Phoenix
6.8
Phoenix
Overview
In the aftermath of WWII, German-Jewish cabaret singer Nelly has to undergo facial reconstructive surgery following her survival from Auschwitz. Without recognising Nelly, her former husband Johnny asks her to help him claim his wife’s inheritance. To see if he's betrayed her, she agrees, becoming her own doppelgänger.
Review (1)
CinemaSerf (Rated: 7)
With much of Germany in ruins following the end of the War, "Nelly" (Nina Hoss) returns to a Berlin that is almost as unrecognisable to her as her recently reconstructed face is to everyone else. She hasn't any money, but the kindly "Mrs. Winter" (Nina Kunzendorf) and her housekeeper "Elizabeth" (Im...
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