US EditionA German in the Cannes competition: Mascha Schilinski
- Mascha Schilinski, a 41-year-old German director, competes for the Golden Palm at the 78th Cannes Festival with her second feature, Sound of Falling, in May 2025.
- She developed Sound of Falling, a multi-epoch film about four generations of women on a German farm, inspired by a 1910 diary found on location and her interest in the female gaze.
- Shot in 34 days with modest means, the two-and-a-half-hour film interweaves stories of Alma, Erika, Angelika, and Lenka, portraying trauma, resilience, and rural life across a century.
- Schilinski reflected on moving through the farmhouse's different spaces, feeling a deep connection to the many years embedded within its walls, a sensation that complements the film’s fragmented narrative and its exploration of layered female perspectives.
- Her selection marks Schilinski as the only German director in Cannes' main competition, signaling a career boost and renewed attention to arthouse cinema's evolution.
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This Wednesday afternoon, German Mascha Schilinski launched the Competition of the 78th Cannes Film Festival with a historical drama that retraces a century in the lives of young East German women. ...
·Brussels, Belgium
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Mascha Schilinski's second feature 'Sound of Falling' follows four generations of young women inhabiting the same farmhouse in northeast Germany.
·Los Angeles, United States
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A slot in the Cannes Competition is so coveted that even some of the most famous names in film get turned down. With just her second film, Sound of Falling, German director Mascha Schilinski is one of the lucky ones, and will be setting foot on the Croisette for the first time ever. The story […]
·Los Angeles, United States
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