Overview
- Stefan Haupt’s 90‑minute Stiller opens October 30 via Studiocanal, starring Albrecht Schuch and Paula Beer.
- Critics say the film condenses the novel into a judicial and marital frame that shifts the focus from existential inquiry to an identity puzzle.
- Reviews highlight overt structuring devices, including flashbacks with color versus black‑and‑white time coding and a split casting of Stiller between Sven Schelker and Schuch.
- Several outlets describe the tone as melodramatic or kitschy and argue that the streamlined resolution reduces the book’s ambiguity and downplays its social critique.
- Paula Beer’s portrayal of Julika is widely singled out as the standout performance across otherwise skeptical assessments.