Mirrors No. 3

3/25/2026

For what it’s worth, some movies are just plain forgettable. That’s especially true when a picture’s narrative is driven by a slew of ambiguities, leaving viewers wondering what the film is actually about. And that approach, for whatever purpose it supposedly serves, characterizes many of the works of writer-director Christian Petzold, who employs it once again in his latest offering. Laura (Paula Beer), a listless, ostensibly withdrawn music student at a Berlin university, embarks on a weekend getaway to the German countryside with her partner, Jakob (Philip Froissant), and two friends (Hendrik Heutmann, Victoire Laly). But, while on a stop in their journey, Laura says she’s not feeling well and would like to return home, a source of noticeable irritation for her boyfriend. He brusquely a