Mascha Schilinski’s fragmentary look into the lives of four generations of German women – each affected by violence and abuse in different ways – is as unsettling as it is breathtaking.

Sound of Falling takes its time but it is not interested in straightforward entertainment because much as it is like life, the past, present and ...

The Sound of Falling (In die Sonne schauen) echoes hauntingly across a hundred years of history on the same northern German farm. Through an expressionistic work of beauty, director Mascha Schilinski ...

Sound of Falling review: this extraordinary coming of age tale is quite like no other - 5/5 German director Mascha Schilinski ...

Mascha Schilinski’s buzzy Cannes competition title Sound Of Falling has been selected as Germany’s entry for the Best International Feature Film category at the 98th annual Academy Awards. German ...

This is read by an automated voice. Please report any issues or inconsistencies here. There are ghosts inhabiting “Sound of Falling” — you just need to know where to look for them. German director ...

Sound of Falling weaves together the experiences of four generations of women living in the same rural stretch of northern Germany, and the secrets that have accumulated over that time. This is FRESH ...

This detour-heavy film moves across time periods to follow girlhood mischief, desire and abuse on a German farm. By Natalia Winkelman When you purchase a ticket for an independently reviewed film ...

The much-lauded Cannes premiere is finally heading to theaters this January. Cannes glory? Check (Jury Prize). Cinematography accolades? Check (2025 Camerimage Silver Frog). Directing wins? Check ...

The German filmmaker tells IndieWire about making her Cannes-winning international Oscar entry, a sprawling portrait of generational family trauma, on location at a farm with child actors tackling ...

The opening line of L.P. Hartley's seminal coming-of-age novel The Go-Between reads, "The past is a foreign country, they do things differently there." That sentiment resonates throughout writer and ...

This is FRESH AIR. One of the best movies our film critic, Justin Chang, saw in 2025 is now in theaters. It's a German film called "Sound Of Falling," and it won a Jury prize at the Cannes Film ...