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form y separately published work icon Berlin Syndrome single work   film/TV  
Adaptation of Berlin Syndrome Melanie Joosten , 2011 single work novel
Issue Details: First known date: 2017... 2017 Berlin Syndrome
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'A passionate holiday romance takes an unexpected and sinister turn when an Australian photographer wakes one morning in a Berlin apartment and is unable to leave.'

Source: Screen Australia.

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[Review Essay] Berlin Syndrome Anwen Crawford , 2017 single work essay
— Appears in: ABR : Arts 2017;

'Australian director Cate Shortland has made three feature films about young women who find themselves out of their depths. Her first, Somersault (2004), set in wintry Jindabyne, featured Abbie Cornish in an early and memorable role as a troubled teenage runaway. Lore (2012) was adapted from Rachel Seiffert’s Booker-shortlisted novel The Dark Room; its titular character, the daughter of Nazis, must lead her younger siblings on a difficult journey across Germany during the last days of World War II. Shortland’s new film, Berlin Syndrome, also takes places in Germany, as the title suggests, and is also adapted from a novel. But the setting is contemporary, and the plot concerns Clare (Teresa Palmer), an Australian tourist and photographer, whose chance meeting with a local man has awful consequences.'  (Introduction)

Berlin Syndrome : Taking Sundance Hostage Christine Westwood , 2017 single work column
— Appears in: FilmInk , 31 January 2017;
Berlin Syndrome Review – Unfortunate Narrative Slumps Mar an Ambitious Thriller Luke Buckmaster , 2017 single work essay
— Appears in: The Guardian Australia , 19 April 2017;
'Once the film settles into its cat-and-mouse game, the big question is what will happen next? The short answer is nothing for a long time.'
Cate Expectations Steve Dow , 2017 single work column
— Appears in: The Saturday Paper , 22-28 April 2017;
'Somersault director Cate Shortland’s latest film Berlin Syndrome, a disturbing kidnap thriller, is her second examination of Germany’s postwar psyche. For her next work she returns to the Snowy Mountains for a postcolonial true crime series.'
Black Friday : Horror With Maria Lewis Maria Lewis , 2016 single work column
— Appears in: FilmInk , 30 December 2016;
The 11 most anticipated horror films of 2017…
Tez Gets a Bit Sinister Antimo Iannella , Anna Vlach , Matt Gilbertson , 2015 single work column
— Appears in: The Advertiser , 14 May 2015; (p. 25)
Top Picks of Aussie Flicks Ricki-Lee Arnold , 2015 single work column
— Appears in: The Sunday Mail , 22 November 2015; (p. 81)
Cate Expectations Steve Dow , 2017 single work column
— Appears in: The Saturday Paper , 22-28 April 2017;
'Somersault director Cate Shortland’s latest film Berlin Syndrome, a disturbing kidnap thriller, is her second examination of Germany’s postwar psyche. For her next work she returns to the Snowy Mountains for a postcolonial true crime series.'
Berlin Syndrome Review – Unfortunate Narrative Slumps Mar an Ambitious Thriller Luke Buckmaster , 2017 single work essay
— Appears in: The Guardian Australia , 19 April 2017;
'Once the film settles into its cat-and-mouse game, the big question is what will happen next? The short answer is nothing for a long time.'
Local Treasures : 2017's Most Anticipated Aussie Films Erin Free , 2016 single work column
— Appears in: FilmInk , 22 December 2016;
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