Overview
- Critics at Cannes hail Pawel Pawlikowski’s 'Fatherland' as an early prize contender in competition.
- The film, shot in black and white, follows Thomas Mann’s 1949 visit to postwar Germany with his daughter Erika.
- Reviewers praise its 82-minute focus, spare images, and sharp, reflective dialogue.
- Sandra Hüller draws standout notices, with Hanns Zischler playing Mann and August Diehl featured.
- In contrast, Asghar Farhadi’s 'Histoires parallèles' earns muted reviews that fault its length at about 140 minutes and its muddled execution.