The non-fiction author Walter falls for the physics student Agnes. He is fascinated by her extreme attitude towards life and her reserved appearance, which is quite the opposite of his quiet and regular life. When Agnes encourages him to follow his passion for writing fiction, he starts to work on a book, a portrait of how he sees her.
Acting
Johne's precise, withholding performance—every blink is a choice
Writing
The screenplay's cruel awareness of who owns a love story
Director
Johannes Schmid
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
The film quietly interrogates the 'manic pixie dream girl' trope by making its Walter fully aware he's committing it—and unable to stop.
Director Johannes Schmid came from documentary; this explains the clinical, observational distance that makes the romance feel like an autopsy.
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