Miroirs No. 3
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After a car crash kills her boyfriend, piano student Laura is taken in by Betty, who witnessed the accident. Living with Betty's family brings comfort, but Laura starts questioning their intentions as time passes.
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Christian Petzold's 'Miroirs No. 3' divides audiences with its understated exploration of grief and replacement dynamics, featuring Paula Beer in another mesmerizing performance that has viewers both enchanted and frustrated. While some find it a minor entry in Petzold's filmography that relies too heavily on familiar tropes, others praise its profound final act that reframes the entire narrative with subtle brilliance.
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- May 17, 2025
i, too, would become obsessed with having paula beer in my house. minor petzold but loved
ianaMay 18, 2025MIROIRS NO. 3 may not be the best Christian Petzold film but his minimalist, aching examination of complex emotions and distilling them in extremely humanistic ways remains a as powerful as ever. I spent most of the film thinking something terrible was going to happen, only…
Matt NegliaMar 31, 2026“aren’t you really sad?” In Christian Petzold’s new film, Miroirs No. 3, I felt myself pulled into this odd, almost spell-like space – quiet, tender, and gently removed from reality, settling into it almost without noticing. But not long after, already in the final act,…
Tim Fehrenbach - Oct 18, 2025
The scene with Beer and Trabs awkwardly listening to the Four Seasons is one of the best of the year; the rest is Petzold playing the hits, but he has become very good at working on those terms. Great house, Beer is very good, and the shift from her perspective to the…
Filipe FurtadoSep 14, 2025Christian Petzold Bingo: -Paula Beer als Manic Pixie Dreamgirl -bisschen weirder Himbo steht auf Paula Beer -alle anderen stehen auch auf Paula Beer -eine Person of Color -Fahrradfahren in einem Feld -Paula Beer wird wütend -keine Filmmusik bis auf ein Lied was einmal…
hadil0Jun 10, 2025The things you do to get a free AirBNB for a week.
Harry Argyle - Jun 10, 2025
That Babybel shirt looked real comfy
albertbirneySep 13, 2025Don't often say this but I think Petzold was maybe a little too economical here. I think an extra 15 minutes after the reveal that this family is creepily trying to replace their dead daughter Vertigo-style (dressing her, having her stay in her room, making her play her…
Josh LewisSep 6, 2025I think the "mystery" here is too immediately obvious to be the point of the film, it's more about witnessing how grief and familiarity/comforts present themselves and transform between strangers/family members. I think Petzold fans may consider this a minor Petzold but I'm…
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- jam jammy jambam likedMiroirs No. 3
The family was more fleshed out than our mc Laura, which is not ideal. Really pretty, realistic, and intimate look into grief. Although more could’ve been done
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Mar 24, 2026
Miroirs No. 3 has nothing on Phoenix, Petzold’s post–World War II masterpiece about a woman haunting her own life, but it is entrancing. The key to its unsettling pleasures is the way it acknowledges that what is happening is disturbing only if one of its characters says it is.
Alison Willmore
New York Magazine (Vulture)
Mar 19, 2026
These cinematic allusions are catnip to film lovers, and while they’re pleasurable to consider they’re so delicately woven into the story that they never distract from the characters or the emotion, or edge into directorial cleverness.
Manohla Dargis
The New York Times
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