But what charisma! Paula Beer fizzes like a campfire under The Red Sky by Christian Petzold, Silver Bear in Berlin. She finds the director of Transit And Undine for a summer film between friends in which his character shakes the chips of his companion, an arrogant young writer lacking in inspiration.
The German actress has come a long way since Frantz by Francois Ozon. Bright in the role of a woman full of life, Paula Beer shines as fires threaten the house between forest and beach where their group of friends gathered on vacation near the Baltic Sea. “Christian asked me to create a character full of charm and mystery, explains Paula Beer to 20 minutes. We worked closely together to bring it to life. »
A sentimental education
Thomas Schubert, Matthias Brandt and Langston Uibel ignite on contact while the spectators are bewitched by the ecological threat which hovers over the characters. “Christian designed The Red Sky like a horror film that turns to sentimental education, insists Paula Beer. The emotions felt by the protagonists are all the stronger as the fire approaches them. »
Her contribution of this vibrant woman rings true down to her smallest reactions. The fine fly gives a good lesson to the intellectual macho who takes it from above. “She reacts because he hurt her with his contempt, which brings relief to their relationship by showing different faces of German youth. This inventory proves to be as fascinating as this heroine, who is more complex than it seems.