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Aug 4, 2023 · Hochhäusler’s ongoing experimentation with genre filmmaking over two decades is defined less by a repetition of sameness (stylistic or otherwise) than by a series of transitions from one film to the next that reflect a restless, curious mind of an auteur who always rejected the facile binary of arthouse-versus-genre (or commercial) filmmaking and instead has consistently advocated for a ...
- Marco Abel
Oct 19, 2023 · At its core, “Hallelujah” is a song that explores the complexity of love and loss. Cohen delves into the raw emotions experienced throughout romantic relationships, portraying both the joyous moments and the heart-wrenching pain that often accompanies them. In one of the verses, Cohen sings: “Love is not a victory march; it’s a cold and ...
Feb 24, 2023 · The City Below [+ see also: film review trailer interview: Christoph Hochhäusler film profile], Christoph Hochhäusler’s previously best-known feature, famously ends on an enigmatic, apocalyptic note: ensconced in a glassy hotel penthouse, a sleazy banking executive and his mistress gaze onto the lower Frankfurt streets, as a flurry of civilians desperately flee something.
- David Katz
Mar 7, 2023 · Christoph Hochhäusler: I don't know if the wall is a symbol. But the obstacle of this wall or the protection it offers naturally enables a certain kind of personal opening up. It's an alienation device, a hindrance that is very present in our day and age. You can make love on Zoom or Skype. I'm interested in that.
Aug 21, 2024 · Hochhäusler’s seventh feature film, Death Will Come, expands on his specific interest in genre, particularly the classic crime film. The story of a dying gangster trying to put his affairs in order, Death Will Come delves into mysteries both external – who is the murderer, who’s double-crossing whom – and situated in the dark recesses of the human mind.
Aug 8, 2024 · Christoph Hochhäusler • Director of. Death Will Come. 08/08/2024 - The German director follows a gangster through Brussels in his new movie, a mixture of crime story and existentialist drama. ], a mixture of crime story and existentialist drama, celebrates its world premiere in the international competition of this year's Locarno Film Festival.
L ike many of his colleagues, Christoph Hochhäusler, born in 1972 in Munich, came to filmmaking only after he had immersed himself in a different art form. Before studying filmmaking at the HFF München (1996–2004), he studied architecture at the Technische Universität (TU) in Berlin (1993–95). This interest in architecture—that is ...
