow. After she finds herself a bed in a hostel she wanders around the city taking photos and has a chance encounter with a handsome English teacher, Andi Werner (Max Riemelt), who tentatively seduces her, after she drops her guard.Īfter a brief period of flirtation and dancing they end up back at his place, an apartment in a strangely abandoned tenement block, located in a dodgy area of the city. I was keen to see it after kind of ‘enjoying’ writer Shaun Grant’s earlier outing, Snowtown (2011).īerlin Syndrome tells the story of a young woman, Clare Havel (Teresa Palmer), who takes a break from her job in Australia to go travelling and ends up in Berlin because she’s interested in its cold war architecture. Cast: Teresa Palmer, Max Riemelt, Mathias Habich, Emma Bading, Elmira Bahramiīased on a novel of the same name by Melanie Joosten, Berlin Syndrome is a slow-burn thriller with some horror elements.
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