I went to see this controversial German Oscar nomination for 2026. There is no story to be told. The film is rather like a poem, consisting of allusions. The film presents the life of sisters in four periodes of the last hundred years. The camera follows mostly one sister and the spectators see the world through her eyes. There is a tense horror mood created by the director and reinforced by a very suggestive soundtrack. The sisters and the mothers live in a patriarchical society and try to find their ways. Disturbingly often it leads to death. In my opinion the film would gain if it were not so long. Almost three hours, without a story, was a challenge. Some people left earlier but I sat it through… And still I would recommend to watch it. Paul
We choose to watch this film because we felt we did not see a Jim Jarmusch film for a long time. The film was shown in our neighborhood so we decided to walk there. We were only a couple of spectators. A pity because the film was very good. Jarmusch tells us three stories taking place in three different countries. All are about fragile family relations. In the first story a sister with her brother travel to their father far out in the woods of New Jersey. The mood created by Jarmush says more than the short, dialogues. The father is played wonderfully by Tom Waits . The second story is situated in Dublin. A mother expects her two daughters for a cup of tea, a ritual they have only once a year. The young women get there separately and they are very different characters. The stiff tea ceremony reflects also the feelings between these three persons. The third story is quite different. A brother and a sister drive to their parents flat in Paris. The parents died ...