Awards Watch - Interview: Sandra Hüller Reveals Her Secret to Acting, and Driving a Giant Buick in Pawlikowski’s Quietly Powerful ‘Fatherland’

Sandra Hüller’s Star Keeps Rising, but She’s Still Adjusting to Life in the Public Eye

[Editor’s note: This interview was originally published during the 2026 Telluride Film Festival. MUBI opens “Fatherland” in select theaters starting Friday, October 23.] After two Telluride Film Festival tributes, Sandra Hüller left the mountains to return to her hometown of Leipzig, Germany, where she is raising a 15-year-old daughter and directing a play. She’s still adjusting to her global rising star status. She’s directing because she has g…

Awards Watch - Interview: Sandra Hüller Reveals Her Secret to Acting, and Driving a Giant Buick in Pawlikowski’s Quietly Powerful ‘Fatherland’

Paweł Pawlikowski’s Post-War, Cold War trilogy comes to a befitting conclusion with this year’s Fatherland. The previous two films by the Polish director, Ida and Cold War, were each nominated for multiple Oscars and the former triumphed in the Best International Feature Film category. His latest, Fatherland, which won him the Best Director award at…