Berlin Syndrome (2017)
Directed by Cate Shortland
A passionate holiday romance leads to an obsessive relationship when an Australian photojournalist wakes one morning in an abandoned Berlin apartment and is unable to leave.
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On a larger cinematic level, those punches, parries, counters, and kicks are given dynamic settings and brightened boundaries from first-time director Simon McQuoid and Berlin Syndrome cinematographer Germain McMicking.
And the tech details are more impressive than could be expected, particularly with a definite mood derived through peculiar shots and sequences thanks to DP Germain McMicking (cinematographer of the underrated Partisan and Berlin Syndrome ).
The answer is something that director Cate Shortland (previously having directed the underappreciated psychological thriller Berlin Syndrome) and the writing team of Jac Schaeffer, Ned Benson, and Eric Pearson (the former two only have story concept credits with the latter solely responsible for the screenplay) never quite figure out.
Aussie filmmaker Cate Shortland (“Berlin Syndrome”/”Somersault”) directs, with a few pleasing respites, puts on some needed mustard and gives it some light fun, a film I could take or leave even if it’s a not your average Marvel comic book action movie.
Black Widow director Cate Shortland is an Australian filmmaker best known for Somersault , Lore and Berlin Syndrome , all low-key arthouse movies that would reasonably suggest she might have the nous to bring some depth to the proceedings in a big Hollywood studio tentpole film.
Director Cate Shortland (“Lore,” “Berlin Syndrome”) delivers what’s expected without much in the way of personality or texture.
For this project, Johansson collaborated with Australian filmmaker Cate Shortland, whose previous work includes the critically lauded, award-winning, wartime drama “Lore” and the small thriller “Berlin Syndrome.”
As evidence of a drive to look beyond the usual suspects (and gender) for its directors, Marvel Studios has appointed the Australian film-maker Cate Shortland, whose track record lies in small-scale psychological dramas about oppressed women ( Lore , Berlin Syndrome ).