Miroirs No. 3

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During a weekend trip to the countryside, Laura, a young piano student from Berlin, miraculously survives a shocking car crash. Awakening in a nearby house, Laura finds herself in the care of a local woman, who tends to her with motherly devotion. As she recuperates, Laura begins to integrate herself into the lives of the woman and her initially reluctant husband and son. By turns haunted and hopeful, Laura and her adopted family reawaken to the world and come to find a strange harmony together. However, they cannot outrun the ghosts of the past, which begin to stir, as acclaimed director Christian Petzold (PHOENIX, TRANSIT) spins a modern gothic fairytale about the lies we tell ourselves and the strange ways that grief, connection, and humanity bind and sustain us.

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A hushed, enigmatic psychodrama, Miroirs No. 3 simmers with mystery and mood as Paula Beer's transfixing performance anchors its exploration of fractured identity.

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Randy Myers

San Jose Mercury News

17h

3.5/4

As with all of Petzold’s films, “Miroirs No. 3” lingers with you as you replay scenes afterwards and find more meaning and context to them.

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Justin Chang

NPR

3d

In showing us characters who feel the ache of love and loss, and who dream of a second chance, Petzold holds up a mirror to us all.

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Soham Gadre

Chicago Reader

3d

Petzold’s films are always enigmatic in their concluding passages, and his final statements on the events that unfold leave viewers considering what happens next.

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Christopher Llewellyn Reed

Film Festival Today

17h

3.5/5

The result is a generally rewarding expiation of demons to which we can all relate, with the actors delivering moving, restrained performances.

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Robin Clifford

Reeling Reviews

1d

B

It is a story of feelings and emotions and the two ladies own the film. The men have their place, too, but the ladies prevail.

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Peter Keough

Arts Fuse

4d

The narrative is filled with secrets and mysteries that tease and fade away — and the deepest mysteries lie within that basic social unit, the family.

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danelectro T

@danelectro 3d

Many people describe this film as about secrets. I disagree. While there are secrets, this film is more fundamentally in my view about projections, the way we see things or people that reflect our inner needs. We do this all the time with people we love - turning them into lovable creatures because we need to be loved. We also make bad choices in partners that way. But sometimes, which is closer to this film's intent, we are playing roles others want us to play without even knowing. I detected three types of projection, which may be a coincidence, but a projection is like a mirror, so Mirrors #3. It is also the third of five Mirrors that Ravel wrote, which you'll hear in the film. When we begin to realize either our projections or the roles we are playing for others, will the projection change, even die? Will we continue to accept those roles; many of us probably do. Will the film's protagonist? You'll have to find out. Really great acting and story. An original art film. Go see it.

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Ross S

@Wonder-Boys Mar 26

Another masterful Petzold film with a compellingly mysterious storyline. Haunting and moving, with understated yet stirring performances from Paula Beer and Barbara Auer. I found the ending abrupt yet somehow satisfying.

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Benjamin M

@bmin1 Mar 22

This is a boring movie that lacks a third act. The director threw a few tropes about grief on the screen and then walked away. His actors gave him wonderful performances that are entirely wasted on a pointless film.

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Stephen C

@bob25009 Mar 20

The worldwide gross is $1,000,000.00.

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Runa R

@runa.r Jan 8

It is a simple and beautiful story, a settled film with unsettled stories beneath the surface.

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Synopsis

During a weekend trip to the countryside, Laura, a young piano student from Berlin, miraculously survives a shocking car crash. Awakening in a nearby house, Laura finds herself in the care of a local woman, who tends to her with motherly devotion. As she recuperates, Laura begins to integrate herself into the lives of the woman and her initially reluctant husband and son. By turns haunted and hopeful, Laura and her adopted family reawaken to the world and come to find a strange harmony together. However, they cannot outrun the ghosts of the past, which begin to stir, as acclaimed director Christian Petzold (PHOENIX, TRANSIT) spins a modern gothic fairytale about the lies we tell ourselves and the strange ways that grief, connection, and humanity bind and sustain us.

Director: Christian Petzold
Producer: Florian Koerner von Gustorf, Michael Weber, Anton Kaiser
Screenwriter: Christian Petzold
Distributor: 1-2 Special
Production Co: Arte, Zweites Deutsches Fernsehen (ZDF), Schramm Film Koerner & Weber
Genre: Drama, Mystery & Thriller
Original Language: German
Release Date (Theaters): Mar 20, 2026, Limited
Runtime: 1h 26m

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