Silent Friend Will Make You Want to Talk to Your Plants

Silent Friend Will Make You Want to Talk to Your Plants

A long, meditative movie about Tony Leung becoming quietly obsessed with an old gingko tree in a German botanical garden might sound slow and challenging. But ‘Silent Friend’ is mesmerizing, and one of the best films of the year.

Interview: Ildikó Enyedi on Working with Tony Leung and Léa Seydoux and Her Triptych Storytelling in ‘Silent Friend’

Ildikó Enyedi’s eighth feature film is already a highly acclaimed success. Silent Friend, the Hungarian filmmaker’s ode to the relationship between nature and humanity, won the FIPRESCI Prize at the 82nd Venice International Film Festival alongside the Marcello Mastroianni Award for Luna Wedler, one of its many stars. Wedler stars alongside Tony Leung, Léa Seydoux,…