Phoenix (2014)

Phoenix, Christian Petzold’s haunting riff on Vertigo, is the exciting capstone to our Hard Light Cinema at UR: Focus on German Film series. It’s equal parts tender and thrilling as it balances espionage and survival in post-WWII Berlin. One of Nina Hoss’s great collaborations with Petzold, Phoenix tells the story of a former cabaret singer who survived the concentration camps and returned to find those who betrayed her to the Gestapo. With scenes that will move you and keep you on the edge of your seat, Phoenix concludes with one of the 21st century’s great cinematic endings.

We’re excited to bring this beauty by Petzold to the city of Richmond on the eve of his new film, Mirrors No. 3. So join us at 7PM on November 13th for the ending of our Hard Light Cinema at UR German Cinema series and prepare to be moved.

Because this screening will be on the University of Richmond campus at the Queally Center, Pavilion B, parking will be a bit different than our usual screenings. We encourage parking across from Queally at their parking lot. There will be a limited number of free visitor’s passes that we’ll be handing out in the parking lot, but we encourage you to fill out this form and get your own free pass mailed to you, especially since it’ll work at all of our University of Richmond screenings this semester! I'll be running the screening so may be stretched a bit thin pre-show, but I'd love to meet and chat after the movie!
— Warner West, Hard Light Cinema