Leo Barraclough International Features EditorInternational sales company The Match Factory has revealed its Berlin Film Festival lineup, including two titles in Competition: “A E I O U – A Quick Alphabet of Love” by Nicolette Krebitz and “Rabiye Kurnaz vs.
George W. Bush” by Andreas Dresen. The Match Factory, which was acquired by MUBI last week, has three films in the shortlist for the International Feature Film Oscar: “Great Freedom,” “Drive My Car” and “Prayers for the Stolen.”After the irreverent “Wild,” which premiered at Sundance in 2016, Krebitz is back with a new take on love in “A E I O U – A Quick Alphabet of Love.”The film follows an actress who is mugged in front of a trendy bar in West Berlin.
Barging into her, a young man takes her handbag and runs off into the night. A short while later, they meet again. She is Anna (Sophie Rois) and he is Adrian (Milan Herms).
This time she is his teacher and supposed to improve his speaking skills. Adrian is an orphan and considered a “difficult case.” Anna is an actress but hasn’t been working for a while.
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