![]() But Clare doesn’t really know Andi-or anyone else in the city, or even the language, for that matter-when she finally goes home with him to his modest apartment. She may not sense trouble, but we do.Īs Andi and Clare spend a couple afternoons and evenings exploring Berlin, Shortland uses gauzy visuals and slow motion to capture the disorienting, intoxicating sensation of discovering a new place and a new person. And although he comes off as a sweet and trustworthy high school English teacher, subtle visual cues-and the way he eventually seduces her-suggest something sinister lurking beneath. ![]() With his adorable accent, playful sense of humor and just the right amount of facial scruff, he’s like a German Charlie Hunnam. “Do you like strawberries? They make you forget your problems,” Andi asks Clare flirtatiously, offering her a piece of proverbial forbidden fruit from a basket he’s holding. But she’s in a state of flux personally, which makes her easy pickings when she “accidentally” bumps into the charming and handsome Andi ( Max Riemelt) on the street. Palmer plays Clare, a Brisbane photographer who’s visiting Berlin to shoot the city’s architecture. ![]() Much of that has to do with the presence of star Teresa Palmer, the Australian beauty believably de-glammed with dark, red hair and a palpable sense of vulnerability. And while Shortland takes her time perhaps too indulgently and would have benefited from tightening up the pacing-especially in the lengthy, languid midsection-“Berlin Syndrome” remains consistently compelling. The dynamic is constantly changing within the central romance gone wrong the power shifts back and forth between hunter and prey, keeper and captive.
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