Phoenix [Criterion Collection] [Blu-ray]

Director: Christian Petzold Christian Petzold

Overview

Nelly (Nina Hoss) is a German woman who survived the horrors of a WWII concentration camp but is left disfigured in this drama directed by Christian Petzold who previously directed Hoss in Barbara. Nelly sets out amidst the aftermath of postwar Berlin to see if she can locate her husband, Johnny (Ronald Zehrfield) and finds him working at a cabaret club called Phoenix. Her friend Lene (Nina Kunzendorf) urges her to leave Johnny and start a new life with her in Palestine but Nelly stays with Johnny and as their relationship unfolds she learns that he may have betrayed her to the Nazis.

Product Details

Release Date:	04/26/2016
UPC:	0715515174510
Original Release:	2014
Rating:	PG-13
Source:	Criterion Collection
Region Code:	A
Presentation:	[Wide Screen]
Sound:	[Dolby Digital 5.1 Surround]
Language:	English
Time:	1:38:00
Sales rank:	11,521

Special Features

New conversation between director Christian Petzold and actor Nina Hoss; New interview with cinematographer Hans Fromm; The making of "Phoenix," a 2014 documentary featuring interviews with Petzold, Hoss, actors Nina Kunzendorf and Ronald Zehrfeld, and production designer K.D. Gruber; Trailer

Cast & Crew

Performance Credits

Nina Hoss	Nelly Lenz
Ronald Zehrfeld	Johannes "Johnny"
Nina Kunzendorf	Lene Winter
Michael Maertens	Arzt
Imogen Kogge	Elisabeth
Felix Römer	Geiger
Trystan Pütter	Soldier On Bridge,Soldier On Bridge
Uwe Preuss	Club Owner
Valerie Koch	Dancer
Eva Bay	Dancer
Jeff Burrell	Soldier in Club
Nikola Kastner	Young Woman
Max Hopp	Man
Megan Gay	Central Office Staff Member
Kirsten Block	Hostess
Frank Seppeler	Alfred
Daniela Holtz	Sigrid
Kathrin Wehlisch	Monika
Michael Wenninger	Walther
Claudia Geisler	Frederike
Tim Lorenz	Phoenix Club Band (Drums)
Ralf Denker	Phoenix Club Band (Guitar)
Felix Romer	Violinist
Paul Kleber	Phoenix Club Band (Double Bass)
Valentin Gregor	Phoenix Club Band (Violin)
Stefan Will	Phonix Club Band (Piano),Composer

Technical Credits

Christian Petzold

Christian Petzold	Director,Screenwriter
Florian Koerner von Gustorf	Producer
Michael Weber	Producer
Simone Bär	Casting
Dominik Schleier	Sound/Sound Designer
Simone Bar	Casting
Piotr Strzelecki	Executive Producer
Tempus Jacek Gaczkowski	Executive Producer
Martin Steyer	Sound Mixer